diff --git a/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.c b/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.c
index a351c5e7d20..649b11e956c 100644
--- a/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.c
+++ b/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.c
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ int tcp_conn_event(void *data)
         available = (conn->buf_size - conn->buf_len) - 1;
         if (available < 1) {
             if (conn->buf_size + ctx->chunk_size > ctx->buffer_size) {
-                flb_plg_trace(ctx->ins,
-                              "fd=%i incoming data exceed limit (%zu KB)",
-                              event->fd, (ctx->buffer_size / 1024));
+                flb_plg_warn(ctx->ins,
+                             "fd=%i incoming data exceeds 'Buffer_Size' (%zu KB)",
+                             event->fd, (ctx->buffer_size / 1024));
                 tcp_conn_del(conn);
                 return -1;
             }