diff --git a/databind/src/main/java/gov/nist/secauto/metaschema/databind/AbstractModuleLoaderStrategy.java b/databind/src/main/java/gov/nist/secauto/metaschema/databind/AbstractModuleLoaderStrategy.java
index fb22713a9..f64c771d1 100644
--- a/databind/src/main/java/gov/nist/secauto/metaschema/databind/AbstractModuleLoaderStrategy.java
+++ b/databind/src/main/java/gov/nist/secauto/metaschema/databind/AbstractModuleLoaderStrategy.java
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ protected IBindingMatcher registerBindingMatcher(@NonNull IBoundDefinitionModelA
       IBindingMatcher old = bindingMatchers.put(qname, retval);
       if (old != null && !(definition.getContainingModule() instanceof MetaschemaModelModule)) {
         // FIXME: find existing causes of this in unit tests
-        LOGGER.atWarn().log("Replacing matcher for QName: {}", qname);
+        if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+          LOGGER.atDebug().log("Replacing matcher for QName: {}", qname);
+        }
       }
 
       // retval = bindingMatchers.get(definition);