diff --git a/userspace/libpman/src/maps.c b/userspace/libpman/src/maps.c
index 9ab64eb664..861975f344 100644
--- a/userspace/libpman/src/maps.c
+++ b/userspace/libpman/src/maps.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int add_bpf_program_to_tail_table(int tail_table_fd, const char* bpf_prog
 	if(!bpf_prog)
 	{
 		snprintf(error_message, MAX_ERROR_MESSAGE_LEN, "unable to find BPF program '%s'", bpf_prog_name);
-		pman_print_error((const char*)error_message);
+		pman_print_msg(FALCOSECURITY_LOG_SEV_DEBUG, (const char*)error_message);
 
 		/*
 		 * It's not a hard failure, as programs could be excluded from the
diff --git a/userspace/libpman/src/state.c b/userspace/libpman/src/state.c
index 91938814ea..687d061b1b 100644
--- a/userspace/libpman/src/state.c
+++ b/userspace/libpman/src/state.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 struct internal_state g_state = {};
 
-static void log_error(const char* fmt, ...)
+static void log_msg(enum falcosecurity_log_severity level, const char* fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
 	va_start(args, fmt);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static void log_error(const char* fmt, ...)
 	{
 		char buf[MAX_ERROR_MESSAGE_LEN];
 		vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, args);
-		g_state.log_fn("libpman", buf, FALCOSECURITY_LOG_SEV_ERROR);
+		g_state.log_fn("libpman", buf, level);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ static void log_error(const char* fmt, ...)
 }
 
 void pman_print_error(const char* error_message)
+{
+	pman_print_msg(FALCOSECURITY_LOG_SEV_ERROR, error_message);
+}
+
+void pman_print_msg(enum falcosecurity_log_severity level, const char* error_message)
 {
 	if(!error_message)
 	{
@@ -63,10 +68,10 @@ void pman_print_error(const char* error_message)
 		 * for this error code.
 		 */
 		const char* err_str = (errno == ESRCH) ? "Object not found" : strerror(errno);
-		log_error("%s (errno: %d | message: %s)", error_message, errno, err_str);
+		log_msg(level, "%s (errno: %d | message: %s)", error_message, errno, err_str);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		log_error("%s", error_message);
+		log_msg(level, "%s", error_message);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/userspace/libpman/src/state.h b/userspace/libpman/src/state.h
index 4c53391593..b8b3fd1d03 100644
--- a/userspace/libpman/src/state.h
+++ b/userspace/libpman/src/state.h
@@ -65,3 +65,4 @@ struct internal_state
 extern struct internal_state g_state;
 
 extern void pman_print_error(const char* error_message);
+extern void pman_print_msg(enum falcosecurity_log_severity level, const char* error_message);