diff --git a/os/log.c b/os/log.c
index 2e3b3f61f..0532c2eb7 100644
--- a/os/log.c
+++ b/os/log.c
@@ -257,8 +257,11 @@ void
 LogClose(enum ExitCode error)
 {
     if (logFile) {
-        ErrorFSigSafe("Server terminated %s (%d). Closing log file.\n",
-               (error == EXIT_NO_ERROR) ? "successfully" : "with error", error);
+        int msgtype = (error == EXIT_NO_ERROR) ? X_INFO : X_ERROR;
+        LogMessageVerbSigSafe(msgtype, -1,
+                "Server terminated %s (%d). Closing log file.\n",
+                (error == EXIT_NO_ERROR) ? "successfully" : "with error",
+                error);
         fclose(logFile);
         logFile = NULL;
         logFileFd = -1;