diff --git a/modules/core/src/lib/layer-manager.js b/modules/core/src/lib/layer-manager.js
index 49133b8c4eb..38953872808 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/lib/layer-manager.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/lib/layer-manager.js
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export default class LayerManager {
     if (this._onError) {
       this._onError(error, layer);
     } else {
-      log.warn(`error during ${stage} of ${layerName(layer)}`, error)();
+      log.error(`error during ${stage} of ${layerName(layer)}`, error)();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/passes/layers-pass.js b/modules/core/src/passes/layers-pass.js
index 926682d202d..12943020e90 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/passes/layers-pass.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/passes/layers-pass.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export default class LayersPass extends Pass {
           if (onError) {
             onError(err, layer);
           } else {
-            log.warn(`error during drawing of ${layer}`, err)();
+            log.error(`error during drawing of ${layer}`, err)();
           }
         }
       }