diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
index 96c3908f5b2f188326e9c6b1fc7052249c461091..ffeea231fefb2fcd0c67e1a08eea1b22f76ce8c3 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
@@ -560,13 +560,13 @@ std::string ConfigServiceImpl::makeAbsolute(const std::string & dir, const std::
   {
     if (required && !Poco::File(converted).exists())
     {
-      g_log.warning() << "Required properties path \"" << converted << "\" in the \"" << key
+      g_log.debug() << "Required properties path \"" << converted << "\" in the \"" << key
           << "\" variable does not exist.\n";
       converted = "";
     }
   } catch ( Poco::FileException & )
   {
-    g_log.warning() << "Required properties path \"" << converted << "\" in the \"" << key
+    g_log.debug() << "Required properties path \"" << converted << "\" in the \"" << key
         << "\" variable does not exist.\n";
     converted = "";
   }