diff --git a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.php b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.php
index 1594017..725e756 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/encoding.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class JedcheckerRulesEncoding extends JEDcheckerRule
 				if ($pos_1 !== false)
 				{
 					$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);
 					break;
 				}
 			}