diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/pool/validation/DefaultDirContextValidator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/pool/validation/DefaultDirContextValidator.java
index 2a6eeb8f..27c498f2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/pool/validation/DefaultDirContextValidator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/pool/validation/DefaultDirContextValidator.java
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ public class DefaultDirContextValidator implements DirContextValidator {
             }
         }
 
-        if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-            this.logger.debug("DirContext '" + dirContext + "' failed validation.");
+        if (this.logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
+            this.logger.info("DirContext '" + dirContext + "' failed validation.");
         }
         return false;
     }