diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/application/ApplicationImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/application/ApplicationImpl.java
index f3d4e51d9e..1806af6835 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/application/ApplicationImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/application/ApplicationImpl.java
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ public void handle(ApplicationEvent event) {
         // queue event requesting init of the same app
         newState = stateMachine.doTransition(event.getType(), event);
       } catch (InvalidStateTransitionException e) {
-        LOG.warn("Can't handle this event at current state", e);
+        LOG.error("Can't handle this event at current state", e);
       }
       if (newState != null && oldState != newState) {
         LOG.info("Application " + applicationID + " transitioned from "
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/container/ContainerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/container/ContainerImpl.java
index cfade27f93..b79c305a0e 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/container/ContainerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/container/ContainerImpl.java
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ public void handle(ContainerEvent event) {
         newState =
             stateMachine.doTransition(event.getType(), event);
       } catch (InvalidStateTransitionException e) {
-        LOG.warn("Can't handle this event at current state: Current: ["
+        LOG.error("Can't handle this event at current state: Current: ["
             + oldState + "], eventType: [" + event.getType() + "]," +
             " container: [" + containerID + "]", e);
       }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalizedResource.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalizedResource.java
index 279efd0670..a75a13e956 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalizedResource.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalizedResource.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public void handle(ResourceEvent event) {
       try {
         newState = this.stateMachine.doTransition(event.getType(), event);
       } catch (InvalidStateTransitionException e) {
-        LOG.warn("Can't handle this event at current state", e);
+        LOG.error("Can't handle this event at current state", e);
       }
       if (newState != null && oldState != newState) {
         LOG.debug("Resource {}{} size : {} transitioned from {} to {}",