diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/plugin-notification.c b/src/fe-gtk/plugin-notification.c
index 29478d7a..875b50f4 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/plugin-notification.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/plugin-notification.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ notification_plugin_init (hexchat_plugin *plugin_handle, char **plugin_name, cha
 	if (!notification_backend_init (&error))
 	{
 		if (error)
-			hexchat_printf(plugin_handle, "Failed loading notification plugin: %s\n", error);
+			g_debug("Failed loading notification plugin: %s\n", error);
 		return 0;
 	}