diff --git a/sonoff/xdrv_02_mqtt.ino b/sonoff/xdrv_02_mqtt.ino
index 34b17f281..1bab26de3 100644
--- a/sonoff/xdrv_02_mqtt.ino
+++ b/sonoff/xdrv_02_mqtt.ino
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ void MqttPublish(const char* topic, bool retained)
 {
   char *me;
 #ifdef USE_MQTT_AWS_IOT
-  AddLog_P(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, S_LOG_MQTT, PSTR("Retained are not supported by AWS IoT, using retained = false."));
+  if (retained) {
+    AddLog_P(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, S_LOG_MQTT, PSTR("Retained are not supported by AWS IoT, using retained = false."));
+  }
   retained = false;   // AWS IoT does not support retained, it will disconnect if received
 #endif