diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/db.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/db.js
index 1146d1b3c8..9cc36b83c6 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/db.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/db.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Zotero.DBConnection = function(dbName) {
 			return this._transactionDate;
 		}
 		
-		Components.utils.reportError("Zotero.DB.transactionDate retrieved with no transaction");
+		Zotero.debug("Zotero.DB.transactionDate retrieved with no transaction", 2);
 		
 		// Use second granularity rather than millisecond
 		// for comparison purposes