diff --git a/logger/syslog.go b/logger/syslog.go
index f211ccd0..4023da88 100644
--- a/logger/syslog.go
+++ b/logger/syslog.go
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ func (l *SysLogger) Noticef(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	l.writer.Notice(fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
 }
 
-// Warnf logs a notice statement
+// Warnf logs a warning statement
 func (l *SysLogger) Warnf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	l.writer.Notice(fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
+	l.writer.Warning(fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
 }
 
 // Fatalf logs a fatal error
diff --git a/logger/syslog_windows.go b/logger/syslog_windows.go
index 1a89e0a2..77a098ce 100644
--- a/logger/syslog_windows.go
+++ b/logger/syslog_windows.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (l *SysLogger) Noticef(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	l.writer.Info(1, formatMsg("NOTICE", format, v...))
 }
 
-// Noticef logs a notice statement
+// Warnf logs a warning statement
 func (l *SysLogger) Warnf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	l.writer.Info(1, formatMsg("WARN", format, v...))
 }