diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6a646e7ae73e723f2562324a1dd154c08c12b456..79ddce0af20d3852fbdfaf8085805da3e4057222 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ documents those changes that are of interest to users and administrators.
  -- MySQL - Fix querying jobs with reservations when the id's have rolled.
  -- Perl - Fix use of uninitialized variable in slurm_job_step_get_pids.
  -- Launch batch job requsting --reboot after the boot completes.
+ -- Move "not the right user" debug message from association manager to debug3.
 
 * Changes in Slurm 15.08.7
 ==========================
diff --git a/src/common/assoc_mgr.c b/src/common/assoc_mgr.c
index f2de7d1d44cda5f6f6abb1da5ac06ec16b2e8a33..1b7779384b7e392d7a10923b33d050258d0dcd52 100644
--- a/src/common/assoc_mgr.c
+++ b/src/common/assoc_mgr.c
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ static slurmdb_assoc_rec_t *_find_assoc_rec(
 				goto next;
 			}
 		} else if (assoc->uid != assoc_ptr->uid) {
-			debug("not the right user %u != %u",
-			       assoc->uid, assoc_ptr->uid);
+			debug3("%s: not the right user %u != %u",
+			       __func__, assoc->uid, assoc_ptr->uid);
 			goto next;
 		}