diff --git a/django_migration_linter/sql_analyser/postgresql.py b/django_migration_linter/sql_analyser/postgresql.py
index 778ac76..9fbf920 100644
--- a/django_migration_linter/sql_analyser/postgresql.py
+++ b/django_migration_linter/sql_analyser/postgresql.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class PostgresqlAnalyser(BaseAnalyser):
             fn=has_create_index_in_transaction,
             message="CREATE INDEX prolongs transaction, delaying lock release",
             mode=CheckMode.TRANSACTION,
-            type=CheckType.ERROR,
+            type=CheckType.WARNING,
         ),
         Check(
             code="DROP_INDEX",
diff --git a/docs/incompatibilities.md b/docs/incompatibilities.md
index 1867339..ecff7b3 100644
--- a/docs/incompatibilities.md
+++ b/docs/incompatibilities.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ You can ignore checks through the `--exclude-migration-tests` option by specifyi
 | `RUNPYTHON_MODEL_VARIABLE_NAME`    | The model variable name is different from the model class itself                                                     | Warning      |
 | `RUNSQL_REVERSIBLE`                | RunSQL data migration is not reversible (missing reverse SQL)                                                        | Warning      |
 | `CREATE_INDEX`                     | (Postgresql specific) Creating an index without the concurrent keyword will lock the table and may generate downtime | Warning      |
-| `CREATE_INDEX_EXCLUSIVE`           | (Postgresql specific) Creating an index in a transaction (after an `EXCLUSIVE` lock) prolongs the exclusive lock     | Error        |
+| `CREATE_INDEX_EXCLUSIVE`           | (Postgresql specific) Creating an index in a transaction (after an `EXCLUSIVE` lock) prolongs the exclusive lock     | Warning      |
 | `DROP_INDEX`                       | (Postgresql specific) Dropping an index without the concurrent keyword will lock the table and may generate downtime | Warning      |
 | `REINDEX`                          | (Postgresql specific) Reindexing will lock the table and may generate downtime                                       | Warning      |
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_migration_linter.py b/tests/functional/test_migration_linter.py
index 5318ba5..c2b1549 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_migration_linter.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_migration_linter.py
@@ -150,5 +150,6 @@ class PostgresqlBackwardCompatibilityDetectionTestCase(
         self._test_linter_finds_errors(app)
 
     def test_create_index_exclusive(self):
-        app = fixtures.CREATE_INDEX_EXCLUSIVE
-        self._test_linter_finds_errors(app)
+        linter = self._launch_linter(fixtures.CREATE_INDEX_EXCLUSIVE)
+        self.assertFalse(linter.has_errors)
+        self.assertTrue(linter.nb_warnings)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_sql_analyser.py b/tests/unit/test_sql_analyser.py
index 8f58d6a..0781f51 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_sql_analyser.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_sql_analyser.py
@@ -36,9 +36,16 @@ class SqlAnalyserTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 ),
             )
 
-    def assertWarningSql(self, sql):
+    def assertWarningSql(self, sql, code=None):
         _, _, warnings = self.analyse_sql(sql)
         self.assertNotEqual(0, len(warnings), "Found no warnings in sql")
+        if code:
+            self.assertTrue(
+                any(warning.code == code for warning in warnings),
+                "Didn't find error code {} in returned errors ({})".format(
+                    code, [warning.code for warning in warnings]
+                ),
+            )
 
 
 class MySqlAnalyserTestCase(SqlAnalyserTestCase):
@@ -322,7 +329,7 @@ class PostgresqlAnalyserTestCase(SqlAnalyserTestCase):
             'CREATE INDEX "user_email" ON "users" ("email");',
             "COMMIT;",
         ]
-        self.assertBackwardIncompatibleSql(sql, code="CREATE_INDEX_EXCLUSIVE")
+        self.assertWarningSql(sql, code="CREATE_INDEX_EXCLUSIVE")
 
     def test_create_index_exclusive_no_lock(self):
         sql = [