diff --git a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/rdfservice/impl/jena/RDFServiceJena.java b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/rdfservice/impl/jena/RDFServiceJena.java
index 888a51506..09a98a647 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/rdfservice/impl/jena/RDFServiceJena.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/rdfservice/impl/jena/RDFServiceJena.java
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ public abstract class RDFServiceJena extends RDFServiceImpl implements RDFServic
         log.debug("blank node model size " + blankNodeModel.size());
 
         if (blankNodeModel.size() == 1) {
-            log.warn("Deleting single triple with blank node: " + blankNodeModel);
-            log.warn("This likely indicates a problem; excessive data may be deleted.");
+            log.debug("Deleting single triple with blank node: " + blankNodeModel);
+            log.debug("This could result in the deletion of multiple triples if multiple blank nodes match the same triple pattern.");
         }
 
         Query rootFinderQuery = QueryFactory.create(BNODE_ROOT_QUERY);