diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/ApplicationContext.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/ApplicationContext.cs
index f1bb929a94..382c3f29c4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/ApplicationContext.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/ApplicationContext.cs
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         /// </remarks>
         internal string OriginalRequestUrl { get; set; }
 
+	    private bool _versionsDifferenceReported;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Checks if the version configured matches the assembly version
         /// </summary>
@@ -174,17 +176,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
 			{
 				try
 				{
-					string configStatus = ConfigurationStatus;
-					string currentVersion = UmbracoVersion.Current.ToString(3);
+					var configStatus = ConfigurationStatus;
+					var currentVersion = UmbracoVersion.Current.ToString(3);
+				    var ok = configStatus == currentVersion;
 
-
-					if (currentVersion != configStatus)
+					if (ok == false && _versionsDifferenceReported == false)
 					{
-						LogHelper.Info<ApplicationContext>("CurrentVersion different from configStatus: '" + currentVersion + "','" + configStatus + "'");
+                        // remember it's been reported so we don't flood the log
+                        // no thread-safety so there may be a few log entries, doesn't matter
+                        _versionsDifferenceReported = true;
+                        LogHelper.Info<ApplicationContext>("CurrentVersion different from configStatus: '" + currentVersion + "','" + configStatus + "'");
 					}
 						
-
-					return (configStatus == currentVersion);
+					return ok;
 				}
 				catch
 				{
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoModule.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoModule.cs
index f2d216f2fd..bc6037a683 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoModule.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoModule.cs
@@ -409,15 +409,23 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
 			return false;
 		}
 
+	    private bool _notConfiguredReported;
+
 		// ensures Umbraco is configured
 		// if not, redirect to install and return false
 		// if yes, return true
-	    private static bool EnsureIsConfigured(HttpContextBase httpContext, Uri uri)
+	    private bool EnsureIsConfigured(HttpContextBase httpContext, Uri uri)
 	    {
 	        if (ApplicationContext.Current.IsConfigured)
 	            return true;
 
-            LogHelper.Warn<UmbracoModule>("Umbraco is not configured");
+	        if (_notConfiguredReported)
+	        {
+                // remember it's been reported so we don't flood the log
+                // no thread-safety so there may be a few log entries, doesn't matter
+                _notConfiguredReported = true;
+                LogHelper.Warn<UmbracoModule>("Umbraco is not configured");
+            }
 
 			var installPath = UriUtility.ToAbsolute(SystemDirectories.Install);
 			var installUrl = string.Format("{0}/?redir=true&url={1}", installPath, HttpUtility.UrlEncode(uri.ToString()));