diff --git a/bin/Barreleye.py b/bin/Barreleye.py
index 436bec1..e32f559 100644
--- a/bin/Barreleye.py
+++ b/bin/Barreleye.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 	}
 
 SYSTEM_CONFIG['org.openbmc.sensors.Occ'] = {
-		'system_state' : 'HOST_UP',
+		'system_state' : 'BOOTED',
 		'start_process' : True,
 		'monitor_process' : True,
 		'process_name' : 'sensor_occ.exe',
diff --git a/bin/eventlogger.py b/bin/eventlogger.py
index 95edfb8..131faec 100644
--- a/bin/eventlogger.py
+++ b/bin/eventlogger.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 		json_dump = json.dumps(message)
 		print "EVENT_LOG: "+json_dump
-		syslog.openlog('[OpenBmc]',logoption=syslog.LOG_PID)
+		syslog.openlog('OpenBmc',logoption=syslog.LOG_PID)
 		syslog.syslog(priority,json_dump)
 		syslog.closelog()
 		
diff --git a/bin/sensor_manager.py b/bin/sensor_manager.py
index 0020a1a..9a193d6 100644
--- a/bin/sensor_manager.py
+++ b/bin/sensor_manager.py
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@
 		self.sensor_cache = {}
 
 	@dbus.service.method(DBUS_NAME,
-		in_signature='', out_signature='a{sv}')
+		in_signature='', out_signature='a{sa{sv}}')
 	def getSensorsAll(self):
+		## this is probably not ok
+		##sensors = []
 		return self.sensor_cache;
 	
 	@dbus.service.method(DBUS_NAME,