diff --git a/lib/utils/log.py b/lib/utils/log.py
index 281f59045ac8e7e7ae2505e154d55f6fdf4f1d84..ceff2506918e51278757acccc3c45c110e7b9fac 100644
--- a/lib/utils/log.py
+++ b/lib/utils/log.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def SetupLogging(logfile, program, debug=0, stderr_logging=False,
     if debug:
       stderr_handler.setLevel(logging.NOTSET)
     else:
-      stderr_handler.setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+      stderr_handler.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
     root_logger.addHandler(stderr_handler)
 
   if syslog in (constants.SYSLOG_YES, constants.SYSLOG_ONLY):