diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index c9127bac49..cb220394dd 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Notice extends DB_DataObject
 			$id = $tag->insert();
 			if (!$id) {
 				$last_error = PEAR::getStaticProperty('DB_DataObject','lastError');
-				common_log(LOG_ERROR, 'DB error inserting hashtag: ' . $last_error->message);
+				common_log(LOG_ERR, 'DB error inserting hashtag: ' . $last_error->message);
 				common_server_error(sprintf(_('DB error inserting hashtag: %s'), $last_error->message));
 				return;
 			}
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 0c1eed2313..9848d6f8e4 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ function common_dequeue_notice($notice) {
                 $result = $qi->delete();
 	        if (!$result) {
 	            $last_error = &PEAR::getStaticProperty('DB_DataObject','lastError');
-                    common_log(LOG_ERROR, 'DB error deleting queue item: ' . $last_error->message);
+                    common_log(LOG_ERR, 'DB error deleting queue item: ' . $last_error->message);
                     return false;
                 }
                 common_log(LOG_DEBUG, 'complete dequeueing notice ID = ' . $notice->id);