diff --git a/maestro/i_maestro_numa.h b/maestro/i_maestro_numa.h
index 5a422efb4ef1e78ce8bc39fd645b67337f78fc20..87022cac7640975d679dd8d64a904f2f581ce037 100644
--- a/maestro/i_maestro_numa.h
+++ b/maestro/i_maestro_numa.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ mstro_numa_bind_thread(char *tidprefix)
                 int ret = numa_sched_setaffinity(0, cpu_mask);
                 if(ret)
                 {
-                        LOG_WARN(MSTRO_LOG_MODULE_CORE,
+                        LOG_ERR(MSTRO_LOG_MODULE_CORE,
                                         "Failed to pin %s thread to core %d, %d (%s), "
                                         "Please check workload manager cpu binding setting,"
                                         " e.g., try using --cpu-bind=v for slurm\n",