diff --git a/src/hdx/database/__init__.py b/src/hdx/database/__init__.py
index 23c575e..aff7313 100644
--- a/src/hdx/database/__init__.py
+++ b/src/hdx/database/__init__.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def __init__(
             try:
                 import sshtunnel
             except ImportError:
-                # dependency missing, issue a warning
+                # dependency missing, log an error
                 logger.error(
                     "sshtunnel not found! Please install hdx-python-database[sshtunnel] to enable."
                 )