diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLAuth/mysql_auth.c b/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLAuth/mysql_auth.c
index 238b54a9e..17ade6b30 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLAuth/mysql_auth.c
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLAuth/mysql_auth.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ mysql_auth_authenticate(DCB *dcb)
         }
         else if (dcb->service->log_auth_warnings)
         {
-            MXS_NOTICE("%s: login attempt for user '%s'@%s:%d, authentication failed.",
+            MXS_WARNING("%s: login attempt for user '%s'@%s:%d, authentication failed.",
                        dcb->service->name, client_data->user, dcb->remote, ntohs(dcb->ipv4.sin_port));
             if (dcb->ipv4.sin_addr.s_addr == 0x0100007F &&
                 !dcb->service->localhost_match_wildcard_host)