diff --git a/init/watchdogd.cpp b/init/watchdogd.cpp
index 881a4dfb5..0d16db907 100644
--- a/init/watchdogd.cpp
+++ b/init/watchdogd.cpp
@@ -38,29 +38,30 @@ int watchdogd_main(int argc, char **argv) {
     int margin = 10;
     if (argc >= 3) margin = atoi(argv[2]);
 
-    NOTICE("watchdogd started (interval %d, margin %d)!\n", interval, margin);
+    NOTICE("started (interval %d, margin %d)!\n", interval, margin);
 
     int fd = open(DEV_NAME, O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
     if (fd == -1) {
-        ERROR("watchdogd: Failed to open %s: %s\n", DEV_NAME, strerror(errno));
+        ERROR("Failed to open %s: %s\n", DEV_NAME, strerror(errno));
         return 1;
     }
 
     int timeout = interval + margin;
     int ret = ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT, &timeout);
     if (ret) {
-        ERROR("watchdogd: Failed to set timeout to %d: %s\n", timeout, strerror(errno));
+        ERROR("Failed to set timeout to %d: %s\n", timeout, strerror(errno));
         ret = ioctl(fd, WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT, &timeout);
         if (ret) {
-            ERROR("watchdogd: Failed to get timeout: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+            ERROR("Failed to get timeout: %s\n", strerror(errno));
         } else {
             if (timeout > margin) {
                 interval = timeout - margin;
             } else {
                 interval = 1;
             }
-            ERROR("watchdogd: Adjusted interval to timeout returned by driver: timeout %d, interval %d, margin %d\n",
-                  timeout, interval, margin);
+            WARNING("Adjusted interval to timeout returned by driver:"
+                    " timeout %d, interval %d, margin %d\n",
+                    timeout, interval, margin);
         }
     }