diff --git a/client/consul.go b/client/consul.go
index 2eb54b1e1..861387181 100644
--- a/client/consul.go
+++ b/client/consul.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (c *ConsulService) Deregister(task *structs.Task, allocID string) error {
 		}
 		c.logger.Printf("[INFO] consul: deregistering service %v with consul", service.Name)
 		if err := c.deregisterService(service.Id); err != nil {
-			c.printDebugMessage("[DEBUG] consul: error in deregistering service %v from consul", service.Name)
+			c.printLogMessage("[DEBUG] consul: error in deregistering service %v from consul", service.Name)
 			mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -209,14 +209,14 @@ func (c *ConsulService) performSync() {
 			// Add new services which Consul agent isn't aware of
 			knownServices[service.Id] = struct{}{}
 			if _, ok := consulServices[service.Id]; !ok {
-				c.logger.Printf("[INFO] consul: registering service %s with consul.", service.Name)
+				c.printLogMessage("[INFO] consul: registering service %s with consul.", service.Name)
 				c.registerService(service, trackedTask.task, trackedTask.allocID)
 				continue
 			}
 
 			// If a service has changed, re-register it with Consul agent
 			if service.Hash() != c.serviceStates[service.Id] {
-				c.logger.Printf("[INFO] consul: reregistering service %s with consul.", service.Name)
+				c.printLogMessage("[INFO] consul: reregistering service %s with consul.", service.Name)
 				c.registerService(service, trackedTask.task, trackedTask.allocID)
 				continue
 			}
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func (c *ConsulService) performSync() {
 	for _, consulService := range consulServices {
 		if _, ok := knownServices[consulService.ID]; !ok {
 			delete(c.serviceStates, consulService.ID)
-			c.logger.Printf("[INFO] consul: deregistering service %v with consul", consulService.Service)
+			c.printLogMessage("[INFO] consul: deregistering service %v with consul", consulService.Service)
 			c.deregisterService(consulService.ID)
 		}
 	}
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ func (c *ConsulService) registerService(service *structs.Service, task *structs.
 	}
 
 	if err := c.client.ServiceRegister(asr); err != nil {
-		c.printDebugMessage("[DEBUG] consul: error while registering service %v with consul: %v", service.Name, err)
+		c.printLogMessage("[DEBUG] consul: error while registering service %v with consul: %v", service.Name, err)
 		mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
 	}
 	for _, check := range service.Checks {
 		cr := c.makeCheck(service, check, host, port)
 		if err := c.registerCheck(cr); err != nil {
-			c.printDebugMessage("[DEBUG] consul: error while registerting check %v with consul: %v", check.Name, err)
+			c.printLogMessage("[DEBUG] consul: error while registerting check %v with consul: %v", check.Name, err)
 			mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
 		}
 
@@ -291,13 +291,13 @@ func (c *ConsulService) registerService(service *structs.Service, task *structs.
 
 // registerCheck registers a check with Consul
 func (c *ConsulService) registerCheck(check *consul.AgentCheckRegistration) error {
-	c.logger.Printf("[INFO] consul: registering check with ID: %v for service: %v", check.ID, check.ServiceID)
+	c.printLogMessage("[INFO] consul: registering check with ID: %v for service: %v", check.ID, check.ServiceID)
 	return c.client.CheckRegister(check)
 }
 
 // deregisterCheck de-registers a check with a specific ID from Consul
 func (c *ConsulService) deregisterCheck(checkID string) error {
-	c.logger.Printf("[INFO] consul: removing check with ID: %v", checkID)
+	c.printLogMessage("[INFO] consul: removing check with ID: %v", checkID)
 	return c.client.CheckDeregister(checkID)
 }
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func (c *ConsulService) makeCheck(service *structs.Service, check *structs.Servi
 	return cr
 }
 
-func (c *ConsulService) printDebugMessage(message string, v ...interface{}) {
+func (c *ConsulService) printLogMessage(message string, v ...interface{}) {
 	if _, ok := c.node.Attributes["consul.version"]; ok {
 		c.logger.Printf(message, v)
 	}