diff --git a/tensorflow/python/training/monitored_session.py b/tensorflow/python/training/monitored_session.py
index d77278e98f4..ab63f4237da 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/training/monitored_session.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/training/monitored_session.py
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ class _WrappedSession(object):
       try:
         self._sess.close()
       except _PREEMPTION_ERRORS as e:
-        logging.warning(
+        logging.error(
             'An error occurred when attempting to close the '
             'session. This may be due to a preemption in a '
             'connected worker or parameter server. Error: %s', e)