diff --git a/common.h b/common.h
index 05eb802..c57274e 100644
--- a/common.h
+++ b/common.h
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@
 #include <vdr/config.h>
 #include <vdr/i18n.h>
 
-#define error(x...) esyslog("SATIP-ERROR: " x)
-#define info(x...)  isyslog("SATIP: " x)
-#define debug(x...) void( SatipConfig.IsLogLevelDebug() ? dsyslog("SATIP: " x) : void() )
-#define extra(x...) void( SatipConfig.IsLogLevelExtra() ? dsyslog("SATIP: " x) : void() )
-
 #define ELEMENTS(x)                      (sizeof(x) / sizeof(x[0]))
 
 #define SATIP_MAX_DEVICES                MAXDEVICES
@@ -44,19 +39,19 @@
 
 #define SATIP_CURL_EASY_SETOPT(X, Y, Z) \
   if ((res = curl_easy_setopt((X), (Y), (Z))) != CURLE_OK) { \
-     error("curl_easy_setopt(%s, %s) [%s,%d] failed: %s (%d)", #Y, #Z, __FILE__, __LINE__, curl_easy_strerror(res), res); \
+     esyslog("curl_easy_setopt(%s, %s) [%s,%d] failed: %s (%d)", #Y, #Z, __FILE__, __LINE__, curl_easy_strerror(res), res); \
      }
 
 #define SATIP_CURL_EASY_PERFORM(X) \
   if ((res = curl_easy_perform((X))) != CURLE_OK) { \
-     error("curl_easy_perform() [%s,%d] failed: %s (%d)",  __FILE__, __LINE__, curl_easy_strerror(res), res); \
+     esyslog("curl_easy_perform() [%s,%d] failed: %s (%d)",  __FILE__, __LINE__, curl_easy_strerror(res), res); \
      }
 
 #define ERROR_IF_FUNC(exp, errstr, func, ret)              \
   do {                                                     \
      if (exp) {                                            \
         char tmp[64];                                      \
-        error("[%s,%d]: "errstr": %s", __FILE__, __LINE__, \
+        esyslog("[%s,%d]: "errstr": %s", __FILE__, __LINE__, \
               strerror_r(errno, tmp, sizeof(tmp)));        \
         func;                                              \
         ret;                                               \
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index ce3ae6b..96f8987 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "discover.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
 cSatipConfig SatipConfig;
diff --git a/device.c b/device.c
index da3bbdb..4282c72 100644
--- a/device.c
+++ b/device.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "discover.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "param.h"
 #include "device.h"
 
diff --git a/discover.c b/discover.c
index b3ac667..2628964 100644
--- a/discover.c
+++ b/discover.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "common.h"
 #include "config.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "socket.h"
 #include "discover.h"
 
diff --git a/log.h b/log.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0830f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * log.h: SAT>IP plugin for the Video Disk Recorder
+ *
+ * See the README file for copyright information and how to reach the author.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __SATIP_LOG_H
+#define __SATIP_LOG_H
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#define error(x...) esyslog("SATIP-ERROR: " x)
+#define info(x...)  isyslog("SATIP: " x)
+#define debug(x...) void( SatipConfig.IsLogLevelDebug() ? dsyslog("SATIP: " x) : void() )
+#define extra(x...) void( SatipConfig.IsLogLevelExtra() ? dsyslog("SATIP: " x) : void() )
+
+#endif // __SATIP_LOG_H
+
diff --git a/msearch.c b/msearch.c
index d4d8461..1425a57 100644
--- a/msearch.c
+++ b/msearch.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "discover.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "poller.h"
 #include "msearch.h"
 
diff --git a/poller.c b/poller.c
index 1b92409..fb79af9 100644
--- a/poller.c
+++ b/poller.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "common.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "poller.h"
 
 cSatipPoller *cSatipPoller::instanceS = NULL;
diff --git a/rtcp.c b/rtcp.c
index fb58212..4d6065f 100644
--- a/rtcp.c
+++ b/rtcp.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "common.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "rtcp.h"
 
 cSatipRtcp::cSatipRtcp(cSatipTunerIf &tunerP, unsigned int bufferLenP)
diff --git a/rtp.c b/rtp.c
index 85437de..2da23e6 100644
--- a/rtp.c
+++ b/rtp.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "common.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "rtp.h"
 
 cSatipRtp::cSatipRtp(cSatipTunerIf &tunerP, unsigned int bufferLenP)
diff --git a/rtsp.c b/rtsp.c
index a1ead50..b94427f 100644
--- a/rtsp.c
+++ b/rtsp.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "common.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "rtsp.h"
 
 cSatipRtsp::cSatipRtsp(cSatipTunerIf &tunerP)
diff --git a/satip.c b/satip.c
index 3e82cf6..b9c54ca 100644
--- a/satip.c
+++ b/satip.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "device.h"
 #include "discover.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "poller.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 
diff --git a/sectionfilter.c b/sectionfilter.c
index 99f682c..88c8d4c 100644
--- a/sectionfilter.c
+++ b/sectionfilter.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "sectionfilter.h"
 
 cSatipSectionFilter::cSatipSectionFilter(int deviceIndexP, uint16_t pidP, uint8_t tidP, uint8_t maskP)
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 8f60213..5ff5bd0 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "common.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "server.h"
 
 // --- cSatipServer -----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 8e389c5..eca22a4 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "device.h"
 #include "discover.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 
 // --- cSatipEditSrcItem ------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/socket.c b/socket.c
index d7b9ce4..fabb968 100644
--- a/socket.c
+++ b/socket.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "config.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "socket.h"
 
 cSatipSocket::cSatipSocket()
diff --git a/statistics.c b/statistics.c
index cb8b51e..d925812 100644
--- a/statistics.c
+++ b/statistics.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "statistics.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
 // Section statistics class
diff --git a/tuner.c b/tuner.c
index bdf8b34..16749fa 100644
--- a/tuner.c
+++ b/tuner.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "discover.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "poller.h"
 #include "tuner.h"