diff --git a/bmc_state_manager.cpp b/bmc_state_manager.cpp
index 2ee58bc..1ce37b3 100644
--- a/bmc_state_manager.cpp
+++ b/bmc_state_manager.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 
 #include <phosphor-logging/elog-errors.hpp>
-#include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+#include <phosphor-logging/lg2.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/exception.hpp>
 
 #include <cassert>
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 namespace manager
 {
 
+PHOSPHOR_LOG2_USING;
+
 // When you see server:: you know we're referencing our base class
 namespace server = sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::State::server;
 
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@
     }
     catch (const sdbusplus::exception::exception& e)
     {
-        log<level::ERR>("Error in GetUnit call", entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
+        error("Error in GetUnit call: {ERROR}", "ERROR", e);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -76,16 +78,14 @@
     }
     catch (const sdbusplus::exception::exception& e)
     {
-        log<level::INFO>("Error in ActiveState Get",
-                         entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
+        info("Error in ActiveState Get: {ERROR}", "ERROR", e);
         return;
     }
 
     auto currentStateStr = std::get<std::string>(currentState);
     if (currentStateStr == activeState)
     {
-        log<level::INFO>("Setting the BMCState field",
-                         entry("CURRENT_BMC_STATE=%s", "BMC_READY"));
+        info("Setting the BMCState field to BMC_READY");
         this->currentBMCState(BMCState::Ready);
 
         // Unsubscribe so we stop processing all other signals
@@ -98,14 +98,12 @@
         }
         catch (const sdbusplus::exception::exception& e)
         {
-            log<level::INFO>("Error in Unsubscribe",
-                             entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
+            info("Error in Unsubscribe: {ERROR}", "ERROR", e);
         }
     }
     else
     {
-        log<level::INFO>("Setting the BMCState field",
-                         entry("CURRENT_BMC_STATE=%s", "BMC_NOTREADY"));
+        info("Setting the BMCState field to BMC_NOTREADY");
         this->currentBMCState(BMCState::NotReady);
     }
 
@@ -123,8 +121,7 @@
     }
     catch (const sdbusplus::exception::exception& e)
     {
-        log<level::ERR>("Failed to subscribe to systemd signals",
-                        entry("ERR=%s", e.what()));
+        error("Failed to subscribe to systemd signals: {ERROR}", "ERROR", e);
         elog<InternalFailure>();
     }
 
@@ -145,8 +142,7 @@
         }
         catch (const sdbusplus::exception::exception& e)
         {
-            log<level::INFO>("Error in HardReboot",
-                             entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
+            info("Error in HardReboot: {ERROR}", "ERROR", e);
         }
     }
     else
@@ -171,8 +167,8 @@
         }
         catch (const sdbusplus::exception::exception& e)
         {
-            log<level::INFO>("Error in StartUnit - replace-irreversibly",
-                             entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
+            info("Error in StartUnit - replace-irreversibly: {ERROR}", "ERROR",
+                 e);
         }
     }
     return;
@@ -191,7 +187,7 @@
     // Caught the signal that indicates the BMC is now BMC_READY
     if ((newStateUnit == obmcStandbyTarget) && (newStateResult == signalDone))
     {
-        log<level::INFO>("BMC_READY");
+        info("BMC_READY");
         this->currentBMCState(BMCState::Ready);
 
         // Unsubscribe so we stop processing all other signals
@@ -206,8 +202,7 @@
         }
         catch (const sdbusplus::exception::exception& e)
         {
-            log<level::INFO>("Error in Unsubscribe",
-                             entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
+            info("Error in Unsubscribe: {ERROR}", "ERROR", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -216,9 +211,9 @@
 
 BMC::Transition BMC::requestedBMCTransition(Transition value)
 {
-    log<level::INFO>("Setting the RequestedBMCTransition field",
-                     entry("REQUESTED_BMC_TRANSITION=0x%s",
-                           convertForMessage(value).c_str()));
+    info("Setting the RequestedBMCTransition field to "
+         "{REQUESTED_BMC_TRANSITION}",
+         "REQUESTED_BMC_TRANSITION", value);
 
     executeTransition(value);
     return server::BMC::requestedBMCTransition(value);
@@ -226,9 +221,9 @@
 
 BMC::BMCState BMC::currentBMCState(BMCState value)
 {
-    log<level::INFO>(
-        "Setting the BMCState field",
-        entry("CURRENT_BMC_STATE=0x%s", convertForMessage(value).c_str()));
+
+    info("Setting the BMCState field to {CURRENT_BMC_STATE}",
+         "CURRENT_BMC_STATE", value);
 
     return server::BMC::currentBMCState(value);
 }