diff --git a/lib/libalpm/deps.c b/lib/libalpm/deps.c
index d47d66bb..e0327b9b 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/deps.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/deps.c
@@ -181,13 +181,13 @@ static void _alpm_warn_dep_cycle(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t *targets,
 	} else {
 		alpm_pkg_t *ancestorpkg = ancestor->data;
 		alpm_pkg_t *childpkg = vertex->data;
-		_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_WARNING, _("dependency cycle detected:\n"));
+		_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, _("dependency cycle detected:\n"));
 		if(reverse) {
-			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_WARNING,
+			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG,
 					_("%s will be removed after its %s dependency\n"),
 					ancestorpkg->name, childpkg->name);
 		} else {
-			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_WARNING,
+			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG,
 					_("%s will be installed before its %s dependency\n"),
 					ancestorpkg->name, childpkg->name);
 		}
diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/dependency-cycle-fixed-by-upgrade.py b/test/pacman/tests/dependency-cycle-fixed-by-upgrade.py
index dc042e5f..3d469005 100644
--- a/test/pacman/tests/dependency-cycle-fixed-by-upgrade.py
+++ b/test/pacman/tests/dependency-cycle-fixed-by-upgrade.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ sp3.depends = ["pkg1"]
 for p in sp1, sp2, sp3:
 	self.addpkg2db("sync", p);
 
-self.args = "-S %s %s %s" % (sp1.name, sp2.name, sp3.name)
+self.args = "-S %s %s %s --debug" % (sp1.name, sp2.name, sp3.name)
 
 self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
 self.addrule("PKG_VERSION=pkg1|1-2")
diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/sync012.py b/test/pacman/tests/sync012.py
index 441e5d5e..35083008 100644
--- a/test/pacman/tests/sync012.py
+++ b/test/pacman/tests/sync012.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sp3.depends = ["pkg1"]
 for p in sp1, sp2, sp3:
 	self.addpkg2db("sync", p);
 
-self.args = "-S %s" % sp1.name
+self.args = "-S %s --debug" % sp1.name
 
 self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
 self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=pkg1")