diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts
index 187df3040e..0af5904df0 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ export default createBackendModule({
         const baseKey = 'search.elasticsearch';
         const baseConfig = config.getOptional(baseKey);
         if (!baseConfig) {
-          logger.info('No configuration found under "search.elasticsearch" key.  Skipping search engine inititalization.');
+          logger.warn(
+            'No configuration found under "search.elasticsearch" key.  Skipping search engine inititalization.',
+          );
           return;
         }