diff --git a/repmgr-action-standby.c b/repmgr-action-standby.c
index 9327ac91..3d71e5e8 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-standby.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-standby.c
@@ -6440,7 +6440,7 @@ initialise_direct_clone(t_node_info *local_node_record, t_node_info *upstream_no
 	{
 		if (source_server_version_num < 90400)
 		{
-			log_error(_("tablespace mapping not supported in PostgreSQL 9.3, ignoring"));
+			log_warning(_("tablespace mapping not supported in PostgreSQL 9.3, ignoring"));
 		}
 		else
 		{