diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/pool2/factory/DirContextPoolableObjectFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/pool2/factory/DirContextPoolableObjectFactory.java
index 463aed2b..f378bd7e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/pool2/factory/DirContextPoolableObjectFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/pool2/factory/DirContextPoolableObjectFactory.java
@@ -299,9 +299,11 @@ class DirContextPooledObjectFactory extends BaseKeyedPooledObjectFactory<Object,
                 boolean nonTransientEncountered = false;
                 for (Class<? extends Throwable> clazz : nonTransientExceptions) {
                     if(clazz.isAssignableFrom(targetExceptionClass)) {
-                        logger.info(
-                                String.format("An %s - explicitly configured to be a non-transient exception - encountered; eagerly invalidating the target context.",
+                        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                            logger.debug(
+                                    String.format("A %s - explicitly configured to be a non-transient exception - encountered; eagerly invalidating the target context.",
                                         targetExceptionClass));
+                        }
                         nonTransientEncountered = true;
                         break;
                     }
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ class DirContextPooledObjectFactory extends BaseKeyedPooledObjectFactory<Object,
                     hasFailed = true;
                 } else {
                     if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                        logger.debug(String.format("An %s - not explicitly configured to be a non-transient exception - encountered; ignoring.",
+                        logger.debug(String.format("A %s - not explicitly configured to be a non-transient exception - encountered; ignoring.",
                                 targetExceptionClass));
                     }
                 }