diff --git a/scripts/zmwatch.pl.in b/scripts/zmwatch.pl.in
index 1b4790bce..dd5cfc252 100644
--- a/scripts/zmwatch.pl.in
+++ b/scripts/zmwatch.pl.in
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ $ENV{PATH}  = '/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin';
 $ENV{SHELL} = '/bin/sh' if exists $ENV{SHELL};
 delete @ENV{qw(IFS CDPATH ENV BASH_ENV)};
 
-logInit();
+my $log = logInit();
 logSetSignal();
 my $zm_terminate = 0;
 sub TermHandler {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ while (!$zm_terminate) {
       # We can't get the last capture time so can't be sure it's died, it might just be starting up.
       my $startup_time = zmGetStartupTime($monitor);
       if (($now - $startup_time) > $Config{ZM_WATCH_MAX_DELAY}) {
-        Warning(
+        $log->logPrint(ZoneMinder::Logger::WARNING+$monitor->Importance(),
           "Restarting capture daemon for $$monitor{Name}, no image since startup. ".
           "Startup time was $startup_time - now $now > $Config{ZM_WATCH_MAX_DELAY}"
         );
@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ while (!$zm_terminate) {
     my $image_delay = $now - $capture_time;
     Debug("Monitor $monitor->{Id} last captured $image_delay seconds ago, max is $max_image_delay");
     if ($image_delay > $max_image_delay) {
-      Warning('Restarting capture daemon for '.$monitor->{Name}.
-        ", time since last capture $image_delay seconds ($now-$capture_time)");
+        $log->logPrint(ZoneMinder::Logger::WARNING+$monitor->Importance(),
+          'Restarting capture daemon for '.$monitor->{Name}.
+          ", time since last capture $image_delay seconds ($now-$capture_time)");
       $monitor->control('restart');
       next;
     }
@@ -160,10 +161,11 @@ while (!$zm_terminate) {
         my $image_delay = $now-$image_time;
         Debug("Monitor $monitor->{Id} last analysed $image_delay seconds ago, max is $max_image_delay");
         if ($image_delay > $max_image_delay) {
-          Warning("Analysis daemon for $$monitor{Id} $$monitor{Name} needs restarting,"
-              ." time since last analysis $image_delay seconds ($now-$image_time)");
-            $monitor->control('restart');
-            next;
+          $log->logPrint(ZoneMinder::Logger::WARNING+$monitor->Importance(),
+            "daemon for $$monitor{Id} $$monitor{Name} needs restarting,"
+            ." time since last analysis $image_delay seconds ($now-$image_time)");
+          $monitor->control('restart');
+          next;
         }
       }