diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/BuildRequestor.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/BuildRequestor.java
index 870956281951d06cff79e5a0de6d66f854d9a648..d6c3e0a5f3f276847152be2bf46b5d44837b72ca 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/BuildRequestor.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/BuildRequestor.java
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ class BuildRequestor {
         if (useVariable) {
             msg = new VariableTunnelBuildMessage(ctx, SHORT_RECORDS);
             order = new ArrayList(SHORT_ORDER);
-            log.log(Log.CRIT, "Using new VTBM");
+            if (log.shouldLog(Log.INFO))
+                log.info("Using new VTBM");
         } else {
             msg = new TunnelBuildMessage(ctx);
             order = new ArrayList(ORDER);