diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/security/defaults/DefaultAuthorizationProvider.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/security/defaults/DefaultAuthorizationProvider.java
index 7c432ff..d858e4f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/security/defaults/DefaultAuthorizationProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/security/defaults/DefaultAuthorizationProvider.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class DefaultAuthorizationProvider implements AuthorizationProvider {
 					contexts.add(scope.toString());
 					LOG.debug("found context {}",context);
 				}catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-					LOG.warn("invalid context found in token: {}", context);
+					LOG.debug("invalid context found in token: {}", context);
 				}
 			}
 		} catch (Exception e) {