diff --git a/src/warden-server/lib/WardenCommon.pm b/src/warden-server/lib/WardenCommon.pm
index 26e90a4a54ce9b0ac8536c8d7d34fc08bfd5877c..1f345067975cc7b6ec32e6fea032a3d2eec0606f 100755
--- a/src/warden-server/lib/WardenCommon.pm
+++ b/src/warden-server/lib/WardenCommon.pm
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ sub sendMsg
 
   if ($syslog == 1 && defined $severity && defined $syslog_msg) {
     Sys::Syslog::openlog($filename, "cons,pid", $syslog_facility);
-    Sys::Syslog::syslog("$severity", "$syslog_msg");
+    Sys::Syslog::syslog($severity, $syslog_msg);
     Sys::Syslog::closelog();
   }