diff --git a/kernel/kernel-impl/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/content/impl/converters/LoolFileConverter.java b/kernel/kernel-impl/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/content/impl/converters/LoolFileConverter.java
index edefe8881fde..8c55540ca690 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel-impl/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/content/impl/converters/LoolFileConverter.java
+++ b/kernel/kernel-impl/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/content/impl/converters/LoolFileConverter.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public static byte[] convert(String baseUrl, InputStream sourceInputStream) {
                 return null;
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            log.error("Error during file conversion: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
+            log.warn("Error during file conversion: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
             return null;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             log.warn("Unexpected error during file conversion: {}", e.getMessage(), e);