diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 72563164..93f28d71 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				char *cookie = read_from_stdin(COOKIE_SIZE);
 
 				if (cookie == NULL) {
-					log_warn("Could not read the cookie from stdin\n");
+					log_error("Could not read the cookie from stdin\n");
 					break;
 				}
 				free(cli_cfg.cookie);