diff --git a/src/update_remove.c b/src/update_remove.c
index f7c2342a2..8d60be222 100644
--- a/src/update_remove.c
+++ b/src/update_remove.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ song_remove_event(void)
 	assert(removed_song != NULL);
 
 	uri = song_get_uri(removed_song);
-	g_debug("removing: %s", uri);
+	g_message("removing %s", uri);
 	g_free(uri);
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_SQLITE