diff --git a/src/DebugConfiguration.cpp b/src/DebugConfiguration.cpp
index 49cdc0cd0..875d4d129 100644
--- a/src/DebugConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/DebugConfiguration.cpp
@@ -92,21 +92,6 @@ bool Syslog::isEnabled()
     return this->_enabled;
 }
 
-bool Syslog::log(uint16_t pri, const __FlashStringHelper *message)
-{
-    return this->_sendLog(pri, message);
-}
-
-bool Syslog::log(uint16_t pri, const String &message)
-{
-    return this->_sendLog(pri, message.c_str());
-}
-
-bool Syslog::log(uint16_t pri, const char *message)
-{
-    return this->_sendLog(pri, message);
-}
-
 bool Syslog::vlogf(uint16_t pri, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
     char *message;
@@ -132,17 +117,6 @@ bool Syslog::vlogf(uint16_t pri, const char *fmt, va_list args)
     return result;
 }
 
-bool Syslog::logf(uint16_t pri, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-    va_list args;
-    bool result;
-
-    va_start(args, fmt);
-    result = this->vlogf(pri, fmt, args);
-    va_end(args);
-    return result;
-}
-
 inline bool Syslog::_sendLog(uint16_t pri, const char *message)
 {
     int result;
@@ -184,44 +158,4 @@ inline bool Syslog::_sendLog(uint16_t pri, const char *message)
     return true;
 }
 
-inline bool Syslog::_sendLog(uint16_t pri, const __FlashStringHelper *message)
-{
-    int result;
-
-    if (!this->_enabled)
-        return false;
-
-    if ((this->_server == NULL && this->_ip == INADDR_NONE) || this->_port == 0)
-        return false;
-
-    // Check priority against priMask values.
-    if ((LOG_MASK(LOG_PRI(pri)) & this->_priMask) == 0)
-        return true;
-
-    // Set default facility if none specified.
-    if ((pri & LOG_FACMASK) == 0)
-        pri = LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_FAC(this->_priDefault), pri);
-
-    if (this->_server != NULL) {
-        result = this->_client->beginPacket(this->_server, this->_port);
-    } else {
-        result = this->_client->beginPacket(this->_ip, this->_port);
-    }
-
-    if (result != 1)
-        return false;
-
-    this->_client->print('<');
-    this->_client->print(pri);
-    this->_client->print(F(">1 - "));
-    this->_client->print(this->_deviceHostname);
-    this->_client->print(' ');
-    this->_client->print(this->_appName);
-    this->_client->print(F(" - - - \xEF\xBB\xBF"));
-    this->_client->print(message);
-    this->_client->endPacket();
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DebugConfiguration.h b/src/DebugConfiguration.h
index 847a8e20f..3bf476f72 100644
--- a/src/DebugConfiguration.h
+++ b/src/DebugConfiguration.h
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ class Syslog
     bool _enabled = false;
 
     bool _sendLog(uint16_t pri, const char *message);
-    bool _sendLog(uint16_t pri, const __FlashStringHelper *message);
 
   public:
     explicit Syslog(UDP &client);
@@ -148,13 +147,7 @@ class Syslog
     void disable();
     bool isEnabled();
 
-    bool log(uint16_t pri, const __FlashStringHelper *message);
-    bool log(uint16_t pri, const String &message);
-    bool log(uint16_t pri, const char *message);
-
     bool vlogf(uint16_t pri, const char *fmt, va_list args) __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 0)));
-
-    bool logf(uint16_t pri, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)));
 };
 
 #endif // HAS_ETHERNET || HAS_WIFI
diff --git a/src/RedirectablePrint.cpp b/src/RedirectablePrint.cpp
index f316785f0..a3c68f80a 100644
--- a/src/RedirectablePrint.cpp
+++ b/src/RedirectablePrint.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
  */
 NoopPrint noopPrint;
 
+extern Syslog syslog;
+
 void RedirectablePrint::setDestination(Print *_dest)
 {
     assert(_dest);
@@ -96,6 +98,32 @@ size_t RedirectablePrint::log(const char *logLevel, const char *format, ...)
             }
         }
         r += vprintf(format, arg);
+
+        // if syslog is in use, collect the log messages and send them to syslog
+        if (syslog.isEnabled()) {
+            int ll = 0;
+            switch (logLevel[0]) {
+            case 'D':
+                ll = SYSLOG_DEBUG;
+                break;
+            case 'I':
+                ll = SYSLOG_INFO;
+                break;
+            case 'W':
+                ll = SYSLOG_WARN;
+                break;
+            case 'E':
+                ll = SYSLOG_ERR;
+                break;
+            case 'C':
+                ll = SYSLOG_CRIT;
+                break;
+            default:
+                ll = 0;
+            }
+            syslog.vlogf(ll, format, arg);
+        }
+
         va_end(arg);
 
         isContinuationMessage = !hasNewline;
diff --git a/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp b/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
index 5e32050ad..221c69957 100644
--- a/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "mqtt/JSON.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 
+const int reconnectMax = 5;
+
 MQTT *mqtt;
 
 String statusTopic = "msh/2/stat/";
@@ -218,15 +220,13 @@ void MQTT::reconnect()
             sendSubscriptions();
         } else {
 #if HAS_WIFI && !defined(ARCH_PORTDUINO)
-            LOG_ERROR("Failed to contact MQTT server (%d/5)...\n", reconnectCount + 1);
-            if (reconnectCount >= 4) {
+            reconnectCount++;
+            LOG_ERROR("Failed to contact MQTT server (%d/%d)...\n", reconnectCount, reconnectMax);
+            if (reconnectCount >= reconnectMax) {
                 needReconnect = true;
                 wifiReconnect->setIntervalFromNow(0);
                 reconnectCount = 0;
-            } else {
-                reconnectCount++;
             }
-
 #endif
         }
     }