diff --git a/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.C b/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.C
index 06c45e640a4..6f74630a74f 100644
--- a/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.C
+++ b/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.C
@@ -1951,7 +1951,7 @@ void IStepDispatcher::handleIStepRequestMsg(msg_t * & io_pMsg)
         // In istep mode we cannot do a reconfigure of any sort, so create
         // an error.
         TRACFCOMP(g_trac_initsvc, ERR_MRK"handleIStepRequestMsg: IStep success and deconfigs, creating error");
-        err = failedDueToDeconfig(istep, substep, newIstep, newSubstep);
+        err = failedDueToDeconfig(istep, substep, newIstep, newSubstep, true);
 
     }
 
@@ -2564,10 +2564,14 @@ errlHndl_t  IStepDispatcher::handleCoalesceHostMsg()
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 errlHndl_t IStepDispatcher::failedDueToDeconfig(
                                           uint8_t i_step, uint8_t i_substep,
-                                          uint8_t i_dStep, uint8_t i_dSubstep)
+                                          uint8_t i_dStep, uint8_t i_dSubstep,
+                                          const bool istepMode)
 {
     errlHndl_t err = NULL;
 
+    auto l_severity = istepMode? ERRORLOG::ERRL_SEV_UNRECOVERABLE:
+                                 ERRORLOG::ERRL_SEV_INFORMATIONAL;
+
     using namespace TARGETING;
     TARGETING::Target* l_pTopLevel = nullptr;
     TARGETING::targetService().getTopLevelTarget(l_pTopLevel);
@@ -2598,7 +2602,7 @@ errlHndl_t IStepDispatcher::failedDueToDeconfig(
     /*@
      * @errortype
      * @reasoncode       ISTEP_FAILED_DUE_TO_DECONFIG
-     * @severity         ERRORLOG::ERRL_SEV_UNRECOVERABLE
+     * @severity         ERRORLOG::ERRL_SEV_INFORMATIONAL
      * @moduleid         ISTEP_INITSVC_MOD_ID
      * @userdata1[00:15] Istep that failed
      * @userdata1[16:31] SubStep that failed
@@ -2629,7 +2633,7 @@ errlHndl_t IStepDispatcher::failedDueToDeconfig(
      *              for details.
      */
     err = new ERRORLOG::ErrlEntry(
-            ERRORLOG::ERRL_SEV_UNRECOVERABLE,
+            l_severity,
             ISTEP_INITSVC_MOD_ID,
             ISTEP_FAILED_DUE_TO_DECONFIG,
             FOUR_UINT16_TO_UINT64(i_step, i_substep,
diff --git a/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.H b/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.H
index 51b429f4afa..ef679837251 100644
--- a/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.H
+++ b/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.H
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 /*                                                                        */
 /* OpenPOWER HostBoot Project                                             */
 /*                                                                        */
-/* Contributors Listed Below - COPYRIGHT 2011,2017                        */
+/* Contributors Listed Below - COPYRIGHT 2011,2018                        */
 /* [+] International Business Machines Corp.                              */
 /*                                                                        */
 /*                                                                        */
@@ -432,9 +432,11 @@ private:
      * @param[in] i_substep - Current substep.
      * @param[in] i_dStep - Desired istep if we could do a reconfig.
      * @param[in] i_dSubstep - Desired substep if we could do a reconfig.
+     * @param[in] i_istepMode - Pass true if in istep mode. Default is false.
      */
     static errlHndl_t failedDueToDeconfig(uint8_t i_step, uint8_t i_substep,
-                                          uint8_t i_dStep, uint8_t i_dSubstep);
+                                          uint8_t i_dStep, uint8_t i_dSubstep,
+                                          const bool i_istepMode = false);
 
     // Instance variables