diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index cf592af41..234d7fd7f 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -2001,3 +2001,4 @@ seen. gmtime warning still there
   This feature is disabled by default (see NO_FLOOD_AWAY in config.h). 
 - Added set::anti-flood::away-count and set::anti-flood::away-period to control the away flood
   system.
+- Moved the "missing user in SJOIN" notice to snomask +j
diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index 0e124a9da..fc611c23b 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -4888,8 +4888,8 @@ CMD_FUNC(m_sjoin)
 		{
 			if (!(acptr = find_person(nick, NULL)))
 			{
-				sendto_realops
-				    ("Missing user %s in SJOIN for %s from %s (%s)",
+				sendto_snomask
+				    (SNO_JUNK, "Missing user %s in SJOIN for %s from %s (%s)",
 				    nick, chptr->chname, sptr->name,
 				    backupbuf);
 				continue;