diff --git a/external/flume/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/flume/FlumePollingStreamSuite.scala b/external/flume/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/flume/FlumePollingStreamSuite.scala
index d8d5bc6d38537..488a0b1f827f0 100644
--- a/external/flume/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/flume/FlumePollingStreamSuite.scala
+++ b/external/flume/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/flume/FlumePollingStreamSuite.scala
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class FlumePollingStreamSuite extends TestSuiteBase {
         testPassed = true
       } catch {
         case e: java.net.BindException =>
-          logError("Exception when running flume polling test", e)
+          logWarning("Exception when running flume polling test: " + e)
           attempt += 1
       }
     }