diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index f6b5bc2b3..b509eaa19 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Version 2.01.03 -
 ===================================
   clvmd announces startup and cluster connection in syslog.
   Gulm clvmd doesn't hang trying to talk to a rebooted node.
+  Gulm clvmd doesn't print cman error on startup.
 
 Version 2.01.02 - 21st January 2005
 ===================================
diff --git a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-cman.c b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-cman.c
index d441b4ebf..f28be2295 100644
--- a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-cman.c
+++ b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-cman.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static int _init_cluster(void)
 	/* Open the cluster communication socket */
 	cluster_sock = socket(AF_CLUSTER, SOCK_DGRAM, CLPROTO_CLIENT);
 	if (cluster_sock == -1) {
-		syslog(LOG_ERR, "Can't open cman cluster manager socket: %m");
+		/* Don't print an error here because we could be just probing for CMAN */
 		return -1;
 	}