diff --git a/nym-ip-packet-client/src/lp_stream.rs b/nym-ip-packet-client/src/lp_stream.rs
index 813c7feb30..75171985fc 100644
--- a/nym-ip-packet-client/src/lp_stream.rs
+++ b/nym-ip-packet-client/src/lp_stream.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub fn maybe_unwrap_lp_stream_payload(data: &[u8]) -> &[u8] {
         return data;
     }
     let Ok(header) = LpFrameHeader::parse(data) else {
-        trace!("expected LP header but failed to parse; treating as raw payload");
+        warn!("expected LP header but failed to parse; treating as raw payload");
         return data;
     };
     if header.kind == LpFrameKind::SphinxStream {