diff --git a/Control/StoreGate/StoreGate/MetaHandleKey.icc b/Control/StoreGate/StoreGate/MetaHandleKey.icc
index 1bfa1f608995964a729539da78bf99f9502b3c90..7cfbf252105773801b49a4ee6fb9d5dfaa3daa8e 100644
--- a/Control/StoreGate/StoreGate/MetaHandleKey.icc
+++ b/Control/StoreGate/StoreGate/MetaHandleKey.icc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace SG {
         return StatusCode::FAILURE;
       }
       else {
-        msg << MSG::INFO << "MetaCont found with key= " 
+        msg << MSG::DEBUG << "MetaCont found with key= " 
             << SG::VarHandleKey::key() << endmsg;
       }
     } else {