diff --git a/src/beast/beast/threads/impl/Stoppable.cpp b/src/beast/beast/threads/impl/Stoppable.cpp
index 94f633b7f..dbbfdbdec 100644
--- a/src/beast/beast/threads/impl/Stoppable.cpp
+++ b/src/beast/beast/threads/impl/Stoppable.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void Stoppable::stopRecursive (Journal j)
     bool const timedOut (! m_stoppedEvent.wait (1 * 1000)); // milliseconds
     if (timedOut)
     {
-        j.warning << "Waiting for '" << m_name << "' to stop";
+        j.error << "Waiting for '" << m_name << "' to stop";
         m_stoppedEvent.wait ();
     }