diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazon/dlic/auth/ldap/backend/LDAPAuthorizationBackend.java b/src/main/java/com/amazon/dlic/auth/ldap/backend/LDAPAuthorizationBackend.java
index 9ceab60118..0ad0da54c6 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazon/dlic/auth/ldap/backend/LDAPAuthorizationBackend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazon/dlic/auth/ldap/backend/LDAPAuthorizationBackend.java
@@ -965,7 +965,9 @@ public void fillRoles(final User user, final AuthCredentials optionalAuthCreds)
                     final String role = getRoleFromEntry(connection, roleLdapName, roleName);
 
                     if (excludeRolesMatcher.test(role)) {
-                        log.warn("Role was excluded or empty, attribute: '{}' for entry: {}", roleName, roleLdapName);
+                        if (isDebugEnabled) {
+                            log.debug("Role was excluded or empty, attribute: '{}' for entry: {}", roleName, roleLdapName);
+                        }
                     } else {
                         user.addRole(role);
                     }
@@ -977,7 +979,9 @@ public void fillRoles(final User user, final AuthCredentials optionalAuthCreds)
                     final String role = getRoleFromEntry(connection, roleLdapName, roleName);
 
                     if (excludeRolesMatcher.test(role)) {
-                        log.warn("Role was excluded or empty, attribute: '{}' for entry: {}", roleName, roleLdapName);
+                        if (isDebugEnabled) {
+                            log.debug("Role was excluded or empty, attribute: '{}' for entry: {}", roleName, roleLdapName);
+                        }
                     } else {
                         user.addRole(role);
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazon/dlic/auth/ldap2/LDAPAuthorizationBackend2.java b/src/main/java/com/amazon/dlic/auth/ldap2/LDAPAuthorizationBackend2.java
index 1ad55829a2..8c1569bfb6 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazon/dlic/auth/ldap2/LDAPAuthorizationBackend2.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazon/dlic/auth/ldap2/LDAPAuthorizationBackend2.java
@@ -381,7 +381,9 @@ private void fillRoles0(final User user, final AuthCredentials optionalAuthCreds
                     final String role = getRoleFromEntry(connection, roleLdapName, roleName);
 
                     if (excludeRolesMatcher.test(role)) {
-                        log.warn("Role was excluded or empty attribute '{}' for entry {}", roleName, roleLdapName);
+                        if (isDebugEnabled) {
+                            log.debug("Role was excluded or empty attribute '{}' for entry {}", roleName, roleLdapName);
+                        }
                     } else {
                         user.addRole(role);
                     }
@@ -393,7 +395,9 @@ private void fillRoles0(final User user, final AuthCredentials optionalAuthCreds
                     final String role = getRoleFromEntry(connection, roleLdapName, roleName);
 
                     if (excludeRolesMatcher.test(role)) {
-                        log.warn("Role was excluded or empty attribute '{}' for entry {}", roleName, roleLdapName);
+                        if (isDebugEnabled) {
+                            log.debug("Role was excluded or empty attribute '{}' for entry {}", roleName, roleLdapName);
+                        }
                     } else {
                         user.addRole(role);
                     }