diff --git a/src/confd/bin/bootstrap b/src/confd/bin/bootstrap
index 46312055..3aa453b5 100755
--- a/src/confd/bin/bootstrap
+++ b/src/confd/bin/bootstrap
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ collate()
 # Report error on console, syslog, and set login banners for getty + ssh
 console_error()
 {
-    logger -p user.crit -t "BOOTSTRAP" "$1"
+    logger -p user.crit -t bootstrap "$1"
 
     # shellcheck disable=SC3037
     /bin/echo -e "\n\n\e[31mCRITICAL BOOTSTRAP ERROR\n$1\e[0m\n" > /dev/console