diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Peer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Peer.java
index 1728c48aa..051da7700 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Peer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Peer.java
@@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ public class Peer extends PeerSocketHandler {
     protected void processAlert(AlertMessage m) {
         try {
             if (m.isSignatureValid()) {
-                log.info("Received alert from peer {}: {}", this, m.getStatusBar());
+                log.debug("Received alert from peer {}: {}", this, m.getStatusBar());
             } else {
-                log.warn("Received alert with invalid signature from peer {}: {}", this, m.getStatusBar());
+                log.debug("Received alert with invalid signature from peer {}: {}", this, m.getStatusBar());
             }
         } catch (Throwable t) {
             // Signature checking can FAIL on Android platforms before Gingerbread apparently due to bugs in their