diff --git a/src/org/jgroups/protocols/UNICAST3.java b/src/org/jgroups/protocols/UNICAST3.java
index 8e74c402335..cfbc3ca1b92 100644
--- a/src/org/jgroups/protocols/UNICAST3.java
+++ b/src/org/jgroups/protocols/UNICAST3.java
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ protected void deliverMessage(final Event evt, final Address sender, final long
         }
         catch(Throwable t) {
             Message msg=(Message)evt.getArg();
-            log.error(Util.getMessage("FailedToDeliverMsg"), local_addr, msg.isFlagSet(Message.Flag.OOB) ?
+            log.warn(Util.getMessage("FailedToDeliverMsg"), local_addr, msg.isFlagSet(Message.Flag.OOB) ?
               "OOB message" : "message", msg, t);
         }
     }
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ protected void deliverBatch(MessageBatch batch) {
             up_prot.up(batch);
         }
         catch(Throwable t) {
-            log.error(Util.getMessage("FailedToDeliverMsg"), local_addr, "batch", batch, t);
+            log.warn(Util.getMessage("FailedToDeliverMsg"), local_addr, "batch", batch, t);
         }
     }