diff --git a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/harness.py b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/harness.py
index eb507d2f86b..751f455d658 100644
--- a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/harness.py
+++ b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/harness.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Harness:
             key = value.name if isinstance(value, Enum) else value
             self._status = TwisterStatus[key]
         except KeyError:
-            logger.warning(f'Harness assigned status "{value}"'
+            logger.error(f'Harness assigned status "{value}"'
                            f' without an equivalent in TwisterStatus.'
                            f' Assignment was ignored.')
 
diff --git a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testinstance.py b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testinstance.py
index d5f85017949..6ababf62d0c 100644
--- a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testinstance.py
+++ b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testinstance.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class TestInstance:
             key = value.name if isinstance(value, Enum) else value
             self._status = TwisterStatus[key]
         except KeyError:
-            logger.warning(f'TestInstance assigned status "{value}"'
+            logger.error(f'TestInstance assigned status "{value}"'
                            f' without an equivalent in TwisterStatus.'
                            f' Assignment was ignored.')
 
diff --git a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testsuite.py b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testsuite.py
index 51e6ac7327f..5759aa94999 100644
--- a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testsuite.py
+++ b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testsuite.py
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class TestCase(DisablePyTestCollectionMixin):
             key = value.name if isinstance(value, Enum) else value
             self._status = TwisterStatus[key]
         except KeyError:
-            logger.warning(f'TestCase assigned status "{value}"'
+            logger.error(f'TestCase assigned status "{value}"'
                            f' without an equivalent in TwisterStatus.'
                            f' Assignment was ignored.')
 
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ class TestSuite(DisablePyTestCollectionMixin):
             key = value.name if isinstance(value, Enum) else value
             self._status = TwisterStatus[key]
         except KeyError:
-            logger.warning(f'TestSuite assigned status "{value}"'
+            logger.error(f'TestSuite assigned status "{value}"'
                            f' without an equivalent in TwisterStatus.'
                            f' Assignment was ignored.')