diff --git a/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/tools/util/base/TextDiffViewerUtil.java b/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/tools/util/base/TextDiffViewerUtil.java
index 02a907e793b6..392a2f0b3d07 100644
--- a/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/tools/util/base/TextDiffViewerUtil.java
+++ b/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/tools/util/base/TextDiffViewerUtil.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class TextDiffViewerUtil {
       for (DiffContent content : contents) {
         message.append(content.toString()).append("\n");
       }
-      LOG.error(new Throwable(message.toString()));
+      LOG.warn(new Throwable(message.toString()));
     }
   }