diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/afterinvocation/AfterInvocationProviderManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/afterinvocation/AfterInvocationProviderManager.java
index c7bc8de911..3ddf6b5bc2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/afterinvocation/AfterInvocationProviderManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/afterinvocation/AfterInvocationProviderManager.java
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ public class AfterInvocationProviderManager implements AfterInvocationManager,
             AfterInvocationProvider provider = (AfterInvocationProvider) iter
                 .next();
 
-            logger.fatal("Evaluating " + attribute + " against " + provider);
+            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                logger.debug("Evaluating " + attribute + " against " + provider);
+            }
 
             if (provider.supports(attribute)) {
                 return true;