diff --git a/openbsc/src/telnet_interface.c b/openbsc/src/telnet_interface.c
index 128c34e..2d7b05c 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/telnet_interface.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/telnet_interface.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/paging.h>
 #include <openbsc/signal.h>
 #include <openbsc/talloc.h>
+#include <openbsc/debug.h>
 
 #include <vty/buffer.h>
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
 	fd = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
 
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		perror("Telnet interface socket creation failed");
+		LOGP(DNM, LOGL_ERROR, "Telnet interface socket creation failed\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -83,12 +84,12 @@
 	sock_addr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK);
 
 	if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr*)&sock_addr, sizeof(sock_addr)) < 0) {
-		perror("Telnet interface failed to bind");
+		LOGP(DNM, LOG_ERROR, "Telnet interface failed to bind\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (listen(fd, 0) < 0) {
-		perror("Telnet interface failed to listen");
+		LOGP(DNM, LOG_ERROR, "Telnet interface failed to listen\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@
 	int new_connection = accept(fd->fd, (struct sockaddr*)&sockaddr, &len);
 
 	if (new_connection < 0) {
-		perror("telnet accept failed");
+		LOGP(DNM, LOGL_ERROR, "telnet accept failed\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -171,8 +172,10 @@
 	print_welcome(new_connection);
 
 	connection->vty = vty_create(new_connection, connection);
-	if (!connection->vty)
+	if (!connection->vty) {
+		LOGP(DNM, LOGL_ERROR, "couldn't create VTY\n");
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }