diff --git a/Modules/feed/engine/RedisBuffer.php b/Modules/feed/engine/RedisBuffer.php
index e10ee08c6..708b2a0fb 100644
--- a/Modules/feed/engine/RedisBuffer.php
+++ b/Modules/feed/engine/RedisBuffer.php
@@ -189,13 +189,12 @@ private function process_feed_buffer($feedid){
             // process if there is data on buffer and no write lock from real data
             if ($len > 0 && !$this->checkLock($feedid,"write")) {
                 $this->setLock($feedid,"read"); // set read lock
-                echo "Processing feed=$feedid len=$len :\n";
                 $this->log->info("process_buffer() engine=$engine feed=$feedid len=$len");
                 $lasttime=0;
                 $range = 50000; // step range number of points to extract on each iteration 50k-100k is ok
                 for ($i=$range; $i<=$len+$range; $i++)
                 {
-                    echo " Reading block $i\n";
+                    $this->log->info(" Reading block $i");
                     if ($i > $len)  $range =  $range-($i-$len);
                     $i = $i + $range-1;
                     $buf_item = $this->redis->zRange("feed:$feedid:buffer", 0, $range-1, true);
@@ -218,13 +217,13 @@ private function process_feed_buffer($feedid){
                         $matchcnt++;
                     }
                     if ($matchcnt > 0) {
-                        echo " Invoking post_bulk_save engine=" . $engine . "\n";
+                        $this->log->info(" Invoking post_bulk_save engine=" . $engine);
                         $this->feed->EngineClass($engine)->post_bulk_save();
                     }
                     
-                    if ($range != $matchcnt) { echo "WARN: expected $range but found $matchcnt items\n"; }
+                    if ($range != $matchcnt) { $this->log->info("WARN: expected $range but found $matchcnt items"); }
                     $remcnt = $this->redis->zRemRangeByRank("feed:$feedid:buffer", 0, $range-1); // Remove processed range
-                    if ($remcnt != $matchcnt) { echo "WARN: found $matchcnt but deleted $remcnt items\n"; }
+                    if ($remcnt != $matchcnt) { $this->log->info("WARN: found $matchcnt but deleted $remcnt items"); }
                 }
             }
             $this->removeLock($feedid,"read"); // remove read lock
diff --git a/scripts/feedwriter.php b/scripts/feedwriter.php
index 40a23202b..354633fc7 100644
--- a/scripts/feedwriter.php
+++ b/scripts/feedwriter.php
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
     require "Lib/EmonLogger.php";
     require "process_settings.php";
 
-    if (!$redis_enabled) { echo "Error: setting must be true: redis_enabled\n"; die; }
-    if (!$feed_settings['redisbuffer']['enabled']) { echo "Error: setting must be true: feed_settings['redisbuffer']['enabled']\n"; die; }
-    if (!$feed_settings['redisbuffer']['sleep'] || (int)$feed_settings['redisbuffer']['sleep'] < 1) { echo "Error: setting must be > 0 : feed_settings['redisbuffer']['sleep']\n"; die; }
-
     $log = new EmonLogger(__FILE__);
     $log->error("Starting feedwriter script");
+    
+    if (!$redis_enabled) { $log->error("Error: setting must be true: redis_enabled"); die; }
+    if (!$feed_settings['redisbuffer']['enabled']) { $log->error("Error: setting must be true: feed_settings['redisbuffer']['enabled']"); die; }
+    if (!$feed_settings['redisbuffer']['sleep'] || (int)$feed_settings['redisbuffer']['sleep'] < 1) { $log->error("Error: setting must be > 0 : feed_settings['redisbuffer']['sleep']"); die; }
 
     $mysqli = @new mysqli($server,$username,$password,$database,$port);
     if ($mysqli->connect_error) { $log->error("Can't connect to database:". $mysqli->connect_error);  die('Check log\n'); }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         $feed->EngineClass(Engine::REDISBUFFER)->removeLock($feedid,"write"); 
     }
 
-    echo "Buffered feed writer daemon started with sleep " . $feed_settings['redisbuffer']['sleep'] . "s...\n";
+    $log->info("Buffered feed writer daemon started with sleep " . $feed_settings['redisbuffer']['sleep'] . "s...");
     while(true)
     {
         $feed->EngineClass(Engine::REDISBUFFER)->process_buffers();