diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Settings.java b/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Settings.java
index 24312b38c..68cde6883 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Settings.java
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Settings.java
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ public final class Settings {
         try {
             value = Integer.parseInt(Settings.getString(key));
         } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
-            LOGGER.trace("Could not convert property '{}={}' to an int.", key, Settings.getString(key));
+            LOGGER.debug("Could not convert property '{}={}' to an int; using {} instead.", key, Settings.getString(key), defaultValue);
             value = defaultValue;
         }
         return value;
diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/SettingsTest.java b/dependency-check-utils/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/SettingsTest.java
index 03a545816..5d0c96f93 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/SettingsTest.java
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/SettingsTest.java
@@ -139,6 +139,18 @@ public class SettingsTest extends BaseTest {
         Assert.assertEquals(expResult, result);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test of getInt method, of class Settings.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testGetIntDefault() throws InvalidSettingException {
+        String key = "SomeKey";
+        int expResult = 85;
+        Settings.setString(key, "blue");
+        int result = Settings.getInt(key, expResult);
+        Assert.assertEquals(expResult, result);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test of getLong method, of class Settings.
      */