diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/clarin/ClarinItemServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/clarin/ClarinItemServiceImpl.java
index 50b1ff84dcc8..db2b397a8401 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/clarin/ClarinItemServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/clarin/ClarinItemServiceImpl.java
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public void updateItemDatesMetadata(Context context, Item item) throws SQLExcept
                 itemService.getMetadata(item, "local", "approximateDate", "issued", Item.ANY, false);
 
         if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(approximatedDates) || StringUtils.isBlank(approximatedDates.get(0).getValue())) {
-            log.warn("Cannot update item dates metadata because the approximate date is empty.");
+            log.debug("Cannot update item dates metadata because the approximate date is empty.");
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/Context.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/Context.java
index 02a3fee09f8a..b862a849d2ea 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/Context.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/Context.java
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ protected void init() {
             if (dbConnection == null) {
                 log.fatal("Cannot obtain the bean which provides a database connection. " +
                               "Check previous entries in the dspace.log to find why the db failed to initialize.");
+            } else {
+                if (isTransactionAlive()) {
+                    log.debug("Initializing a context while an active transaction exists. Context with hash: {}.",
+                              getHash());
+                }
             }
         }