diff --git a/scripting/engine.cpp b/scripting/engine.cpp
index 904e4ced1c6..a776428a59d 100644
--- a/scripting/engine.cpp
+++ b/scripting/engine.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,9 @@ namespace mongo {
                 _real = 0;
             }
             else {
-                log() << "warning: scopeCache is empty!" << endl;
+                // this means that the Scope was killed from a different thread
+                // for example a cursor got timed out that has a $where clause
+                log(3) << "warning: scopeCache is empty!" << endl;
                 delete _real;
                 _real = 0;
             }