diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/redirectps b/xCAT/postscripts/redirectps
index 1b1f39fb6..2bbf2f0f1 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/redirectps
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/redirectps
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 if (!$ENV{'NFSSERVER'})
 {
-    `logger -t xcat "environment variable does not exist, exiting..."`;
+    `logger -t xcat -p local4.err "environment variable does not exist, exiting..."`;
      exit;
 }
 
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ sub runcmd
         $rc = $? >> 8;
         if ($rc > 0)
         {
-            `logger -t xcat "runcmd $cmd failed, error message is:"`;
+            `logger -t xcat -p local4.err  "runcmd $cmd failed, error message is:"`;
             my $errmsg;
             foreach my $err (@::outref)
             {
                 $errmsg .= $err;
             }
-            `logger -t xcat "$errmsg"`;
+            `logger -t xcat  -p local4.err "$errmsg"`;
              exit;
         }
     }