diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
index 7e0015ca53..e01d8a889f 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class DistributedObjectAI(DistributedObjectBase):
         """
         self.__generates -= 1
         if self.__generates < 0:
-            self.notify.error('DistributedObjectAI: delete() called more times than generate()')
+            self.notify.warning('DistributedObjectAI: delete() called more times than generate()')
         if self.__generates == 0:
             # prevent this code from executing multiple times
             if self.air is not None:
diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py
index f7057f640e..7dedee6cb6 100755
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class DistributedObjectUD(DistributedObjectBase):
         """
         self.__generates -= 1
         if self.__generates < 0:
-            self.notify.error('DistributedObjectUD: delete() called more times than generate()')
+            self.notify.warning('DistributedObjectUD: delete() called more times than generate()')
         if self.__generates == 0:
             # prevent this code from executing multiple times
             if self.air is not None: