diff --git a/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp b/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
index 1606be1..ed7e750 100644
--- a/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
+++ b/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+#include <phosphor-logging/lg2.hpp>
 #include <watchdog_dbus.hpp>
 #include <watchdog_logging.hpp>
 
-#include <format>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@
 namespace dump
 {
 
-using namespace phosphor::logging;
-
 int dbusMethod(const std::string& path, const std::string& interface,
                const std::string& function, sdbusplus::message_t& method,
                const std::string& extended)
@@ -71,16 +68,16 @@
         else
         {
             // This trace will be picked up in event log
-            log<level::INFO>("dbusMethod service not found");
+            lg2::info("dbusMethod service not found");
             std::string traceMsgPath = std::string(path, maxTraceLen);
-            log<level::INFO>(traceMsgPath.c_str());
+            lg2::info(traceMsgPath.c_str());
             std::string traceMsgIface = std::string(interface, maxTraceLen);
-            log<level::INFO>(traceMsgIface.c_str());
+            lg2::info(traceMsgIface.c_str());
         }
     }
     catch (const sdbusplus::exception_t& e)
     {
-        log<level::ERR>("Error in dbusMethod", entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
+        lg2::error("Error in dbusMethod ({ERROR})", "ERROR", e);
     }
 
     return rc;
@@ -122,8 +119,8 @@
         }
         catch (const sdbusplus::exception_t& e)
         {
-            log<level::ERR>("Error in createPel CreatePELWithFFDCFiles",
-                            entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
+            lg2::error("Error in createPel CreatePELWithFFDCFiles ({ERROR})",
+                       "ERROR", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -159,10 +156,8 @@
         }
         catch (const sdbusplus::exception_t& e)
         {
-            log<level::ERR>(
-                std::format("Failed to read CurrentHostState property ({})",
-                            e.what())
-                    .c_str());
+            lg2::error("Failed to read CurrentHostState property ({ERROR})",
+                       "ERROR", e);
         }
     }