diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
index 463f93b639..b9304a11e6 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class RuneLite
 		}
 		catch (Exception e)
 		{
-			log.warn("Failure during startup", e);
+			log.error("Failure during startup", e);
 			SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() ->
 				new FatalErrorDialog("RuneLite has encountered an unexpected error during startup.")
 					.open());