1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/Serializer.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/Serializer.cpp
index cdc8b91694..faf94a0f93 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/Serializer.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/Serializer.cpp
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ void Serializer::dispatch(Task& task) {
     try {
         task();
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
-        QPID_LOG(error, "Unexpected exception in Serializer::dispatch"
+        QPID_LOG(critical, "Unexpected exception in Serializer::dispatch"
                  << e.what());
         assert(0);              // Should not happen.
     } catch (...) {
-        QPID_LOG(error, "Unexpected exception in Serializer::dispatch.");
+        QPID_LOG(critical, "Unexpected exception in Serializer::dispatch.");
         assert(0);              // Should not happen.
     }
 }