diff --git a/target/getmail/getmail-service.sh b/target/getmail/getmail-service.sh
index 98bc7bf9..725fe0f4 100644
--- a/target/getmail/getmail-service.sh
+++ b/target/getmail/getmail-service.sh
@@ -11,14 +11,18 @@ GETMAIL_DIR=/var/lib/getmail
 # Otherwise 'supervisorctl restart getmail' leads to zombie 'sleep' processes.
 trap 'pkill --parent $$' EXIT
 
+function _syslog_error() {
+  logger --id --priority mail.err -t getmail6 "$*"
+}
+
 function _stopService() {
-  _log 'warn' "Stopping getmail service"
+  _syslog_error "Stopping service"
   exec supervisorctl stop getmail
 }
 
 # Verify the correct value for GETMAIL_POLL. Valid are any numbers greater than 0.
 if ! [[ ${GETMAIL_POLL} =~ ^[0-9]+$ && ${GETMAIL_POLL} -gt 0 ]]; then
-  _log 'warn' "Invalid value for GETMAIL_POLL: ${GETMAIL_POLL}"
+  _syslog_error "Invalid value for GETMAIL_POLL: ${GETMAIL_POLL}"
   _stopService
 fi
 
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ while :; do
 
   # Stop service if no configuration is found.
   if [[ -z ${RC_FILE} ]]; then
-    _log 'warn' 'No getmail configration found'
+    _syslog_error 'No configration found'
     _stopService
   fi