diff --git a/src/historywork/CheckSingleLedgerHeaderWork.cpp b/src/historywork/CheckSingleLedgerHeaderWork.cpp
index 8209cc35aa..e5adc9dc3c 100644
--- a/src/historywork/CheckSingleLedgerHeaderWork.cpp
+++ b/src/historywork/CheckSingleLedgerHeaderWork.cpp
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ CheckSingleLedgerHeaderWork::doWork()
     }
     else if (mGetLedgerFileWork->getState() != State::WORK_SUCCESS)
     {
-        CLOG_ERROR(History,
-                   "Failed to download ledger checkpoint {} from archive {}",
-                   mFt->baseName_gz(), mArchive->getName());
+        CLOG_WARNING(History,
+                     "Failed to download ledger checkpoint {} from archive {}",
+                     mFt->baseName_gz(), mArchive->getName());
         return mGetLedgerFileWork->getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/historywork/GetRemoteFileWork.cpp b/src/historywork/GetRemoteFileWork.cpp
index 7f90f9de6b..044ea6f725 100644
--- a/src/historywork/GetRemoteFileWork.cpp
+++ b/src/historywork/GetRemoteFileWork.cpp
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ GetRemoteFileWork::onFailureRaise()
 {
     releaseAssert(mCurrentArchive);
     mFailuresPerSecond.Mark(1);
-    CLOG_ERROR(History,
-               "Could not download file: archive {} maybe missing file {}",
-               mCurrentArchive->getName(), mRemote);
+    CLOG_WARNING(History,
+                 "Could not download file: archive {} maybe missing file {}",
+                 mCurrentArchive->getName(), mRemote);
     RunCommandWork::onFailureRaise();
 }