diff --git a/agent/distro/centos/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in b/agent/distro/centos/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in
index 14b19e1d57e..fb82ebfab99 100755
--- a/agent/distro/centos/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in
+++ b/agent/distro/centos/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export CLASSPATH="$SCP:$DCP:$ACP:$JCP:@AGENTSYSCONFDIR@:@AGENTLIBDIR@"
 start() {
         echo -n $"Starting $PROGNAME: "
 	if hostname --fqdn >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-		$JSVC -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" $CLASS
+		$JSVC -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" -errfile SYSLOG $CLASS
 		RETVAL=$?
 		echo
 	else
diff --git a/agent/distro/fedora/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in b/agent/distro/fedora/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in
index 14b19e1d57e..fb82ebfab99 100755
--- a/agent/distro/fedora/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in
+++ b/agent/distro/fedora/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export CLASSPATH="$SCP:$DCP:$ACP:$JCP:@AGENTSYSCONFDIR@:@AGENTLIBDIR@"
 start() {
         echo -n $"Starting $PROGNAME: "
 	if hostname --fqdn >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-		$JSVC -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" $CLASS
+		$JSVC -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" -errfile SYSLOG $CLASS
 		RETVAL=$?
 		echo
 	else
diff --git a/agent/distro/opensuse/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in b/agent/distro/opensuse/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
index 01606c72a0d..ea1c6059b60 100644
--- a/agent/distro/opensuse/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
+++ b/agent/distro/opensuse/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ start() {
 
         wait_for_network
 
-	if jsvc -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" $CLASS
+	if jsvc -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" -errfile SYSLOG $CLASS
 		RETVAL=$?
 	    then
 		rc=0
diff --git a/agent/distro/rhel/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in b/agent/distro/rhel/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in
index 14b19e1d57e..fb82ebfab99 100644
--- a/agent/distro/rhel/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in
+++ b/agent/distro/rhel/SYSCONFDIR/rc.d/init.d/cloud-agent.in
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export CLASSPATH="$SCP:$DCP:$ACP:$JCP:@AGENTSYSCONFDIR@:@AGENTLIBDIR@"
 start() {
         echo -n $"Starting $PROGNAME: "
 	if hostname --fqdn >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-		$JSVC -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" $CLASS
+		$JSVC -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" -errfile SYSLOG $CLASS
 		RETVAL=$?
 		echo
 	else
diff --git a/agent/distro/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in b/agent/distro/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
index 01606c72a0d..ea1c6059b60 100644
--- a/agent/distro/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
+++ b/agent/distro/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ start() {
 
         wait_for_network
 
-	if jsvc -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" $CLASS
+	if jsvc -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" -errfile SYSLOG $CLASS
 		RETVAL=$?
 	    then
 		rc=0
diff --git a/agent/distro/ubuntu/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in b/agent/distro/ubuntu/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
index c657ed2887d..0e8705307e8 100755
--- a/agent/distro/ubuntu/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
+++ b/agent/distro/ubuntu/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ start() {
 
     wait_for_network
 
-    if start_daemon -p $PIDFILE $DAEMON -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" $CLASS
+    if start_daemon -p $PIDFILE $DAEMON -cp "$CLASSPATH" -pidfile "$PIDFILE" -errfile SYSLOG $CLASS
         RETVAL=$?
     then
         rc=0
@@ -170,4 +170,4 @@ case "$1" in
     RETVAL=3
 esac
 
-exit $RETVAL
\ No newline at end of file
+exit $RETVAL