diff --git a/phosphor-regulators/src/journal.cpp b/phosphor-regulators/src/journal.cpp
index be94275..ba9d846 100644
--- a/phosphor-regulators/src/journal.cpp
+++ b/phosphor-regulators/src/journal.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 /**
  * Copyright © 2020 IBM Corporation
  *
@@ -17,21 +16,27 @@
 
 #include "journal.hpp"
 
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
-#include <cstdint>
-#include <ctime>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <stdexcept>
-
-using namespace phosphor::logging;
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace phosphor::power::regulators
 {
 
+/**
+ * @class JournalCloser
+ *
+ * Automatically closes the journal when the object goes out of scope.
+ */
 class JournalCloser
 {
   public:
+    // Specify which compiler-generated methods we want
     JournalCloser() = delete;
     JournalCloser(const JournalCloser&) = delete;
     JournalCloser(JournalCloser&&) = delete;
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@
     JournalCloser(sd_journal* journal) : journal{journal}
     {
     }
+
     ~JournalCloser()
     {
         sd_journal_close(journal);
@@ -50,45 +56,16 @@
     sd_journal* journal{nullptr};
 };
 
-std::string SystemdJournal::getFieldValue(sd_journal* journal,
-                                          const char* field) const
-{
-    const char* data{nullptr};
-    size_t length{0};
-
-    // Get field data
-    int rc = sd_journal_get_data(journal, field, (const void**)&data, &length);
-    if (rc < 0)
-    {
-        throw std::runtime_error{
-            std::string{"Failed to read journal entry field: "} +
-            strerror(-rc)};
-    }
-
-    // Get field value
-    size_t prefix{0};
-    const void* eq = memchr(data, '=', length);
-    if (eq)
-    {
-        prefix = (const char*)eq - data + 1;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        prefix = 0;
-    }
-
-    std::string value{data + prefix, length - prefix};
-
-    return value;
-}
-
 std::vector<std::string>
     SystemdJournal::getMessages(const std::string& field,
                                 const std::string& fieldValue, unsigned int max)
 {
-    sd_journal* journal;
-    std::vector<std::string> messages;
+    // Sleep 100ms; otherwise recent journal entries sometimes not available
+    using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(100ms);
 
+    // Open the journal
+    sd_journal* journal;
     int rc = sd_journal_open(&journal, SD_JOURNAL_LOCAL_ONLY);
     if (rc < 0)
     {
@@ -96,48 +73,35 @@
                                  strerror(-rc)};
     }
 
+    // Create object to automatically close journal
     JournalCloser closer{journal};
 
+    // Add match so we only loop over entries with specified field value
+    std::string match{field + '=' + fieldValue};
+    rc = sd_journal_add_match(journal, match.c_str(), 0);
+    if (rc < 0)
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error{std::string{"Failed to add journal match: "} +
+                                 strerror(-rc)};
+    }
+
+    // Loop through matching entries from newest to oldest
+    std::vector<std::string> messages;
+    messages.reserve((max != 0) ? max : 10);
+    std::string syslogID, pid, message, timeStamp, line;
     SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_BACKWARDS(journal)
     {
-        // Get input field
-        std::string value = getFieldValue(journal, field.c_str());
+        // Get relevant journal entry fields
+        timeStamp = getTimeStamp(journal);
+        syslogID = getFieldValue(journal, "SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER");
+        pid = getFieldValue(journal, "_PID");
+        message = getFieldValue(journal, "MESSAGE");
 
-        // Compare field value and read data
-        if (value == fieldValue)
-        {
-            // Get SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER field
-            std::string syslog = getFieldValue(journal, "SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER");
+        // Build one line string containing field values
+        line = timeStamp + " " + syslogID + "[" + pid + "]: " + message;
+        messages.emplace(messages.begin(), line);
 
-            // Get _PID field
-            std::string pid = getFieldValue(journal, "_PID");
-
-            // Get MESSAGE field
-            std::string message = getFieldValue(journal, "MESSAGE");
-
-            // Get realtime
-            uint64_t usec{0};
-            rc = sd_journal_get_realtime_usec(journal, &usec);
-            if (rc < 0)
-            {
-                throw std::runtime_error{
-                    std::string{"Failed to get journal entry timestamp: "} +
-                    strerror(-rc)};
-            }
-
-            // Convert realtime microseconds to date format
-            char dateBuffer[80];
-            std::string date;
-            std::time_t timeInSecs = usec / 1000000;
-            strftime(dateBuffer, sizeof(dateBuffer), "%b %d %H:%M:%S",
-                     std::localtime(&timeInSecs));
-            date = dateBuffer;
-
-            // Store value to messages
-            value = date + " " + syslog + "[" + pid + "]: " + message;
-            messages.insert(messages.begin(), value);
-        }
-        // Set the maximum number of messages
+        // Stop looping if a max was specified and we have reached it
         if ((max != 0) && (messages.size() >= max))
         {
             break;
@@ -147,4 +111,71 @@
     return messages;
 }
 
-} // namespace phosphor::power::regulators
\ No newline at end of file
+std::string SystemdJournal::getFieldValue(sd_journal* journal,
+                                          const std::string& field)
+{
+    std::string value{};
+
+    // Get field data from current journal entry
+    const void* data{nullptr};
+    size_t length{0};
+    int rc = sd_journal_get_data(journal, field.c_str(), &data, &length);
+    if (rc < 0)
+    {
+        if (-rc == ENOENT)
+        {
+            // Current entry does not include this field; return empty value
+            return value;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error{
+                std::string{"Failed to read journal entry field: "} +
+                strerror(-rc)};
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Get value from field data.  Field data in format "FIELD=value".
+    std::string dataString{static_cast<const char*>(data), length};
+    std::string::size_type pos = dataString.find('=');
+    if ((pos != std::string::npos) && ((pos + 1) < dataString.size()))
+    {
+        // Value is substring after the '='
+        value = dataString.substr(pos + 1);
+    }
+
+    return value;
+}
+
+std::string SystemdJournal::getTimeStamp(sd_journal* journal)
+{
+    // Get realtime (wallclock) timestamp of current journal entry.  The
+    // timestamp is in microseconds since the epoch.
+    uint64_t usec{0};
+    int rc = sd_journal_get_realtime_usec(journal, &usec);
+    if (rc < 0)
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error{
+            std::string{"Failed to get journal entry timestamp: "} +
+            strerror(-rc)};
+    }
+
+    // Convert to number of seconds since the epoch
+    time_t secs = usec / 1000000;
+
+    // Convert seconds to tm struct required by strftime()
+    struct tm* timeStruct = localtime(&secs);
+    if (timeStruct == nullptr)
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error{
+            std::string{"Invalid journal entry timestamp: "} + strerror(errno)};
+    }
+
+    // Convert tm struct into a date/time string
+    char timeStamp[80];
+    strftime(timeStamp, sizeof(timeStamp), "%b %d %H:%M:%S", timeStruct);
+
+    return timeStamp;
+}
+
+} // namespace phosphor::power::regulators
diff --git a/phosphor-regulators/src/journal.hpp b/phosphor-regulators/src/journal.hpp
index 4499aa6..2199c8c 100644
--- a/phosphor-regulators/src/journal.hpp
+++ b/phosphor-regulators/src/journal.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,22 @@
     virtual ~Journal() = default;
 
     /**
+     * Gets the journal messages that have the specified field set to the
+     * specified value.
+     *
+     * The messages in the returned vector are ordered from oldest to newest.
+     *
+     * @param field journal field name
+     * @param fieldValue expected field value
+     * @param max Maximum number of messages to return.  Specify 0 to return all
+     *            matching messages.
+     * @return matching messages from the journal
+     */
+    virtual std::vector<std::string> getMessages(const std::string& field,
+                                                 const std::string& fieldValue,
+                                                 unsigned int max = 0) = 0;
+
+    /**
      * Logs a debug message in the system journal.
      *
      * @param message message to log
@@ -84,21 +100,6 @@
      * @param messages messages to log
      */
     virtual void logInfo(const std::vector<std::string>& messages) = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the journal messages that have the specified field set to the
-     * specified value.
-     *
-     * @param field journal field to use during search
-     * @param fieldValue expected field value
-     * @param max Maximum number of messages to return.
-     *        Specify 0 to return all matching messages.
-     *
-     * @return matching messages from the journal
-     */
-    virtual std::vector<std::string> getMessages(const std::string& field,
-                                                 const std::string& fieldValue,
-                                                 unsigned int max = 0) = 0;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -172,13 +173,24 @@
 
   private:
     /**
-     * Gets the data object associated with a specific field from the
-     * current journal entry and return the data as string.
+     * Gets the value of the specified field for the current journal entry.
      *
-     * @param journal the current journal entry
-     * @param field journal field to use during search
+     * Returns an empty string if the current journal entry does not have the
+     * specified field.
+     *
+     * @param journal current journal entry
+     * @param field journal field name
+     * @return field value
      */
-    std::string getFieldValue(sd_journal* journal, const char* field) const;
+    std::string getFieldValue(sd_journal* journal, const std::string& field);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the realtime (wallclock) timestamp for the current journal entry.
+     *
+     * @param journal current journal entry
+     * @return timestamp as a date/time string
+     */
+    std::string getTimeStamp(sd_journal* journal);
 };
 
 } // namespace phosphor::power::regulators