--- a/pdns_recursor.cc
+++ b/pdns_recursor.cc
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
   socklen_t len=sizeof(psize);
   
   if(!getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, optname, (char*)&psize, &len) && psize > size) {
-    L<<Logger::Error<<"Not decreasing socket buffer size from "<<psize<<" to "<<size<<endl;
+    L<<Logger::Warning<<"Not decreasing socket buffer size from "<<psize<<" to "<<size<<endl;
     return; 
   }
 
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
 #ifdef TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT
     if(setsockopt(fd, SOL_TCP,TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT,(char*)&tmp,sizeof tmp) >= 0) {
       if(i==locals.begin())
-        L<<Logger::Error<<"Enabled TCP data-ready filter for (slight) DoS protection"<<endl;
+        L<<Logger::Warning<<"Enabled TCP data-ready filter for (slight) DoS protection"<<endl;
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -985,9 +985,9 @@
     g_tcpListenSockets.push_back(fd);
 
     if(sin.sin4.sin_family == AF_INET) 
-      L<<Logger::Error<<"Listening for TCP queries on "<< sin.toString() <<":"<<st.port<<endl;
+      L<<Logger::Warning<<"Listening for TCP queries on "<< sin.toString() <<":"<<st.port<<endl;
     else
-      L<<Logger::Error<<"Listening for TCP queries on ["<< sin.toString() <<"]:"<<st.port<<endl;
+      L<<Logger::Warning<<"Listening for TCP queries on ["<< sin.toString() <<"]:"<<st.port<<endl;
   }
 }
 
@@ -1039,9 +1039,9 @@
     deferredAdd.push_back(make_pair(fd, handleNewUDPQuestion));
     g_listenSocketsAddresses[fd]=sin;  // this is written to only from the startup thread, not from the workers
     if(sin.sin4.sin_family == AF_INET) 
-      L<<Logger::Error<<"Listening for UDP queries on "<< sin.toString() <<":"<<st.port<<endl;
+      L<<Logger::Warning<<"Listening for UDP queries on "<< sin.toString() <<":"<<st.port<<endl;
     else
-      L<<Logger::Error<<"Listening for UDP queries on ["<< sin.toString() <<"]:"<<st.port<<endl;
+      L<<Logger::Warning<<"Listening for UDP queries on ["<< sin.toString() <<"]:"<<st.port<<endl;
   }
 }
 
@@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@
     ::arg().setCmd("help","Provide a helpful message");
     ::arg().setCmd("version","Print version string ("VERSION")");
     ::arg().setCmd("config","Output blank configuration");
-    L.toConsole(Logger::Info);
+    L.toConsole(Logger::Error);
     ::arg().laxParse(argc,argv); // do a lax parse
 
     if(::arg().mustDo("config")) {
