diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9765bb2a2a..83d7da77fa 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 DD MMM YYYY - 2.9.2 - To be released
 ------------------------------------
 
+ * {dis|en}able-collection-delete-problem-logging: Option to disable logging of
+   collection delete problem in audit log when log level < 9.
+   [Issue #576 - Marc Stern]
  * {dis|en}able-filename-logging: Option to disable logging of filename
    in audit log.
    [Issue #1065 - Marc Stern]
diff --git a/apache2/persist_dbm.c b/apache2/persist_dbm.c
index 76c3820baf..7f8b6f104c 100644
--- a/apache2/persist_dbm.c
+++ b/apache2/persist_dbm.c
@@ -217,10 +217,13 @@ static apr_table_t *collection_retrieve_ex(apr_sdbm_t *existing_dbm, modsec_rec
 
         rc = apr_sdbm_delete(dbm, key);
         if (rc != APR_SUCCESS) {
-            msr_log(msr, 1, "collection_retrieve_ex: Failed deleting collection (name \"%s\", "
+#ifdef LOG_NO_COLL_DELET_PB
+			if (msr->txcfg->debuglog_level >= 9)
+#endif
+			msr_log(msr, 1, "collection_retrieve_ex: Failed deleting collection (name \"%s\", "
                 "key \"%s\"): %s", log_escape(msr->mp, col_name),
                 log_escape_ex(msr->mp, col_key, col_key_len), get_apr_error(msr->mp, rc));
-            msr->msc_sdbm_delete_error = 1;
+			msr->msc_sdbm_delete_error = 1;
             goto cleanup;
         }
 
@@ -678,10 +681,13 @@ int collections_remove_stale(modsec_rec *msr, const char *col_name) {
                 if (expiry_time <= now) {
                     rc = apr_sdbm_delete(dbm, key);
                     if (rc != APR_SUCCESS) {
-                        msr_log(msr, 1, "collections_remove_stale: Failed deleting collection (name \"%s\", "
+#ifdef LOG_NO_COLL_DELET_PB
+						if (msr->txcfg->debuglog_level >= 9)
+#endif
+						msr_log(msr, 1, "collections_remove_stale: Failed deleting collection (name \"%s\", "
                             "key \"%s\"): %s", log_escape(msr->mp, col_name),
                             log_escape_ex(msr->mp, key.dptr, key.dsize - 1), get_apr_error(msr->mp, rc));
-                    msr->msc_sdbm_delete_error = 1;
+						msr->msc_sdbm_delete_error = 1;
                         goto error;
                     }
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e7e5098afd..f65363f43d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -442,6 +442,21 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(filename-logging,
   log_filename=''
 ])
 
+# Disable logging of problem when deleting collection
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(collection-delete-problem-logging,
+              AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-collection-delete-problem-logging],
+                             [Enable logging of collection delete problem in audit log when log level < 9. This is the default]),
+[
+  if test "$enableval" != "no"; then
+    log_collection_delete_problem=
+  else
+    log_collection_delete_problem="-DLOG_NO_COLL_DELET_PB"
+  fi
+],
+[
+  log_collection_delete_problem=''
+])
+
 # Ignore configure errors
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(errors,
               AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-errors],
@@ -692,7 +707,7 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
-MODSEC_EXTRA_CFLAGS="$pcre_study $pcre_match_limit $pcre_match_limit_recursion $pcre_jit $request_early $htaccess_config $lua_cache $debug_conf $debug_cache $debug_acmp $debug_mem $perf_meas $modsec_api $cpu_type $unique_id $log_filename"
+MODSEC_EXTRA_CFLAGS="$pcre_study $pcre_match_limit $pcre_match_limit_recursion $pcre_jit $request_early $htaccess_config $lua_cache $debug_conf $debug_cache $debug_acmp $debug_mem $perf_meas $modsec_api $cpu_type $unique_id $log_filename $log_collection_delete_problem"
 
 APXS_WRAPPER=build/apxs-wrapper
 APXS_EXTRA_CFLAGS=""