diff --git a/beets/autotag/mb.py b/beets/autotag/mb.py
index 2a5f2a835..f79bacd4e 100644
--- a/beets/autotag/mb.py
+++ b/beets/autotag/mb.py
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ def album_for_id(releaseid):
     """
     albumid = _parse_id(releaseid)
     if not albumid:
-        log.error('Invalid MBID (%s).' % (releaseid))
+        log.debug('Invalid MBID (%s).' % (releaseid))
         return
     try:
         res = musicbrainzngs.get_release_by_id(albumid,
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def track_for_id(releaseid):
     """
     trackid = _parse_id(releaseid)
     if not trackid:
-        log.error('Invalid MBID (%s).' % (releaseid))
+        log.debug('Invalid MBID (%s).' % (releaseid))
         return
     try:
         res = musicbrainzngs.get_recording_by_id(trackid, TRACK_INCLUDES)
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 3694a034a..9366bbf9a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ Fixes:
 * The importer now logs a message instead of crashing when errors occur while
   opening the files to be imported.
 * :doc:`/plugins/embedart`: Better error messages in exceptional conditions.
+* Silenced some confusing error messages when searching for a non-MusicBrainz
+  ID. Using an invalid ID (of any kind---Discogs IDs can be used there too) at
+  the "Enter ID:" importer prompt now just silently returns no results. More
+  info is in the verbose logs.
 
 .. _enum34: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/enum34
 .. _enum: https://docs.python.org/3.4/library/enum.html