diff --git a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.ini b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.ini
index efb2f19..ab46109 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.ini
+++ b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.ini
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 ; @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
 
 ; The valid constants to search for
-encodings ="base64,base64_decode,base64_encode,zlib_decode,zlib_encode"
+encodings ="base64_decode,base64_encode,zlib_decode,zlib_encode"
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.php b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.php
index 2d071d7..5ac1d09 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class JedcheckerRulesEncoding extends JEDcheckerRule
 			if (preg_match($this->encodingsRegex, $line))
 			{
 				$found = true;
-				$this->report->addError($file, JText::_('COM_JEDCHECKER_ERROR_ENCODING'), $i + 1, $line);
+				$this->report->addWarning($file, JText::_('COM_JEDCHECKER_ERROR_ENCODING'), $i + 1, $line);
 			}
 		}