diff --git a/infra/prism-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/prism/impl/marshaller/PrismMarshaller.java b/infra/prism-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/prism/impl/marshaller/PrismMarshaller.java
index 6049620bb26..f23d3ebaac6 100644
--- a/infra/prism-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/prism/impl/marshaller/PrismMarshaller.java
+++ b/infra/prism-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/prism/impl/marshaller/PrismMarshaller.java
@@ -210,14 +210,14 @@ private XNodeImpl marshalItemValue(@NotNull PrismValue itemValue, @Nullable Item
 			Collection<? extends QName> itemsToSkip) throws SchemaException {
         XNodeImpl xnode;
         if (definition == null && typeName == null && itemValue instanceof PrismPropertyValue) {
-	        LOGGER.warn("Trying to skip marshalling items {} where not applicable: {}", itemsToSkip, itemValue);
-            return serializePropertyRawValue((PrismPropertyValue<?>) itemValue);
+	        checkItemsToSkip(itemValue, itemsToSkip);
+	        return serializePropertyRawValue((PrismPropertyValue<?>) itemValue);
         } else if (itemValue instanceof PrismReferenceValue) {
-	        LOGGER.warn("Trying to skip marshalling items {} where not applicable: {}", itemsToSkip, itemValue);
-            xnode = serializeReferenceValue((PrismReferenceValue)itemValue, (PrismReferenceDefinition) definition, ctx);
+	        checkItemsToSkip(itemValue, itemsToSkip);
+	        xnode = serializeReferenceValue((PrismReferenceValue)itemValue, (PrismReferenceDefinition) definition, ctx);
         } else if (itemValue instanceof PrismPropertyValue<?>) {
-	        LOGGER.warn("Trying to skip marshalling items {} where not applicable: {}", itemsToSkip, itemValue);
-            xnode = serializePropertyValue((PrismPropertyValue<?>)itemValue, (PrismPropertyDefinition) definition, typeName);
+	        checkItemsToSkip(itemValue, itemsToSkip);
+	        xnode = serializePropertyValue((PrismPropertyValue<?>)itemValue, (PrismPropertyDefinition) definition, typeName);
         } else if (itemValue instanceof PrismContainerValue<?>) {
             xnode = marshalContainerValue((PrismContainerValue<?>)itemValue, (PrismContainerDefinition) definition, ctx, itemsToSkip);
         } else {
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ private XNodeImpl marshalItemValue(@NotNull PrismValue itemValue, @Nullable Item
         return xnode;
     }
 
+	private void checkItemsToSkip(@NotNull PrismValue itemValue, Collection<? extends QName> itemsToSkip) {
+		if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(itemsToSkip)) {
+			LOGGER.warn("Trying to skip marshalling items {} where not applicable: {}", itemsToSkip, itemValue);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private boolean shouldPutTypeInExportMode(SerializationContext ctx, ItemDefinition definition) {
 		if (!SerializationContext.isSerializeForExport(ctx) || definition == null || !definition.isRuntimeSchema()) {
 			return false;