diff --git a/src/user/drv.uart/main.cpp b/src/user/drv.uart/main.cpp
index a758bbc..4cd0cd2 100644
--- a/src/user/drv.uart/main.cpp
+++ b/src/user/drv.uart/main.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ main(int argc, const char **argv)
             if (result != j6_status_ok)
                 break;
 
-            j6::syslog("uart driver: got %d bytes from channel", size);
+            //j6::syslog("uart driver: got %d bytes from channel", size);
             com1.write(buffer, size);
         }
         if (result != j6_status_would_block)
diff --git a/src/user/drv.uefi_fb/main.cpp b/src/user/drv.uefi_fb/main.cpp
index f3f7972..98b2944 100644
--- a/src/user/drv.uefi_fb/main.cpp
+++ b/src/user/drv.uefi_fb/main.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <j6/errors.h>
 #include <j6/flags.h>
 #include <j6/syscalls.h>
+#include <j6/syslog.hh>
 #include <j6/types.h>
 
 #include "font.h"
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ extern "C" {
 int
 driver_main(unsigned argc, const char **argv, const char **env, const j6_init_args *init)
 {
-    j6_log("fb driver starting");
+    j6::syslog("fb driver starting");
 
     using bootproto::devices::uefi_fb;
     using bootproto::devices::video_mode;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ driver_main(unsigned argc, const char **argv, const char **env, const j6_init_ar
     const uefi_fb *fb = reinterpret_cast<const uefi_fb*>(init->args[0]);
 
     if (!fb || !fb->framebuffer) {
-        j6_log("fb driver didn't find a framebuffer, exiting");
+        j6::syslog("fb driver didn't find a framebuffer, exiting");
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ driver_main(unsigned argc, const char **argv, const char **env, const j6_init_ar
             buffer_size = size;
             continue;
         } else if (s != j6_status_ok) {
-            j6_log("fb driver got error from get_log, quitting");
+            j6::syslog("fb driver got error from get_log, quitting");
             return s;
         }
 
@@ -128,6 +129,6 @@ driver_main(unsigned argc, const char **argv, const char **env, const j6_init_ar
         }
     }
 
-    j6_log("fb driver done, exiting");
+    j6::syslog("fb driver done, exiting");
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/user/testapp/main.cpp b/src/user/testapp/main.cpp
index bf655b9..42203ff 100644
--- a/src/user/testapp/main.cpp
+++ b/src/user/testapp/main.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
     void *base = malloc(0x1000);
     if (!base)
-        return 1;
+        return 1001;
 
     uint64_t *vma_ptr = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t*>(base);
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
     j6::channel *chan = j6::channel::create(0x2000);
     if (!chan)
-        return 2;
+        return 1002;
 
     j6_log("main thread created channel");