diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/BytesRestResponse.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/BytesRestResponse.java
index ac8eadade0b..52f624849fc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/BytesRestResponse.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/BytesRestResponse.java
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ public class BytesRestResponse extends RestResponse {
             if (channel.request().paramAsBoolean("error_trace", !ElasticsearchException.REST_EXCEPTION_SKIP_STACK_TRACE_DEFAULT)) {
                 params =  new ToXContent.DelegatingMapParams(Collections.singletonMap(ElasticsearchException.REST_EXCEPTION_SKIP_STACK_TRACE, "false"), channel.request());
             } else {
-                SUPPRESSED_ERROR_LOGGER.info("{} Params: {}", t, channel.request().path(), channel.request().params());
+                if (status.getStatus() < 500) {
+                    SUPPRESSED_ERROR_LOGGER.debug("{} Params: {}", t, channel.request().path(), channel.request().params());
+                } else {
+                    SUPPRESSED_ERROR_LOGGER.warn("{} Params: {}", t, channel.request().path(), channel.request().params());
+                }
                 params = channel.request();
             }
             builder.field("error");