diff --git a/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_vty.c b/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_vty.c
index d0add0e3d..bba84e2bd 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_vty.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_vty.c
@@ -2752,7 +2752,7 @@ DEFUN_USRATTR(cfg_net_msc_codec_list,
 error:
 	vty_out(vty, "Codec name must be hrX or frX. Was '%s'%s",
 			argv[i], VTY_NEWLINE);
-	return CMD_ERR_INCOMPLETE;
+	return CMD_WARNING;
 }
 
 #define LEGACY_STR "This command has no effect, it is kept to support legacy config files\n"
diff --git a/tests/msc.vty b/tests/msc.vty
index 6edc846ce..56a3fe219 100644
--- a/tests/msc.vty
+++ b/tests/msc.vty
@@ -34,23 +34,15 @@ msc 0
 
 OsmoBSC(config-msc)# codec-list foo
 Codec name must be hrX or frX. Was 'foo'
-% Command incomplete.
-OsmoBSC(config-msc)# # ERROR: "Command incomplete" is not accurate
 
 OsmoBSC(config-msc)# codec-list fr10
 Codec name must be hrX or frX. Was 'fr10'
-% Command incomplete.
-OsmoBSC(config-msc)# # ERROR: "Command incomplete" is not accurate
 
 OsmoBSC(config-msc)# codec-list hr10
 Codec name must be hrX or frX. Was 'hr10'
-% Command incomplete.
-OsmoBSC(config-msc)# # ERROR: "Command incomplete" is not accurate
 
 OsmoBSC(config-msc)# codec-list FR1
 Codec name must be hrX or frX. Was 'FR1'
-% Command incomplete.
-OsmoBSC(config-msc)# # ERROR: "Command incomplete" is not accurate
 
 OsmoBSC(config-msc)# # Ensure the codec-list with wrong args did not change the config
 OsmoBSC(config-msc)# show running-config