diff --git a/mopidy/backends/local/playlists.py b/mopidy/backends/local/playlists.py
index 666532c5..53f7aaae 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/local/playlists.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/local/playlists.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class LocalPlaylistsProvider(base.BasePlaylistsProvider):
                     # from other backends
                     tracks += self.backend.library.lookup(track_uri)
                 except LookupError as ex:
-                    logger.error('Playlist item could not be added: %s', ex)
+                    logger.warning('Playlist item could not be added: %s', ex)
 
             playlist = Playlist(uri=uri, name=name, tracks=tracks)
             playlists.append(playlist)
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/local/translator.py b/mopidy/backends/local/translator.py
index 21e389ea..59e2957a 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/local/translator.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/local/translator.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def parse_m3u(file_path, music_folder):
         with open(file_path) as m3u:
             contents = m3u.readlines()
     except IOError as error:
-        logger.error('Couldn\'t open m3u: %s', locale_decode(error))
+        logger.warning('Couldn\'t open m3u: %s', locale_decode(error))
         return uris
 
     for line in contents:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def parse_mpd_tag_cache(tag_cache, music_dir=''):
         with open(tag_cache) as library:
             contents = library.read()
     except IOError as error:
-        logger.error('Could not open tag cache: %s', locale_decode(error))
+        logger.warning('Could not open tag cache: %s', locale_decode(error))
         return tracks
 
     current = {}