diff --git a/lib/http_tools.sh b/lib/http_tools.sh
index a343167..e935a10 100755
--- a/lib/http_tools.sh
+++ b/lib/http_tools.sh
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ conditional_get () {
 		
 		# quiet failure mode
 		if $cache_only_mode; then
-			print_log_message -E "$FUNCNAME: resource not cached: $location"
+			print_log_message -W "$FUNCNAME: resource not cached: $location"
 			return 1
 		fi
 		
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ conditional_get () {
 	elif [ "$response_code" = "304" ]; then
 		# quiet failure mode
 		if $force_output_mode; then
-			print_log_message -E "$FUNCNAME: resource not modified: $location"
+			print_log_message -W "$FUNCNAME: resource not modified: $location"
 			return 1
 		fi