diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ConfigCompile.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ConfigCompile.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ConfigCompile.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ConfigCompile.cpp
@@ -322,8 +322,9 @@
                llvm::SMRange BlockRange) {
 #ifndef CLANGD_ENABLE_REMOTE
     if (External.Server) {
-      diag(Error, "Clangd isn't compiled with remote index support, ignoring "
-                  "Server." External.Server->Range);
+      elog("Clangd isn't compiled with remote index support, ignoring Server: "
+           "{0}",
+           *External.Server);
       External.Server.reset();
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/ConfigCompileTests.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/ConfigCompileTests.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/ConfigCompileTests.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/ConfigCompileTests.cpp
@@ -324,15 +324,15 @@
   External.Server.emplace("");
   Frag.Index.External = std::move(External);
   compileAndApply();
-  llvm::StringLiteral ExpectedDiag =
 #ifdef CLANGD_ENABLE_REMOTE
-      "Exactly one of File or Server must be set.";
+  EXPECT_THAT(
+      Diags.Diagnostics,
+      Contains(AllOf(DiagMessage("Exactly one of File or Server must be set."),
+                     DiagKind(llvm::SourceMgr::DK_Error))));
 #else
-      "Clangd isn't compiled with remote index support, ignoring Server.";
+  ASSERT_TRUE(Conf.Index.External.hasValue());
+  EXPECT_EQ(Conf.Index.External->Kind, Config::ExternalIndexSpec::File);
 #endif
-  EXPECT_THAT(Diags.Diagnostics,
-              Contains(AllOf(DiagMessage(ExpectedDiag),
-                             DiagKind(llvm::SourceMgr::DK_Error))));
 }
 
 TEST_F(ConfigCompileTests, ExternalBlockErrOnNoSource) {