diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/xcatserver b/xCAT/postscripts/xcatserver
index 3ea4ce16a..a899bc125 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/xcatserver
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/xcatserver
@@ -9,23 +9,23 @@
 # from the postscript table into the servicenode postscript. 
 #
 if [ ! $1 ]; then
-   logger -t xcat "xcatserver call without -d, doing nothing."
+   logger -t xcat -p local4.err "xcatserver call without -d, doing nothing."
    #echo "xcatserver call without -d, doing nothing."
    #echo $1
    exit 0
 fi
 if [ $1 != "-d" ]; then
-   logger -t xcat "xcatserver call without -d, doing nothing."
+   logger -t xcat -p local4.err "xcatserver call without -d, doing nothing."
    #echo "xcatserver call without -d, doing nothing."
    #echo $1
    exit 0
 fi
-logger -t xcat "xcatserver call with -d. getting credentials and cfgloc "
+logger -t xcat -p local4.info "xcatserver call with -d. getting credentials and cfgloc "
 #echo "xcatserver call with -d, getting credentials and cfgloc."
 #echo $1
 
 if [ ! -x /usr/bin/openssl ]; then
-   logger -t xcat "$0: /usr/bin/openssl is not executable"
+   logger -t xcat -p local4.err "$0: /usr/bin/openssl is not executable"
    exit 0
 fi
 USEOPENSSLFORXCAT=1