diff --git a/src/common/audio-shm.cpp b/src/common/audio-shm.cpp
index d1c5bb17..10614c0c 100644
--- a/src/common/audio-shm.cpp
+++ b/src/common/audio-shm.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include "logging/common.h"
+
 AudioShmBuffer::AudioShmBuffer(const Config& config)
     : config(config),
       shm(boost::interprocess::open_or_create,
@@ -74,16 +76,15 @@ void AudioShmBuffer::setup_mapping() {
         }
     } catch (const boost::interprocess::interprocess_exception& error) {
         if (error.get_native_error() == EAGAIN) {
-            std::cerr << "ERROR: Could not map shared memory. This means that"
-                      << std::endl;
-            std::cerr << "       your user's memory locking limit has been set"
-                      << std::endl;
-            std::cerr << "       too low. Check your distro's documentation or"
-                      << std::endl;
-            std::cerr << "       wiki for instructions on how to set up"
-                      << std::endl;
-            std::cerr << "        realtime privileges and memlock limits."
-                      << std::endl;
+            Logger logger = Logger::create_exception_logger();
+
+            logger.log("");
+            logger.log("ERROR: Could not map shared memory. This means that");
+            logger.log("       your user's memory locking limit has been");
+            logger.log("       reached. Check your distro's documentation or");
+            logger.log("       wiki for instructions on how to set up");
+            logger.log("       realtime privileges and memlock limits.");
+            logger.log("");
         }
 
         throw;
diff --git a/src/common/communication/common.h b/src/common/communication/common.h
index 53e84f9e..e8e687c4 100644
--- a/src/common/communication/common.h
+++ b/src/common/communication/common.h
@@ -309,11 +309,12 @@ class Sockets {
             if (base_dir.string().starts_with(temp_dir.string())) {
                 boost::filesystem::remove_all(base_dir);
             } else {
-                std::cerr << std::endl;
-                std::cerr << "WARNING: Unexpected socket base directory found, "
-                             "not removing '"
-                          << base_dir.string() << "'" << std::endl;
-                std::cerr << std::endl;
+                Logger logger = Logger::create_exception_logger();
+
+                logger.log("");
+                logger.log("WARNING: Unexpected socket base directory found,");
+                logger.log("         not removing '" + base_dir.string() + "'");
+                logger.log("");
             }
         } catch (const boost::filesystem::filesystem_error&) {
             // There should not be any filesystem errors since only one side
diff --git a/src/plugin/vst2-plugin.cpp b/src/plugin/vst2-plugin.cpp
index f789a4c4..ed4546c1 100644
--- a/src/plugin/vst2-plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/vst2-plugin.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ extern "C" VST_EXPORT AEffect* VSTPluginMain(
         return &bridge->plugin;
     } catch (const std::exception& error) {
         Logger logger = Logger::create_exception_logger();
+
+        logger.log("");
         logger.log("Error during initialization:");
         logger.log(error.what());
+        logger.log("");
 
         // Also show a desktop notification most people likely won't see the
         // above message
diff --git a/src/plugin/vst3-plugin.cpp b/src/plugin/vst3-plugin.cpp
index e8fffda8..3c8c3317 100644
--- a/src/plugin/vst3-plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/vst3-plugin.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ bool InitModule() {
         return true;
     } catch (const std::exception& error) {
         Logger logger = Logger::create_exception_logger();
+
+        logger.log("");
         logger.log("Error during initialization:");
         logger.log(error.what());
+        logger.log("");
 
         // Also show a desktop notification most people likely won't see the
         // above message