diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/network/first-boot-set-hostname/first-boot-set-hostname.sh b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/network/first-boot-set-hostname/first-boot-set-hostname.sh
index 5415237..cf67f8b 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/network/first-boot-set-hostname/first-boot-set-hostname.sh
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/network/first-boot-set-hostname/first-boot-set-hostname.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh -eu
 
 show_error() {
-    echo "$@" >&2
+    if [ -n "${JOURNAL_STREAM-}" ]; then
+        echo "$@" | systemd-cat -t first-boot-set-hostname -p emerg
+    else
+        echo "$@" >&2
+    fi
 }
 
 sync_hostname() {
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@
                                 ${BMC_ITEM_PATH} 2>/dev/null || true)
 
     if [[ -z "${BMC_ITEM_SERVICE}" ]]; then
-        echo "No BMC item found in the Inventory. Is VPD EEPROM empty?" >&2
+        show_error "No BMC item found in the Inventory. Is VPD EEPROM empty?"
         return
     fi
 
@@ -43,4 +47,3 @@
 [ "$(hostname)" = "{MACHINE}" ] && sync_hostname
 
 systemctl disable first-boot-set-hostname.service
-
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/network/first-boot-set-mac/first-boot-set-mac.sh b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/network/first-boot-set-mac/first-boot-set-mac.sh
index 9f751a6..9668ed5 100755
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/network/first-boot-set-mac/first-boot-set-mac.sh
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/network/first-boot-set-mac/first-boot-set-mac.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh -eu
 
 show_error() {
-    logger -p user.error -t bmc-first-init $@
+    if [ -n "${JOURNAL_STREAM-}" ]; then
+        echo "$@" | systemd-cat -t first-boot-set-mac -p emerg
+    else
+        echo "$@" >&2
+    fi
 }
 
 sync_mac() {
@@ -47,8 +51,8 @@
     fi
 }
 
-if [ $# -eq 0 ]
-    then echo 'No Ethernet interface name is given'
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    show_error 'No Ethernet interface name is given'
     exit 1
 fi