diff --git a/src/ejabberd_c2s.erl b/src/ejabberd_c2s.erl
index 258b5f3f2..a49987feb 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_c2s.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_c2s.erl
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ process_terminated(#{sid := SID, sockmod := SockMod, socket := Socket,
     State1;
 process_terminated(#{sockmod := SockMod, socket := Socket,
 		     stop_reason := {tls, _}} = State, Reason) ->
-    ?ERROR_MSG("(~s) Failed to secure c2s connection: ~s",
-	       [SockMod:pp(Socket), format_reason(State, Reason)]),
+    ?WARNING_MSG("(~s) Failed to secure c2s connection: ~s",
+		 [SockMod:pp(Socket), format_reason(State, Reason)]),
     State;
 process_terminated(State, _Reason) ->
     State.
diff --git a/src/ejabberd_s2s_in.erl b/src/ejabberd_s2s_in.erl
index a949e83d6..ae81f739e 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_s2s_in.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_s2s_in.erl
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ terminate(Reason, #{auth_domains := AuthDomains,
 		    sockmod := SockMod, socket := Socket} = State) ->
     case maps:get(stop_reason, State, undefined) of
 	{tls, _} = Err ->
-	    ?ERROR_MSG("(~s) Failed to secure inbound s2s connection: ~s",
-		       [SockMod:pp(Socket), xmpp_stream_in:format_error(Err)]);
+	    ?WARNING_MSG("(~s) Failed to secure inbound s2s connection: ~s",
+			 [SockMod:pp(Socket), xmpp_stream_in:format_error(Err)]);
 	_ ->
 	    ok
     end,