diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiser.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiser.java
index 3d899a87fa97..24615ca1bc14 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiser.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiser.java
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ public class PluginsAdvertiser implements StartupActivity {
       }
     }
     catch (IOException e) {
-      LOG.error(e);
+      LOG.info(e);
+      return null;
     }
-    return null;
   }
 
   @Override