diff --git a/src/knot/dnssec/zone-events.c b/src/knot/dnssec/zone-events.c
index 75933cf50c15de8597663fda44cf08ff1ae46063..ca201abfee8dc1e85d37f7ad8c5d0568ac3575cf 100644
--- a/src/knot/dnssec/zone-events.c
+++ b/src/knot/dnssec/zone-events.c
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ int knot_dnssec_zone_sign(zone_update_t *update,
 	update_policy_from_zone(ctx.policy, update->new_cont);
 
 	if (ctx.policy->rrsig_refresh_before < ctx.policy->zone_maximal_ttl + ctx.policy->propagation_delay) {
-		log_zone_error(zone_name, "DNSSEC, rrsig-refresh too low to prevent expired RRSIGs in resolver caches");
-		result = KNOT_EINVAL;
-		goto done;
+		log_zone_warning(zone_name, "DNSSEC, rrsig-refresh too low to prevent expired RRSIGs in resolver caches");
 	}
 	if (ctx.policy->rrsig_lifetime <= ctx.policy->rrsig_refresh_before) {
 		log_zone_error(zone_name, "DNSSEC, rrsig-lifetime lower than rrsig-refresh");