diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index a7cd4182a..b1c5b9542 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ END TEMPLATE-->
 
 ### Other
 
-*None yet*
+ILocalizationManager.GetString now logs a warning when failing to find a string. In cases where you expect this to happen use TryGetString instead.
 
 ### Internal
 
diff --git a/Robust.Shared/Localization/ILocalizationManager.cs b/Robust.Shared/Localization/ILocalizationManager.cs
index 7d04c5016..c7d0fcef3 100644
--- a/Robust.Shared/Localization/ILocalizationManager.cs
+++ b/Robust.Shared/Localization/ILocalizationManager.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.Localization
         /// <param name="messageId">Unique Identifier for a translated message.</param>
         /// <returns>
         ///     The language appropriate message if available, otherwise the messageId is returned.
+        ///     Logs a warning if the message does not exist.
         /// </returns>
         string GetString(string messageId);
 
diff --git a/Robust.Shared/Localization/LocalizationManager.cs b/Robust.Shared/Localization/LocalizationManager.cs
index 508e5c640..cc719c620 100644
--- a/Robust.Shared/Localization/LocalizationManager.cs
+++ b/Robust.Shared/Localization/LocalizationManager.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.Localization
 
             if (!TryGetString(messageId, out var msg))
             {
-                _logSawmill.Debug("Unknown messageId ({culture}): {messageId}", _defaultCulture.Value.Item1.Name,
+                _logSawmill.Warning("Unknown messageId ({culture}): {messageId}", _defaultCulture.Value.Item1.Name,
                     messageId);
                 msg = messageId;
             }
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.Localization
             if (TryGetString(messageId, out var argMsg, arg))
                 return argMsg;
 
-            _logSawmill.Debug("Unknown messageId ({culture}): {messageId}", _defaultCulture.Value.Item1.Name,
+            _logSawmill.Warning("Unknown messageId ({culture}): {messageId}", _defaultCulture.Value.Item1.Name,
                 messageId);
             return messageId;
         }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.Localization
             if (TryGetString(messageId, out var argMsg, arg1, arg2))
                 return argMsg;
 
-            _logSawmill.Debug("Unknown messageId ({culture}): {messageId}", _defaultCulture.Value.Item1.Name,
+            _logSawmill.Warning("Unknown messageId ({culture}): {messageId}", _defaultCulture.Value.Item1.Name,
                 messageId);
             return messageId;
         }
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace Robust.Shared.Localization
             if (TryGetString(messageId, out var argMsg, args))
                 return argMsg;
 
-            _logSawmill.Debug("Unknown messageId ({culture}): {messageId}", _defaultCulture.Value.Item1.Name,
+            _logSawmill.Warning("Unknown messageId ({culture}): {messageId}", _defaultCulture.Value.Item1.Name,
                 messageId);
             return messageId;
         }