diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/EventFactory.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/EventFactory.java
index efd3c59f31..2584559d47 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/EventFactory.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/EventFactory.java
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public class EventFactory {
         patchSetAttribute.files.add(p);
       }
     } catch (PatchListNotAvailableException e) {
-      log.warn("Cannot get patch list", e);
+      log.error("Cannot get patch list", e);
     }
   }