diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost b/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost
index 5e6cfbbf7..345c8664a 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if (!-d $logdir) {
 $::sdate = `/bin/date`;
 chomp $::sdate;
 my $logfile = $logdir . "/xcat.log";
-`logger -t xcat $logfile`;
+`logger -t xcat -p local4.info $logfile`;
 
 # this log should not contain much so it might be ok to let it grow?
 # at least we'll have the errors preserved
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ if (-f $scriptname) {
         my $tzcmd = qq~/usr/bin/chtz $tz >/dev/null 2>&1~;
         if (&runcmd($tzcmd) != 0) {
             my $msg = "$::sdate xcataixpost: Could not set timezone.\n";
-            `logger -t xcat $msg`;
+            `logger -t xcat -p local4.warning $msg`;
         } else {
 			&runcmd("export TZ=$tz");
 		}
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ if (-f $scriptname) {
 		}
 		if (&runcmd($pwcmd) != 0) {
 			my $msg = "$::sdate xcataixpost: Could not set root password.\n";
-			`logger -t xcat $msg`;
+			`logger -t xcat -p local4.warning $msg`;
 		}
 	}
 }