diff --git a/cloudflare-template.sh b/cloudflare-template.sh
index ca0f79b..c430391 100644
--- a/cloudflare-template.sh
+++ b/cloudflare-template.sh
@@ -9,22 +9,13 @@ proxy=false                                        # Set the proxy to true or fa
 
 
 
-###########################################
-## Define date time stamp function
-###########################################
-function ds() {
-  date +"[%F %T]"
-}
-
-
 ###########################################
 ## Check if we have a public IP
 ###########################################
 ip=$(curl -s https://api.ipify.org || curl -s https://ipv4.icanhazip.com/)
 
 if [ "${ip}" == "" ]; then 
-  message="$(ds) No public IP found."
-  >&2 echo -e "${message}" >> ~/log
+  logger "DDNS Updater: No public IP found"
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -41,15 +32,14 @@ fi
 ## Seek for the A record
 ###########################################
 
-echo "$(ds) Check Initiated" >> ~/log
+logger "DDNS Updater: Check Initiated"
 record=$(curl -s -X GET "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$zone_identifier/dns_records?name=$record_name" -H "X-Auth-Email: $auth_email" -H "$auth_header $auth_key" -H "Content-Type: application/json")
 
 ###########################################
 ## Check if the domain has an A record
 ###########################################
 if [[ $record == *"\"count\":0"* ]]; then
-  message="$(ds) Record does not exist, perhaps create one first? (${ip} for ${record_name})"
-  >&2 echo -e "${message}" >> ~/log
+  logger "DDNS Updater: Record does not exist, perhaps create one first? (${ip} for ${record_name})"
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -59,8 +49,7 @@ fi
 old_ip=$(echo "$record" | grep -Po '(?<="content":")[^"]*' | head -1)
 # Compare if they're the same
 if [[ $ip == $old_ip ]]; then
-  message="$(ds) IP ($ip) for ${record_name} has not changed."
-  echo "${message}" >> ~/log
+  logger "DDNS Updater: IP ($ip) for ${record_name} has not changed."
   exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -83,11 +72,9 @@ update=$(curl -s -X PUT "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$zone_identi
 ###########################################
 case "$update" in
 *"\"success\":false"*)
-  message="$(ds) $ip $record_name DDNS failed for $record_identifier ($ip). DUMPING RESULTS:\n$update"
-  >&2 echo -e "${message}" >> ~/log
+  logger "DDNS Updater: $ip $record_name DDNS failed for $record_identifier ($ip). DUMPING RESULTS:\n$update"
   exit 1;;
 *)
-  message="$(ds) $ip $record_name DDNS updated."
-  echo "${message}" >> ~/log
+  logger "DDNS Updater: $ip $record_name DDNS updated."
   exit 0;;
 esac