diff --git a/skyweave/utils.lua b/skyweave/utils.lua
index 7c6582e..1a4291a 100755
--- a/skyweave/utils.lua
+++ b/skyweave/utils.lua
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ function utils.get_gateway_for_interface(interface_name)
     -- We shall not suffer an unsanctioned interface name to proceed.
     if not interface_name or (interface_name ~= "wwan0" and interface_name ~= "vif-sta0") then
         -- Log the transgression and reject the impure input.
-        logger -t GHI-UTILS "Rejected unsanctified interface name: " .. tostring(interface_name)
+        os.execute('logger -t GHI-UTILS "Rejected unsanctified interface name: ' .. tostring(interface_name) .. '"')
         return nil
     end