diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index a7cdd75905..91a97e6543 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_codec_destroy(switch_codec_t *codec)
 	assert(codec != NULL);
 
 	if (!codec->implementation) {
-		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Codec is not initilized!\n");
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Codec is not initilized!\n");
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	}