diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/AggregateMojo.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/AggregateMojo.java
index 55fdb706d..cff72167b 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/AggregateMojo.java
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/AggregateMojo.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class AggregateMojo extends BaseDependencyCheckMojo {
         try {
             engine = initializeEngine();
         } catch (DatabaseException ex) {
-            Logger.getLogger(CheckMojo.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Database connection error", ex);
             throw new MojoExecutionException("An exception occured connecting to the local database. Please see the log file for more details.", ex);
         }
         scanArtifacts(getProject(), engine);
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/CheckMojo.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/CheckMojo.java
index 456651693..2ecb2bc63 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/CheckMojo.java
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/CheckMojo.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class CheckMojo extends BaseDependencyCheckMojo {
         try {
             engine = initializeEngine();
         } catch (DatabaseException ex) {
-            Logger.getLogger(CheckMojo.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Database connection error", ex);
             throw new MojoExecutionException("An exception occured connecting to the local database. Please see the log file for more details.", ex);
         }
         scanArtifacts(getProject(), engine);