diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index fb9d445ee54..89ea002f043 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ module.exports = {
   parserOptions: { project: [path.join(__dirname, './tsconfig.json')] },
   reportUnusedDisableDirectives: true,
   rules: {
-    'prettier/prettier': 'error',
+    'prettier/prettier': 'warn',
     'no-unused-vars': 'off',
     '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
-      'error',
+      'warn',
       {
         args: 'none',
         varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
@@ -55,17 +55,17 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     ],
 
-    curly: ['error', 'multi-line', 'consistent'],
+    curly: ['warn', 'multi-line', 'consistent'],
 
-    'no-restricted-globals': ['error'].concat(
+    'no-restricted-globals': ['warn'].concat(
       require('confusing-browser-globals').filter(g => g !== 'self'),
     ),
 
-    'react/jsx-no-useless-fragment': 'error',
-    'react/self-closing-comp': 'error',
+    'react/jsx-no-useless-fragment': 'warn',
+    'react/self-closing-comp': 'warn',
 
-    'rulesdir/typography': 'error',
-    'rulesdir/prefer-if-statement': 'error',
+    'rulesdir/typography': 'warn',
+    'rulesdir/prefer-if-statement': 'warn',
 
     // https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/16954
     // https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/16953
@@ -80,24 +80,24 @@ module.exports = {
     'react/display-name': 'off',
     'react/react-in-jsx-scope': 'off',
     // 'react-hooks/exhaustive-deps': [
-    //   'error',
+    //   'warn',
     //   {
     //     additionalHooks: 'useLiveQuery',
     //   },
     // ],
 
     'import/extensions': [
-      'error',
+      'warn',
       'never',
       {
         json: 'always',
       },
     ],
-    'import/no-useless-path-segments': 'error',
-    'import/no-duplicates': ['error', { 'prefer-inline': true }],
-    'import/no-unused-modules': ['error', { unusedExports: true }],
+    'import/no-useless-path-segments': 'warn',
+    'import/no-duplicates': ['warn', { 'prefer-inline': true }],
+    'import/no-unused-modules': ['warn', { unusedExports: true }],
     'import/order': [
-      'error',
+      'warn',
       {
         alphabetize: {
           caseInsensitive: true,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ module.exports = {
     ],
 
     'no-restricted-syntax': [
-      'error',
+      'warn',
       {
         // forbid React.* as they are legacy https://twitter.com/dan_abramov/status/1308739731551858689
         selector:
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     ],
     'no-restricted-imports': [
-      'error',
+      'warn',
       { patterns: [...restrictedImportPatterns, ...restrictedImportColors] },
     ],
 
@@ -167,14 +167,14 @@ module.exports = {
       ],
       rules: {
         // enforce type over interface
-        '@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-definitions': ['error', 'type'],
+        '@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-definitions': ['warn', 'type'],
         // enforce import type
         '@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-imports': [
-          'error',
+          'warn',
           { prefer: 'type-imports', fixStyle: 'inline-type-imports' },
         ],
         '@typescript-eslint/ban-types': [
-          'error',
+          'warn',
           {
             types: {
               // forbid FC as superflous
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ module.exports = {
       files: ['./packages/loot-core/src/**/*'],
       rules: {
         'no-restricted-imports': [
-          'error',
+          'warn',
           {
             patterns: [
               ...restrictedImportPatterns,
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/1599.md b/upcoming-release-notes/1599.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb2c2f2c45b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/1599.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+Convert eslint rules from "error" to "warn" to improve dev-experience; CI jobs treat warnings as errors, so we still have the same level of protection, but the local-dev experience is slightly improved