diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 24c46bc37e..5c7874a1e5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
                                                          -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 Changes with Apache 2.5.0
 
+  *) mod_ssl: Quiet FIPS mode weak keys disabled and FIPS not selected emits
+     in the error log to debug level.  [William Rowe]
+
   *) core: ap_rgetline_core now pulls from r->proto_input_filters.
 
   *) mod_proxy_html: process parsed comments immediately. 
diff --git a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c
index be3212defa..1e851d737b 100644
--- a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c
+++ b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int ssl_tmp_key_init_rsa(server_rec *s,
 
     if (FIPS_mode() && bits < 1024) {
         mc->pTmpKeys[idx] = NULL;
-        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, s, APLOGNO(01877)
+        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, s, APLOGNO(01877)
                      "Init: Skipping generating temporary "
                      "%d bit RSA private key in FIPS mode", bits);
         return OK;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int ssl_tmp_key_init_dh(server_rec *s,
 
     if (FIPS_mode() && bits < 1024) {
         mc->pTmpKeys[idx] = NULL;
-        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, s, APLOGNO(01880)
+        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, s, APLOGNO(01880)
                      "Init: Skipping generating temporary "
                      "%d bit DH parameters in FIPS mode", bits);
         return OK;
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ int ssl_init_Module(apr_pool_t *p, apr_pool_t *plog,
         }
     }
     else {
-        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_NOTICE, 0, s, APLOGNO(01886)
+        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, s, APLOGNO(01886)
                      "SSL FIPS mode disabled");
     }
 #endif