diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMReference.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMReference.java
index c75e0d6c7..1dadd0f88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMReference.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMReference.java
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ private byte[] transform(Data dereferencedData,
             }
 
             if (data == null) {
-                LOG.log(Level.WARNING, "The input bytes to the digest operation are null. " +
+                LOG.log(Level.INFO, "The input bytes to the digest operation are null. " +
                    "This may be due to a problem with the Reference URI " +
                    "or its Transforms.");
             } else {