diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-batman-adv/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/30-batman-adv.sh b/src/packages/fff/fff-batman-adv/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/30-batman-adv.sh
index 96397616..62711595 100755
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-batman-adv/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/30-batman-adv.sh
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-batman-adv/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/30-batman-adv.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # License; GPL v3
 
 debug() {
-	(>&2 echo "$1")
+	(>&2 echo "nodewatcher: $1")
 }
 
 debug "Collecting information from batman advanced and its interfaces"
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/20-interfaces.sh b/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/20-interfaces.sh
index 44d2cea7..ba7f02f6 100755
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/20-interfaces.sh
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/20-interfaces.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ IFACEBLACKLIST=$(uci get nodewatcher.@network[0].iface_blacklist)
 IPWHITELIST=$(uci get nodewatcher.@network[0].ip_whitelist)
 
 debug() {
-	(>&2 echo "$1")
+	(>&2 echo "nodewatcher: $1")
 }
 
 inArray() {
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/50-clients.sh b/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/50-clients.sh
index aca3db2a..1d5cd832 100755
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/50-clients.sh
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/50-clients.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 MESH_INTERFACE=$(uci get nodewatcher.@network[0].mesh_interface)
 
 debug() {
-	(>&2 echo "$1")
+	(>&2 echo "nodewatcher: $1")
 }
 
 debug "Collecting information about connected clients"
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/10-systemdata.sh b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/10-systemdata.sh
index 0f495f8d..65f4cb3c 100755
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/10-systemdata.sh
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/10-systemdata.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SCRIPT_STATUS_FILE=$(uci get nodewatcher.@script[0].status_text_file)
 SCRIPT_VERSION=$(cat /etc/nodewatcher_version)
 
 debug() {
-	(>&2 echo "$1")
+	(>&2 echo "nodewatcher: $1")
 }
 
 debug "Collecting basic system status data"
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/sbin/nodewatcher b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/sbin/nodewatcher
index 8cee7ce1..8b556566 100755
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/sbin/nodewatcher
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/sbin/nodewatcher
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ trap "lock -u \"$lockfile\"" INT TERM EXIT
 SCRIPT_DATA_FILE=$(uci get nodewatcher.@script[0].data_file)
 
 debug() {
-	(>&2 echo "$1")
+	(>&2 echo "nodewatcher: $1")
 }
 
 #This method generates the crawl data XML file that is being fetched by netmon