diff --git a/cmd/sentry/download/sentry.go b/cmd/sentry/download/sentry.go
index a2004ec15..e2c077eef 100644
--- a/cmd/sentry/download/sentry.go
+++ b/cmd/sentry/download/sentry.go
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ func (ss *SentryServerImpl) send(msgID proto_sentry.MessageId, peerID string, b
 		ch := ss.messageStreams[msgID][i]
 		ch <- req
 		if len(ch) > MessagesQueueSize/2 {
-			log.Warn("[sentry] consuming is slow", "msgID", msgID.String())
+			log.Debug("[sentry] consuming is slow, drop 50% of old messages", "msgID", msgID.String())
 			// evict old messages from channel
 			for j := 0; j < MessagesQueueSize/4; j++ {
 				select {