diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index d72185dd3..e478990f7 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handle(p *peer) error {
 		}
 		// Start a timer to disconnect if the peer doesn't reply in time
 		p.forkDrop = time.AfterFunc(daoChallengeTimeout, func() {
-			glog.V(logger.Warn).Infof("%v: timed out DAO fork-check, dropping", p)
+			glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: timed out DAO fork-check, dropping", p)
 			pm.removePeer(p.id)
 		})
 		// Make sure it's cleaned up if the peer dies off