diff --git a/src/x11/tray_manager.cpp b/src/x11/tray_manager.cpp
index 5e2cc767..ae3f0476 100644
--- a/src/x11/tray_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/tray_manager.cpp
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ void tray_manager::restack_window() {
     m_connection.configure_window_checked(m_tray, mask, values);
   } catch (const exception& err) {
     auto id = m_connection.id(m_opts.sibling);
-    m_log.trace("tray: Failed to put tray above %s in the stack (%s)", id, err.what());
+    m_log.err("tray: Failed to put tray above %s in the stack (%s)", id, err.what());
   }
 }