diff --git a/api.lua b/api.lua
index 414f11f..bfbf6ef 100644
--- a/api.lua
+++ b/api.lua
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function wdata.read(fname)
 	-- check if file exists
 	local fopen = io.open(fpath, "r")
 	if not fopen then
-		wdata.log("error", "file not found: " .. fpath)
+		wdata.log("warning", "file not found: " .. fpath)
 		return
 	end
 
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index c112d7d..bb391de 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+v1.1
+----
+- changed "error" message to "warning" when file not found for reading
+
 v1.0
 ----
 - initial release