diff --git a/p2p/host/resource-manager/scope.go b/p2p/host/resource-manager/scope.go
index 2b82233a39..beb61606f9 100644
--- a/p2p/host/resource-manager/scope.go
+++ b/p2p/host/resource-manager/scope.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (rc *resources) releaseMemory(size int64) {
 
 	// sanity check for bugs upstream
 	if rc.memory < 0 {
-		log.Error("BUG: too much memory released")
+		log.Warn("BUG: too much memory released")
 		rc.memory = 0
 	}
 }
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ func (rc *resources) removeStreams(incount, outcount int) {
 	rc.nstreamsOut -= outcount
 
 	if rc.nstreamsIn < 0 {
-		log.Error("BUG: too many inbound streams released")
+		log.Warn("BUG: too many inbound streams released")
 		rc.nstreamsIn = 0
 	}
 	if rc.nstreamsOut < 0 {
-		log.Error("BUG: too many outbound streams released")
+		log.Warn("BUG: too many outbound streams released")
 		rc.nstreamsOut = 0
 	}
 }
@@ -198,15 +198,15 @@ func (rc *resources) removeConns(incount, outcount, fdcount int) {
 	rc.nfd -= fdcount
 
 	if rc.nconnsIn < 0 {
-		log.Error("BUG: too many inbound connections released")
+		log.Warn("BUG: too many inbound connections released")
 		rc.nconnsIn = 0
 	}
 	if rc.nconnsOut < 0 {
-		log.Error("BUG: too many outbound connections released")
+		log.Warn("BUG: too many outbound connections released")
 		rc.nconnsOut = 0
 	}
 	if rc.nfd < 0 {
-		log.Error("BUG: too many file descriptors released")
+		log.Warn("BUG: too many file descriptors released")
 		rc.nfd = 0
 	}
 }