diff --git a/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c b/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c
index 99e99ebe3c..6799b38391 100644
--- a/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c
+++ b/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static switch_status_t shout_file_open(switch_file_handle_t *handle, const char
 		mpg123_getformat(context->mh, &rate, &channels, &encoding);
 
 		if (!channels || !rate) {
-			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Error opening %s (invalid rate or channel count)\n", path);
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Error opening %s (invalid rate or channel count)\n", path);
 			goto error;
 		}