diff --git a/src/cats/grids/gdal_helper.c b/src/cats/grids/gdal_helper.c
index 619dbe1c704f5b6318e638a0e44893ca38a2a351..f0640cec57a6485de7d10f3bdd17740abe09c770 100644
--- a/src/cats/grids/gdal_helper.c
+++ b/src/cats/grids/gdal_helper.c
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ void verify_raster_geometry(GDALDatasetH dataset, struct simulation_geometry *ge
                 if (strcmp(projection, geometry->projection_string) != 0) {
                         enum cats_log_level ll;
                         if (geometry->ignore_raster_projection) {
-                                ll = LOG_WARNING;
+                                ll = LOG_INFO;
                         } else {
                                 ll = LOG_ERROR;
                                 errors += 1;
                         }
-                        log_message(ll, "GEOM: global projection string '%s' not equal to projection '%s",
-                                    geometry->projection_string, projection);
+                        // log_message(ll, "GEOM: global projection string '%s' not equal to projection '%s'", geometry->projection_string, projection);
+                        log_message(ll, "GEOM: projection mismatch with reference projection");
 
                 }