diff --git a/foqus_lib/framework/sdoe/sdoe.py b/foqus_lib/framework/sdoe/sdoe.py
index c419563e7..57148fed2 100644
--- a/foqus_lib/framework/sdoe/sdoe.py
+++ b/foqus_lib/framework/sdoe/sdoe.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def run(config_file: str, nd: int, test: bool = False) -> Tuple[Dict, Dict, floa
         get_client()
         use_dask = True
     except ValueError:
-        logging.getLogger("foqus." + __name__).exception(
+        logging.getLogger("foqus." + __name__).warning(
             "Unable to load Dask client, continuing without it using original algorithms"
         )
         pass