diff --git a/bacula-checkconf b/bacula-checkconf
index d9a8bb7..da3bb25 100644
--- a/bacula-checkconf
+++ b/bacula-checkconf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
 fi
 grep -q '^[^#].*_PASSWORD@@' $1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "Error: Default password in config"
+    logger -st bacula-dir "Error: placeholder password in config file $1"
     exit 6
 fi