diff --git a/java/org/apache/catalina/startup/Bootstrap.java b/java/org/apache/catalina/startup/Bootstrap.java
index d5a6bdcd29bc..dfe35fd682ed 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/catalina/startup/Bootstrap.java
+++ b/java/org/apache/catalina/startup/Bootstrap.java
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ public static void main(String args[]) {
                     bootstrap.init();
                 } catch (Throwable t) {
                     handleThrowable(t);
-                    t.printStackTrace();
+                    log.error("Init exception", t);
                     return;
                 }
                 daemon = bootstrap;
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ public static void main(String args[]) {
                 t = t.getCause();
             }
             handleThrowable(t);
-            t.printStackTrace();
+            log.error("Error running command", t);
             System.exit(1);
         }
     }