diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageJob.java
index 72ca30da4eab13f69d74d828b86850cd3d33748e..3a7b950118aeb70062b03075036d93617880c2d9 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageJob.java
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ public class OutboundClientMessageJob extends JobImpl {
                            + ", no need to do it again", new Exception("Duplicate death?"));
             return;
         } else {
-            if (_log.shouldLog(Log.ERROR))
-                _log.error(getJobId() + ": Failed to send the message " + msg.getMessageId() + " after " 
+            if (_log.shouldLog(Log.WARN))
+                _log.warn(getJobId() + ": Failed to send the message " + msg.getMessageId() + " after " 
                            + _status.getNumSent() + " sends and " + _status.getNumLookups() 
                            + " lookups (and " + sendTime + "ms)", 
                            new Exception("Message send failure"));