diff --git a/package/confd/confd.conf b/package/confd/confd.conf
index 34e37c72..c70b3ca5 100644
--- a/package/confd/confd.conf
+++ b/package/confd/confd.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ run name:bootstrap log:prio:user.notice norestart <pid/syslogd> \
 run name:error :1 log:console norestart if:<run/bootstrap/failure> \
 	[S] /usr/libexec/confd/error --
 
-service name:confd log <run/bootstrap/success> \
+service name:confd log:prio:daemon.err <run/bootstrap/success> \
 	[S12345] sysrepo-plugind -f -p /run/confd.pid -n -- Configuration daemon
 
 # Bootstrap system with startup-config, ensure correct ownership