diff --git a/src/warden-server/bin/wardend b/src/warden-server/bin/wardend
index 2a1c0b7cf93ae8002c9488e83435161101d340a3..174adf8a3724ee75d1dfbf829149d7ff8ceb59ae 100755
--- a/src/warden-server/bin/wardend
+++ b/src/warden-server/bin/wardend
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ warden_start() {
 		get_pid PID
 		echo "Warden daemon is running (pid $PID)."
 	else
-		echo "Starting Warden server daemon ..."
+		logger -s "Starting Warden server daemon ..."
 		$WARDEN
 		touch $LOCK_FILE
 	fi
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ warden_start() {
 warden_stop() {
 	check_status
 	if [ $STATUS -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo "Stoping Warden server daemon ..."
+		logger -s "Stopping Warden server daemon ..."
 		if [ -e $PID_FILE ]; then
 			PID=`cat $PID_FILE`
 			kill -1 $PID
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ warden_status() {
 warden_force_stop() {
 	check_status
 	if [ $STATUS -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo "Force stoping Warden server daemon ..."
+		logger -s "Force stopping Warden server daemon ..."
 		get_pid PID
 		kill -9 $PID
 		if [ -e $PID_FILE ]; then