diff --git a/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/language b/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/language
index 2662af5c1..59874ad26 100755
--- a/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/language
+++ b/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/language
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ if ($method == 'install') {
   copy($xml_file, $lang_file);
   symlink($lang_file, $link_file);
   write("language: $lang language pack installed\n");
-  logger("language: $lang language pack installed");
+  logger("$lang language pack installed");
   // run hook scripts for post processing
   post_hooks();
   done(0);
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ if ($method == 'update') {
   copy($xml_file, $lang_file);
   symlink($lang_file, $link_file);
   write("language: $lang language pack updated\n");
-  logger("language: $lang language pack updated");
+  logger("$lang language pack updated");
   // run hook scripts for post processing
   post_hooks();
   done(0);
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ if ($method == 'remove') {
     done(1);
   }
   write("language: $lang language pack removed\n");
-  logger("language: $lang language pack removed");
+  logger("$lang language pack removed");
   // run hook scripts for post processing
   post_hooks();
   done(0);
diff --git a/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin b/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin
index fffe95d29..b4745a9be 100755
--- a/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin
+++ b/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin
@@ -382,12 +382,12 @@ function plugin($method, $plugin_file, &$error) {
       // If file already exists, check the SHA256/MD5 (if supplied)
       if (file_exists($name)) {
         if ($file->SHA256) {
-          logger("plugin: checking: $name - SHA256");
+          logger("checking: $name - SHA256");
           if (hash_file('sha256', $name) != $file->SHA256) {
             unlink($name);
           }
         } elseif ($file->MD5) {
-          logger("plugin: checking: $name - MD5");
+          logger("checking: $name - MD5");
           if (md5_file($name) != $file->MD5) {
             unlink($name);
           }
@@ -396,12 +396,12 @@ function plugin($method, $plugin_file, &$error) {
       // If file already exists, do not overwrite
       //
       if (file_exists($name)) {
-        logger("plugin: skipping: $name already exists");
+        logger("skipping: $name already exists");
       } elseif ($file->LOCAL) {
         // Create the file
         //
         // for local file, just copy it
-        logger("plugin: creating: $name - copying LOCAL file $file->LOCAL");
+        logger("creating: $name - copying LOCAL file $file->LOCAL");
         if (!copy($file->LOCAL, $name)) {
           $error = "unable to copy LOCAL file: $name";
           @unlink($name);
@@ -409,10 +409,10 @@ function plugin($method, $plugin_file, &$error) {
         }
       } elseif ($file->INLINE) {
         // for inline file, create with inline contents
-        logger("plugin: creating: $name - from INLINE content");
+        logger("creating: $name - from INLINE content");
         $contents = trim($file->INLINE).PHP_EOL;
         if ($file->attributes()->Type == 'base64') {
-          logger("plugin: decoding: $name as base64");
+          logger("decoding: $name as base64");
           $contents = base64_decode($contents);
           if ($contents === false) {
             $error = "unable to decode inline base64: $name";
@@ -426,20 +426,20 @@ function plugin($method, $plugin_file, &$error) {
         }
       } elseif ($file->URL) {
         // for download file, download and maybe verify the file MD5
-        logger("plugin: creating: $name - downloading from URL $file->URL");
+        logger("creating: $name - downloading from URL $file->URL");
         if ( (download($file->URL, $name, $error) === false) && (download(filter_url($file->URL), $name, $error) === false) ) {
           @unlink($name);
           return false;
         }
         if ($file->SHA256) {
-          logger("plugin: checking: $name - SHA256");
+          logger("checking: $name - SHA256");
           if (hash_file('sha256', $name) != $file->SHA256) {
             $error = "bad file SHA256: $name";
             unlink($name);
             return false;
           }
         } elseif ($file->MD5) {
-          logger("plugin: checking: $name - MD5");
+          logger("checking: $name - MD5");
           if (md5_file($name) != $file->MD5) {
             $error = "bad file MD5: $name";
             unlink($name);
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ function plugin($method, $plugin_file, &$error) {
       if ($file->attributes()->Mode) {
         // if file has 'Mode' attribute, apply it
         $mode = $file->attributes()->Mode;
-        logger("plugin: setting: $name - mode to $mode");
+        logger("setting: $name - mode to $mode");
         if (!chmod($name, octdec($mode))) {
           $error = "chmod failure: $name";
           return false;
@@ -464,13 +464,13 @@ function plugin($method, $plugin_file, &$error) {
     if ($file->attributes()->Run) {
       $command = $file->attributes()->Run;
       if ($name) {
-        logger(escapeshellarg("plugin: running: $command $name"));
+        logger("running: $command $name");
         $retval = run("$command $name");
       } elseif ($file->LOCAL) {
-        logger(escapeshellarg("plugin: running: $command $file->LOCAL"));
+        logger("running: $command $file->LOCAL");
         $retval = run("$command $file->LOCAL");
       } elseif ($file->INLINE) {
-        logger("plugin: running: 'anonymous'");
+        logger("running: 'anonymous'");
         $name = '/tmp/inline.sh';
         file_put_contents($name, $file->INLINE);
         $retval = run("$command $name");
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ if ($method == 'install') {
     if ($target != $plugin_file) copy($plugin_file, $target);
     symlink($target, $symlink);
     write("plugin: $plugin installed\n");
-    logger("plugin: $plugin installed");
+    logger("$plugin installed");
   } else {
     write("script: $plugin executed\n");
     logger("script: $plugin executed");
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ if ($method == 'update') {
   copy($plugin_file, $target);
   symlink($target, $symlink);
   write("plugin: $plugin updated\n");
-  logger("plugin: $plugin updated");
+  logger("$plugin updated");
   // run hook scripts for post processing
   post_hooks();
   done(0);
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ if ($method == 'remove') {
   // remove the plugin file
   move($installed_plugin_file, "$boot-removed");
   write("plugin: $plugin removed\n");
-  logger("plugin: $plugin removed");
+  logger("$plugin removed");
   exec("/usr/local/sbin/update_cron");
   // run hook scripts for post processing
   post_hooks();