diff --git a/src/__tests__/identify.test.ts b/src/__tests__/identify.test.ts
index b164255b4..fe18888ca 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/identify.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/identify.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('identify', () => {
         // assert
         expect(posthog.persistence!.properties()['$user_id']).toEqual(distinctId)
         expect(jest.mocked(logger).error).toBeCalledTimes(0)
+        expect(jest.mocked(logger).warn).toBeCalledTimes(0)
     })
 
     it('should convert a numeric distinct_id to a string', async () => {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ describe('identify', () => {
 
         // assert
         expect(posthog.persistence!.properties()['$user_id']).toEqual(distinctIdString)
-        expect(jest.mocked(logger).error).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+        expect(jest.mocked(logger).error).toBeCalledTimes(0)
+        expect(jest.mocked(logger).warn).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
 })
diff --git a/src/posthog-core.ts b/src/posthog-core.ts
index fa43907db..ce30edf80 100644
--- a/src/posthog-core.ts
+++ b/src/posthog-core.ts
@@ -1302,8 +1302,10 @@ export class PostHog {
             return logger.uninitializedWarning('posthog.identify')
         }
         if (_isNumber(new_distinct_id)) {
-            logger.error('The first argument to posthog.identify was a number, but it should be a string.')
             new_distinct_id = (new_distinct_id as number).toString()
+            logger.warn(
+                'The first argument to posthog.identify was a number, but it should be a string. It has been converted to a string.'
+            )
         }
 
         //if the new_distinct_id has not been set ignore the identify event