diff --git a/src/sm.c b/src/sm.c
index 82fd669d..12fb71be 100644
--- a/src/sm.c
+++ b/src/sm.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void sm_step(sm_t *sm)
 restart:
 	old_state = sm->state;
 
-	_d("state: %s", sm_status(sm));
+	_e("state: %s", sm_status(sm));
 
 	switch (sm->state) {
 	case SM_BOOTSTRAP_STATE: