diff --git a/log_manager/log_manager.cc b/log_manager/log_manager.cc
index 073ea6c48..fea788c03 100644
--- a/log_manager/log_manager.cc
+++ b/log_manager/log_manager.cc
@@ -688,7 +688,8 @@ int skygw_log_flush(
         int err = 0;
         
         if (!logmanager_register(FALSE)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Can't register to logmanager, nothing to flush\n");
+            ss_dfprintf(stderr,
+                        "Can't register to logmanager, nothing to flush\n");
             goto return_err;
         }
         CHK_LOGMANAGER(lm);
diff --git a/utils/skygw_utils.cc b/utils/skygw_utils.cc
index 756511227..a31d3c01b 100644
--- a/utils/skygw_utils.cc
+++ b/utils/skygw_utils.cc
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ skygw_file_t* skygw_file_init(
 
         file_write_header(file);
         CHK_FILE(file);
-        fprintf(stderr, "Opened %s\n", file->sf_fname);        
+        ss_dfprintf(stderr, "Opened %s\n", file->sf_fname);        
 return_file:
         ss_dassert(file->sf_file != NULL);
 
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ void skygw_file_done(
                     strerror(err));
         }
         ss_dassert(err == 0);
-        fprintf(stderr, "Closed %s\n", file->sf_fname);        
+        ss_dfprintf(stderr, "Closed %s\n", file->sf_fname);        
         free(file->sf_fname);
         free(file);
 }