diff --git a/src/aws/flb_aws_util.c b/src/aws/flb_aws_util.c
index b8550b3bcfd..61762087aea 100644
--- a/src/aws/flb_aws_util.c
+++ b/src/aws/flb_aws_util.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ void flb_aws_print_error(char *response, size_t response_len,
     error = flb_json_get_val(response, response_len, "__type");
     if (!error) {
         /* error can not be parsed, print raw response */
-        flb_plg_error(ins, "Raw response: %s", response);
+        flb_plg_warn(ins, "Raw response: %s", response);
         return;
     }