diff --git a/commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs/engine/control/CompositeCache.java b/commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs/engine/control/CompositeCache.java
index f1a8c8a..a046d50 100644
--- a/commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs/engine/control/CompositeCache.java
+++ b/commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs/engine/control/CompositeCache.java
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@
                 {
                     if ( log.isDebugEnabled() )
                     {
-                        log.info( "Exceeded maxIdle: " + element.getKey() );
+                        log.debug( "Exceeded maxIdle: " + element.getKey() );
                     }
 
                     handleElementEvent( element, eventIdle );