diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index a3a92ab60..0147bde23 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -1630,18 +1630,18 @@ namespace cryptonote
       return true;
 
     HardFork::State state = m_blockchain_storage.get_hard_fork_state();
-    const el::Level level = el::Level::Warning;
+    el::Level level;
     switch (state) {
       case HardFork::LikelyForked:
+        level = el::Level::Warning;
         MCLOG_RED(level, "global", "**********************************************************************");
         MCLOG_RED(level, "global", "Last scheduled hard fork is too far in the past.");
         MCLOG_RED(level, "global", "We are most likely forked from the network. Daemon update needed now.");
         MCLOG_RED(level, "global", "**********************************************************************");
         break;
       case HardFork::UpdateNeeded:
-        MCLOG_RED(level, "global", "**********************************************************************");
-        MCLOG_RED(level, "global", "Last scheduled hard fork time shows a daemon update is needed soon.");
-        MCLOG_RED(level, "global", "**********************************************************************");
+        level = el::Level::Info;
+        MCLOG(level, "global", "Last scheduled hard fork time suggests a daemon update will be released within the next couple months.");
         break;
       default:
         break;