diff --git a/Detectors/TPC/workflow/src/IDCToVectorSpec.cxx b/Detectors/TPC/workflow/src/IDCToVectorSpec.cxx
index e9433c775a02a..27dbcf5d85bbf 100644
--- a/Detectors/TPC/workflow/src/IDCToVectorSpec.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/TPC/workflow/src/IDCToVectorSpec.cxx
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class IDCToVectorDevice : public o2::framework::Task
 
       for (const auto& inf : infVec) {
         if (!inf.hasBothEPs()) {
-          LOGP(critical, "IDC CRU {:3}: data missing at ({:8}, {:4}) for one or both end points {:02b} in TF {}", cru, inf.heartbeatOrbit, inf.heartbeatBC, inf.epSeen, tfCounter);
+          LOGP(error, "IDC CRU {:3}: data missing at ({:8}, {:4}) for one or both end points {:02b} in TF {}", cru, inf.heartbeatOrbit, inf.heartbeatBC, inf.epSeen, tfCounter);
           hasErrors = true;
         }
       }
@@ -417,12 +417,12 @@ class IDCToVectorDevice : public o2::framework::Task
       }
 
       if (packetsInTF != infVec.size()) {
-        LOGP(critical, "IDC CRU {:3}: number of IDC packets {} does not match max over all CRUs {} in TF {}", cru, packetsInTF, infVec.size(), tfCounter);
+        LOGP(error, "IDC CRU {:3}: number of IDC packets {} does not match max over all CRUs {} in TF {}", cru, packetsInTF, infVec.size(), tfCounter);
         hasErrors = true;
       }
 
       if (!std::equal(infVecComp->begin(), infVecComp->end(), infVec.begin())) {
-        LOGP(critical, "IDC CRU {:3}: mismatch in orbit numbers", cru);
+        LOGP(error, "IDC CRU {:3}: mismatch in orbit numbers", cru);
         hasErrors = true;
       }
     }