diff --git a/src/rmq/rmqa/rmqa_connectionimpl.cpp b/src/rmq/rmqa/rmqa_connectionimpl.cpp
index 992a16a..e663c01 100644
--- a/src/rmq/rmqa/rmqa_connectionimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/rmq/rmqa/rmqa_connectionimpl.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ createRetryHandler(const bsl::shared_ptr<rmqio::TimerFactory>& timerFactory,
                    const rmqt::Tunables& tunables)
 {
     if (tunables.find("IIR") != tunables.end()) {
-        BALL_LOG_WARN << "Infinite Immediate Retry Set";
+        bsl::cout << "WARNING: Infinite Immediate Retry Set"
+                  << bsl::endl; // Intentional print to console
         return bsl::make_shared<rmqio::RetryHandler>(
             timerFactory,
             errorCb,