diff --git a/lib/sched_msgs.cpp b/lib/sched_msgs.cpp
index 00bd1fe170..2b308b1ab8 100644
--- a/lib/sched_msgs.cpp
+++ b/lib/sched_msgs.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ SCHED_MSG_LOG log_messages;
 const char* SCHED_MSG_LOG::v_format_kind(int kind) const {
     switch(kind) {
     case MSG_CRITICAL: return "[CRITICAL]";
+    case MSG_WARNING:  return "[warning]";
     case MSG_NORMAL:   return "";
     case MSG_DEBUG:    return "[debug]";
     default:       return "*** internal error: invalid MessageKind ***";
diff --git a/lib/sched_msgs.h b/lib/sched_msgs.h
index e0ca773532..47453e3c67 100644
--- a/lib/sched_msgs.h
+++ b/lib/sched_msgs.h
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
 #include "boinc_fcgi.h"
 #endif
 
-enum { MSG_CRITICAL=1, MSG_NORMAL, MSG_DEBUG };
+enum { MSG_CRITICAL=1, MSG_WARNING, MSG_NORMAL, MSG_DEBUG };
 
 class SCHED_MSG_LOG : public MSG_LOG {
     const char* v_format_kind(int kind) const;
     bool v_message_wanted(int kind) const;
 public:
     int debug_level;
-    enum { MSG_CRITICAL=1, MSG_NORMAL, MSG_DEBUG };
+    enum { MSG_CRITICAL=1, MSG_WARNING, MSG_NORMAL, MSG_DEBUG };
     SCHED_MSG_LOG(): MSG_LOG(stderr) { debug_level = MSG_NORMAL; }
     void set_debug_level(int new_level) { debug_level = new_level; }
     void set_indent_level(const int new_indent_level);
diff --git a/sched/file_upload_handler.cpp b/sched/file_upload_handler.cpp
index e6a0bff0ad..00f3d919c8 100644
--- a/sched/file_upload_handler.cpp
+++ b/sched/file_upload_handler.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int copy_socket_to_file(FILE* in, char* path, double offset, double nbytes) {
                     // and made read-only;
                     // return success to the client won't keep trying
                     //
-                    log_messages.printf(MSG_CRITICAL,
+                    log_messages.printf(MSG_WARNING,
                       "client tried to reupload the read-only file %s\n",
                       path
                     );