diff --git a/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js b/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js
index f88208355..ba268a11c 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const log = require("@ui5/logger").getLogger("builder:tasks:executeJsdocSdkTransformation");
 const ReaderCollectionPrioritized = require("@ui5/fs").ReaderCollectionPrioritized;
 const fsInterface = require("@ui5/fs").fsInterface;
 const sdkTransformer = require("../../processors/jsdoc/sdkTransformer");
@@ -28,8 +29,9 @@ const executeJsdocSdkTransformation = async function({workspace, dependencies, o
 		dependencies.byGlob("/test-resources/**/designtime/api.json")
 	]);
 	if (!apiJsons.length) {
-		throw new Error(`[executeJsdocSdkTransformation]: Failed to locate api.json resource for project ` +
-			`${options.projectName}.`);
+		log.info(`Failed to locate api.json resource for project ${options.projectName}. ` +
+			`Skipping SDK Transformation...`);
+		return;
 	} else if (apiJsons.length > 1) {
 		throw new Error(`[executeJsdocSdkTransformation]: Found more than one api.json resources for project ` +
 			`${options.projectName}.`);
diff --git a/test/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js b/test/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js
index 4ca67c722..410487c8d 100644
--- a/test/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js
+++ b/test/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ test.serial("executeJsdocSdkTransformation", async (t) => {
 	t.deepEqual(writeStub.getCall(1).args[0], "resource B", "Write got called with correct arguments");
 
 	mock.stop("../../../../lib/processors/jsdoc/sdkTransformer");
+
+	sinon.restore();
+	mock.reRequire("../../../../lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation");
 });
 
 test("executeJsdocSdkTransformation with missing parameters", async (t) => {
@@ -97,7 +100,15 @@ test("executeJsdocSdkTransformation with missing parameters", async (t) => {
 		"Correct error message thrown");
 });
 
-test("executeJsdocSdkTransformation with missing project api.json", async (t) => {
+test.serial("executeJsdocSdkTransformation with missing project api.json (skips processing)", async (t) => {
+	const logger = require("@ui5/logger");
+	const infoLogStub = sinon.stub();
+	const myLoggerInstance = {
+		info: infoLogStub
+	};
+	sinon.stub(logger, "getLogger").returns(myLoggerInstance);
+	const executeJsdocSdkTransformation = mock.reRequire("../../../../lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation");
+
 	const byGlobWorkspaceStub = sinon.stub()
 		.onFirstCall().resolves([])
 		.onSecondCall().resolves([{
@@ -116,17 +127,22 @@ test("executeJsdocSdkTransformation with missing project api.json", async (t) =>
 		byGlob: byGlobDependenciesStub
 	};
 
-	const error = await t.throws(executeJsdocSdkTransformation({
+	await executeJsdocSdkTransformation({
 		workspace,
 		dependencies,
 		options: {
 			projectName: "some.project",
 			dotLibraryPattern: "some .library pattern"
 		}
-	}));
-	t.deepEqual(error.message,
-		"[executeJsdocSdkTransformation]: Failed to locate api.json resource for project some.project.",
-		"Correct error message thrown");
+	});
+
+	t.deepEqual(infoLogStub.callCount, 1, "One message has been logged");
+	t.deepEqual(infoLogStub.getCall(0).args[0],
+		"Failed to locate api.json resource for project some.project. Skipping SDK Transformation...",
+		"Correct message has been logged");
+
+	sinon.restore();
+	mock.reRequire("../../../../lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation");
 });
 
 test("executeJsdocSdkTransformation too many project api.json resources", async (t) => {