diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/people_errors.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/people_errors.js
index b6939e0993..3eb3a5d0d6 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/people_errors.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/people_errors.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ people.initialize_current_user(me.user_id);
 
 (function test_report_late_add() {
     var message;
-    global.blueslip.warn = function (msg) {
+    global.blueslip.error = function (msg) {
         message = msg;
     };
 
diff --git a/static/js/people.js b/static/js/people.js
index 6bde236052..2dfbd65ae6 100644
--- a/static/js/people.js
+++ b/static/js/people.js
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ exports.report_late_add = function (user_id, email) {
     // types of realms.
     var msg = 'Added user late: user_id=' + user_id + ' email=' + email;
 
-    blueslip.warn(msg);
+    blueslip.error(msg);
 };
 
 exports.extract_people_from_message = function (message) {