diff --git a/softoff/mainapp.cpp b/softoff/mainapp.cpp
index c6c1858..3a47cc4 100644
--- a/softoff/mainapp.cpp
+++ b/softoff/mainapp.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     if (r < 0)
     {
         log<level::ERR>("Failure to create sd_event handler",
-                entry("ERROR=%s", strerror(-r)));
+                entry("ERRNO=0x%X", -r));
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         if (r < 0)
         {
             log<level::ERR>("Failure in processing request",
-                    entry("ERROR=%s", strerror(-r)));
+                    entry("ERRNO=0x%X", -r));
             return -1;
         }
     }
diff --git a/softoff/softoff.cpp b/softoff/softoff.cpp
index 4a3166c..f76cd4f 100644
--- a/softoff/softoff.cpp
+++ b/softoff/softoff.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         if (r < 0)
         {
             log<level::ERR>("Failure to start Host shutdown wait timer",
-                    entry("ERROR=%s", strerror(-r)));
+                    entry("ERRNO=0x%X", -r));
         }
         else
         {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         if (r < 0)
         {
             log<level::ERR>("Failure to STOP the timer",
-                    entry("ERROR=%s", strerror(-r)));
+                    entry("ERRNO=0x%X", -r));
         }
 
         // This marks the completion of soft power off sequence.