diff --git a/src/config/NServiceBus.Config/Configure.cs b/src/config/NServiceBus.Config/Configure.cs
index 44db7d0db5..303ed1cf8c 100644
--- a/src/config/NServiceBus.Config/Configure.cs
+++ b/src/config/NServiceBus.Config/Configure.cs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public static Configure With(params Assembly[] assemblies)
                             foreach (var ex in e.LoaderExceptions)
                                 sb.Append(Environment.NewLine + ex.Message);
                         }
-                        LogManager.GetLogger(typeof (Configure)).Error(sb.ToString());
+                        LogManager.GetLogger(typeof (Configure)).Warn(sb.ToString());
                         return;//intentionally swallow exception
                     }
                 });