diff --git a/src/config/rcxml.c b/src/config/rcxml.c
index 1c557e4c..5008b1de 100644
--- a/src/config/rcxml.c
+++ b/src/config/rcxml.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ rcxml_read(const char *filename)
 		find_config_file(rcxml, sizeof(rcxml), filename);
 	}
 	if (rcxml[0] == '\0') {
-		warn("cannot find rc.xml config file");
+		info("cannot find rc.xml config file; using defaults");
 		goto no_config;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/theme/theme.c b/src/theme/theme.c
index ecbb22a4..2c349465 100644
--- a/src/theme/theme.c
+++ b/src/theme/theme.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ theme_read(const char *theme_name)
 		stream = fopen(themerc, "r");
 	}
 	if (!stream) {
-		warn("cannot find theme (%s), using built-in", theme_name);
+		info("cannot find theme (%s), using built-in", theme_name);
 		theme_builtin();
 		return;
 	}