diff --git a/nb-virtdata/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateMap.java b/nb-virtdata/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateMap.java
index dbe8b7c25..91958258a 100644
--- a/nb-virtdata/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateMap.java
+++ b/nb-virtdata/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/ParsedTemplateMap.java
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public class ParsedTemplateMap implements LongFunction<Map<String, ?>>, StaticFi
         } else if (isConfig(field)) {
             return getConfig(field);
         }
-        logger.warn("static field '{}' was requested, but it does not exist", field);
+//        logger.warn("static field '{}' was requested, but it does not exist", field);
         return null;
     }