diff --git a/renderdoc/core/core.cpp b/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
index f68931b33..a137d9c33 100644
--- a/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@ void RenderDoc::ProcessGlobalEnvironment(GlobalEnvironment env, const std::vecto
       }
       else
       {
-        RDCERR("Couldn't create proxy replay driver for %s: %s", ToStr(driverType).c_str(),
-               ToStr(status).c_str());
+        RDCWARN("Couldn't create proxy replay driver for %s: %s", ToStr(driverType).c_str(),
+                ToStr(status).c_str());
       }
 
       if(driver)
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp
index 17c4453df..f5ff078d6 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp
@@ -3691,7 +3691,10 @@ ReplayStatus D3D12_CreateReplayDevice(RDCFile *rdc, const ReplayOptions &opts, I
       }
       else
       {
-        RDCERR("Failed to load d3d12.dll");
+        if(rdc)
+          RDCERR("Failed to load d3d12.dll");
+        else
+          RDCWARN("Failed to load d3d12.dll");
         return ReplayStatus::APIInitFailed;
       }
     }