diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseManager.java b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseManager.java
index 3efdff41..a8904918 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseManager.java
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ public class LeaseManager<T extends Lease> implements ILeaseManager<T> {
     protected DependencyException convertAndRethrowExceptions(String operation, String leaseKey, AmazonClientException e)
         throws ProvisionedThroughputException, InvalidStateException {
         if (e instanceof ProvisionedThroughputExceededException) {
-            LOG.error("ProvisionedThroughputExceededException thrown, increase the IOPs on the lease table", e);
+            LOG.warn("ProvisionedThroughputExceededException thrown, increase the IOPs on the lease table");
             throw new ProvisionedThroughputException(e);
         } else if (e instanceof ResourceNotFoundException) {
             // @formatter:on