diff --git a/client/app_config.cpp b/client/app_config.cpp
index be5e7a1021..a84f062bf9 100644
--- a/client/app_config.cpp
+++ b/client/app_config.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int APP_CONFIG::parse(XML_PARSER& xp, PROJECT* p) {
         }
         xp.skip_unexpected(log_flags.unparsed_xml, "APP_CONFIG::parse");
     }
-    msg_printf(p, MSG_USER_ALERT,
+    msg_printf_notice(p, false, NULL,
         "missing </app> in app_config.xml"
     );
     return ERR_XML_PARSE;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int APP_VERSION_CONFIG::parse(XML_PARSER& xp, PROJECT* p) {
         }
         xp.skip_unexpected(log_flags.unparsed_xml, "APP_VERSION_CONFIG::parse");
     }
-    msg_printf(p, MSG_USER_ALERT,
+    msg_printf_notice(p, false, NULL,
         "missing </app_version> in app_config.xml"
     );
     return ERR_XML_PARSE;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ int APP_CONFIGS::parse(XML_PARSER& xp, PROJECT* p) {
         }
         xp.skip_unexpected(log_flags.unparsed_xml, "APP_CONFIGS::parse");
     }
-    msg_printf(p, MSG_USER_ALERT,
+    msg_printf_notice(p, false, NULL,
         "missing </app_config> in app_config.xml"
     );
     return ERR_XML_PARSE;