diff --git a/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp b/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp
index bfbfa8ae4..a4fb5c12a 100755
--- a/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			, int block_num
 			, int piece_num
 			, const std::string& msg)
-			: torrent_alert(h, alert::warning, msg)
+			: torrent_alert(h, alert::debug, msg)
 			, block_index(block_num)
 			, piece_index(piece_num)
 		{ assert(block_index >= 0 && piece_index >= 0);}
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			, int block_num
 			, int piece_num
 			, const std::string& msg)
-			: torrent_alert(h, alert::warning, msg)
+			: torrent_alert(h, alert::debug, msg)
 			, peer_speedmsg(speedmsg)
 			, block_index(block_num)
 			, piece_index(piece_num)
diff --git a/src/peer_connection.cpp b/src/peer_connection.cpp
index 209833de5..83f1d32f7 100755
--- a/src/peer_connection.cpp
+++ b/src/peer_connection.cpp
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		assert(p.start == j.offset);
 		piece_block block_finished(p.piece, p.start / t->block_size());
 		picker.mark_as_finished(block_finished, peer_info_struct());
-		if (t->alerts().should_post(alert::info))
+		if (t->alerts().should_post(alert::debug))
 		{
 			t->alerts().post_alert(block_finished_alert(t->get_handle(), 
 				block_finished.block_index, block_finished.piece_index, "block finished"));
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		if (!t->picker().mark_as_downloading(block, peer_info_struct(), state))
 			return;
 
-		if (t->alerts().should_post(alert::info))
+		if (t->alerts().should_post(alert::debug))
 		{
 			t->alerts().post_alert(block_downloading_alert(t->get_handle(), 
 				speedmsg, block.block_index, block.piece_index, "block downloading"));