diff --git a/srsenb/src/stack/rrc/rrc_nr.cc b/srsenb/src/stack/rrc/rrc_nr.cc
index f8ea9348d..d107e3afe 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/stack/rrc/rrc_nr.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/stack/rrc/rrc_nr.cc
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void rrc_nr::rem_user(uint16_t rnti)
 int rrc_nr::update_user(uint16_t new_rnti, uint16_t old_rnti)
 {
   if (new_rnti == old_rnti) {
-    logger.error("rnti=0x%x received MAC CRNTI CE with same rnti", new_rnti);
+    logger.warning("rnti=0x%x received MAC CRNTI CE with same rnti", new_rnti);
     return SRSRAN_ERROR;
   }