diff --git a/orte/mca/notifier/base/notifier_base_fns.c b/orte/mca/notifier/base/notifier_base_fns.c
index fe7e74b1836..0f4ec5c8b4a 100644
--- a/orte/mca/notifier/base/notifier_base_fns.c
+++ b/orte/mca/notifier/base/notifier_base_fns.c
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ void orte_notifier_base_report(int sd, short args, void *cbdata)
 const char* orte_notifier_base_sev2str(orte_notifier_severity_t severity)
 {
     switch (severity) {
-    case ORTE_NOTIFIER_EMERG:  return "EMERG";  break;
+    case ORTE_NOTIFIER_EMERG:  return "EMERGENCY";  break;
     case ORTE_NOTIFIER_ALERT:  return "ALERT";  break;
-    case ORTE_NOTIFIER_CRIT:   return "CRIT";   break;
+    case ORTE_NOTIFIER_CRIT:   return "CRITICAL";   break;
     case ORTE_NOTIFIER_ERROR:  return "ERROR";  break;
-    case ORTE_NOTIFIER_WARN:   return "WARN";   break;
+    case ORTE_NOTIFIER_WARN:   return "WARNING";   break;
     case ORTE_NOTIFIER_NOTICE: return "NOTICE"; break;
     case ORTE_NOTIFIER_INFO:   return "INFO";   break;
     case ORTE_NOTIFIER_DEBUG:  return "DEBUG";  break;
diff --git a/orte/mca/notifier/syslog/notifier_syslog_module.c b/orte/mca/notifier/syslog/notifier_syslog_module.c
index be1d34def31..7ad683317fd 100644
--- a/orte/mca/notifier/syslog/notifier_syslog_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/notifier/syslog/notifier_syslog_module.c
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ static void mylog(orte_notifier_request_t *req)
     /* trim the newline */
     tod[strlen(tod)] = '\0';
 
-    syslog(req->severity, "[%s]%s JOBID %s REPORTS ERROR %s: %s", tod,
+    syslog(req->severity, "[%s]%s %s: JOBID %s REPORTS ERROR %s: %s", tod,
            ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
+           orte_notifier_base_sev2str(req->severity),
            ORTE_JOBID_PRINT(req->jdata->jobid),
            orte_job_state_to_str(req->state),
            (NULL == req->msg) ? "<N/A>" : req->msg);
@@ -104,8 +105,9 @@ static void myevent(orte_notifier_request_t *req)
     /* trim the newline */
     tod[strlen(tod)] = '\0';
 
-    syslog(req->severity, "[%s]%s SET EVENT : %s", tod,
+    syslog(req->severity, "[%s]%s %s SYSTEM EVENT : %s", tod,
            ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
+           orte_notifier_base_sev2str(req->severity),
            (NULL == req->msg) ? "<N/A>" : req->msg);
 }