diff --git a/src/blackmisc/loghandler.cpp b/src/blackmisc/loghandler.cpp
index 719a1981c..9c0d12b42 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/loghandler.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/loghandler.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     {
         using namespace BlackConfig;
         CStatusMessage statusMessage = i_statusMessage;
-        if (CBuildConfig::isLocalDeveloperDebugBuild() && CLogPattern::empty().withSeverity(CStatusMessage::SeverityError).match(statusMessage))
+        if (!CBuildConfig::isLocalDeveloperDebugBuild() && CLogPattern::empty().withSeverity(CStatusMessage::SeverityError).match(statusMessage))
         {
             // 99% this is a complex Qt implementation warning generated by qErrnoWarning, so downgrade its severity
             statusMessage.setSeverity(CStatusMessage::SeverityDebug);