diff --git a/server/core/gateway.cc b/server/core/gateway.cc
index 1d12f879f..06ee47d16 100644
--- a/server/core/gateway.cc
+++ b/server/core/gateway.cc
@@ -350,9 +350,12 @@ static void sigterm_handler(int i)
 
     if (n_shutdowns == 1)
     {
-        if (write(STDERR_FILENO, shutdown_msg, sizeof(shutdown_msg) - 1) == -1)
+        if (!daemon_mode)
         {
-            printf("Failed to write shutdown message!\n");
+            if (write(STDERR_FILENO, shutdown_msg, sizeof(shutdown_msg) - 1) == -1)
+            {
+                printf("Failed to write shutdown message!\n");
+            }
         }
     }
     else
@@ -369,16 +372,22 @@ sigint_handler(int i)
 
     if (n_shutdowns == 1)
     {
-        if (write(STDERR_FILENO, shutdown_msg, sizeof(shutdown_msg) - 1) == -1)
+        if (!daemon_mode)
         {
-            printf("Failed to write shutdown message!\n");
+            if (write(STDERR_FILENO, shutdown_msg, sizeof(shutdown_msg) - 1) == -1)
+            {
+                printf("Failed to write shutdown message!\n");
+            }
         }
     }
     else if (n_shutdowns == 2)
     {
-        if (write(STDERR_FILENO, patience_msg, sizeof(patience_msg) - 1) == -1)
+        if (!daemon_mode)
         {
-            printf("Failed to write shutdown message!\n");
+            if (write(STDERR_FILENO, patience_msg, sizeof(patience_msg) - 1) == -1)
+            {
+                printf("Failed to write shutdown message!\n");
+            }
         }
     }
     else
@@ -500,8 +509,11 @@ sigfatal_handler(int i)
     void *addrs[128];
     int count = backtrace(addrs, 128);
 
-    // First print the stack trace to stderr as malloc is likely broken
-    backtrace_symbols_fd(addrs, count, STDERR_FILENO);
+    if (!daemon_mode)
+    {
+        // First print the stack trace to stderr as malloc is likely broken
+        backtrace_symbols_fd(addrs, count, STDERR_FILENO);
+    }
 
     MXS_ALERT("Fatal: MaxScale " MAXSCALE_VERSION " received fatal signal %d. "
               "Attempting backtrace.", i);
diff --git a/server/core/log_manager.cc b/server/core/log_manager.cc
index 4fdf3f4f3..893971e53 100644
--- a/server/core/log_manager.cc
+++ b/server/core/log_manager.cc
@@ -572,6 +572,10 @@ static bool logmanager_init_nomutex(const char* ident,
     succ = true;
     lm->lm_enabled = true;
 
+    // Redirect stdout and stderr to the log file
+    freopen(lm->lm_logfile.lf_full_file_name, "a", stdout);
+    freopen(lm->lm_logfile.lf_full_file_name, "a", stderr);
+
 return_succ:
     if (err != 0)
     {
@@ -2155,6 +2159,12 @@ static bool thr_flush_file(logmanager_t *lm, filewriter_t *fwr)
                 LOG_ERROR("MaxScale Log: Error, could not re-open log file %s.\n",
                           lf->lf_full_file_name);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                // Redirect stdout and stderr to the new log file
+                freopen(lf->lf_full_file_name, "a", stdout);
+                freopen(lf->lf_full_file_name, "a", stderr);
+            }
         }
 
         return true;
diff --git a/server/core/skygw_utils.cc b/server/core/skygw_utils.cc
index 48c0c6d9e..3b1a6f8fe 100644
--- a/server/core/skygw_utils.cc
+++ b/server/core/skygw_utils.cc
@@ -839,7 +839,6 @@ void skygw_file_close(skygw_file_t* file)
         }
         else
         {
-            ss_dfprintf(stderr, "Closed %s\n", file->sf_fname);
             skygw_file_free(file);
         }
     }