diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/sharding/ShardingContext.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/sharding/ShardingContext.java
index 1819152b7f4..e9429afbbac 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/sharding/ShardingContext.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/sharding/ShardingContext.java
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ public class ShardingContext {
      */
     public static void checkConstraint(final ShardingType type, final String shardingInfo) {
         if (shardingInfo == null || shardingInfo.isEmpty()) {
-            logger.severe("Empty sharding constraint");
+            logger.warning("Empty sharding constraint");
             return;
         }
         final ThreadLocal<String> shardingHolder = shardingMap.get(type);
         if (shardingHolder == null) {
-            logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "No current sharding context set for " + type.name(), new RuntimeException());
+            logger.log(Level.WARNING, "No current sharding context set for " + type.name(), new RuntimeException());
             return;
         }
         String currentShardingInfo = shardingHolder.get();