diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/util/ShutdownHook.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/util/ShutdownHook.java
index 55edf7928..d6c5a8145 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/util/ShutdownHook.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/util/ShutdownHook.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ private void doCleanup() {
 	}
 
 	private void notify(Listener l) {
-		LOG.warn(JGitText.get().shutdownCleanup, l);
+		LOG.debug(JGitText.get().shutdownCleanup, l);
 		try {
 			l.onShutdown();
 		} catch (RuntimeException e) {