diff --git a/planet/splice.py b/planet/splice.py
index 7738006..95a61ef 100644
--- a/planet/splice.py
+++ b/planet/splice.py
@@ -59,16 +59,19 @@ def splice():
         if data.feed.has_key('id'): sub_ids.append(data.feed.id)
         if not data.feed: continue
 
+        # warn on missing links
         if not data.feed.has_key('planet_message'):
+            if not data.has_key('links'): data.feed['links'] = []
+
             for link in data.feed.links:
               if link.rel == 'self': break
             else:
-              log.warn('missing self link for ' + sub)
+              log.debug('missing self link for ' + sub)
 
             for link in data.feed.links:
               if link.rel == 'alternate' and 'html' in link.type: break
             else:
-              log.warn('missing html link for ' + sub)
+              log.debug('missing html link for ' + sub)
 
         xdoc=minidom.parseString('''<planet:source xmlns:planet="%s"
              xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/>\n''' % planet.xmlns)