diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/coldstart.go b/dnscrypt-proxy/coldstart.go
index 1c519f1c..f72201a8 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/coldstart.go
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/coldstart.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func handleColdStartClient(clientPc *net.UDPConn, cancelChannel chan struct{}, i
 	}
 	if response, err := respMsg.Pack(); err == nil {
 		clientPc.WriteTo(response, clientAddr)
-		dlog.Notice("Response to coldstart captive portal query synthesized")
+		dlog.Debug("Response to coldstart captive portal query synthesized")
 	}
 	return false
 }