diff --git a/lib/exabgp/application/healthcheck.py b/lib/exabgp/application/healthcheck.py
index a4f6b8d1..d8195074 100644
--- a/lib/exabgp/application/healthcheck.py
+++ b/lib/exabgp/application/healthcheck.py
@@ -159,7 +159,16 @@ def setup_logging(debug, silent, name, syslog_facility, syslog):
     enable_syslog = syslog and not debug
     # To syslog
     if enable_syslog:
-        facility = getattr(logging.handlers.SysLogHandler, "LOG_{0}".format(syslog_facility.upper()))
+        if isinstance(syslog_facility, int) or syslog_facility.isdigit():
+            for log_facility, value in sorted(logging.handlers.SysLogHandler.facility_names.items(), key=lambda x: x[1]):
+                if value >= int(syslog_facility):
+                    facility = log_facility
+                    break
+        elif hasattr(logging.handlers.SysLogHandler, "LOG_{0}".format(syslog_facility.upper())):
+            facility = getattr(logging.handlers.SysLogHandler, "LOG_{0}".format(syslog_facility.upper()))
+        else:
+            facility = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler.LOG_DAEMON
+
         sh = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler(address=str(syslog_address()), facility=facility)
         if name:
             healthcheck_name = "healthcheck-{0}".format(name)
diff --git a/lib/exabgp/reactor/api/command/announce.py b/lib/exabgp/reactor/api/command/announce.py
index 3c9091d2..e21cbe95 100644
--- a/lib/exabgp/reactor/api/command/announce.py
+++ b/lib/exabgp/reactor/api/command/announce.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Created by Thomas Mangin on 2017-07-01.
 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 Exa Networks. All rights reserved.
 License: 3-clause BSD. (See the COPYRIGHT file)
 """
+import logging
 
 from exabgp.reactor.api.command.command import Command
 from exabgp.reactor.api.command.limit import match_neighbors
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ def announce_route(self, reactor, service, line):
                 change.nlri.action = OUT.ANNOUNCE
                 reactor.configuration.inject_change(peers, change)
                 self.log_message(
-                    'route added to %s : %s' % (', '.join(peers) if peers else 'all peers', change.extensive())
+                    'route added to %s : %s' % (', '.join(peers) if peers else 'all peers', change.extensive()),
+                    level=logging.WARNING
                 )
                 yield False