diff --git a/crashlog.c b/crashlog.c
index 16f73d7..e9d7487 100644
--- a/crashlog.c
+++ b/crashlog.c
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ crashlog_init(void)
 		if (tb[CRASH_LOG])
 			crashlog_send(tb[CRASH_LOG]);
 		else
-			log_send("failed to parse the crashlog");
+			log_send("failed to parse the crashlog", LOG_ERR);
 	} else {
-		log_send("found a crashlog that is not valid json");
+		log_send("found a crashlog that is not valid json", LOG_ERR);
 	}
 	blob_buf_free(&crashlog);
 	unlink(CRASHLOG);
diff --git a/proto.c b/proto.c
index 38b976e..3ab646a 100644
--- a/proto.c
+++ b/proto.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ connect_send(void)
 		blobmsg_add_u64(&proto, "uuid", uuid_active ? uuid_active : 1);
 	c = blobmsg_open_table(&proto, "capabilities");
 	if (!blobmsg_add_json_from_file(&proto, path)) {
-		log_send("failed to load capabilities");
+		log_send("failed to load capabilities", LOG_ERR);
 		return;
 	}
 	blobmsg_close_table(&proto, c);
@@ -305,13 +305,13 @@ stats_send(struct blob_attr *a)
 }
 
 void
-log_send(char *message)
+log_send(char *message, int severity)
 {
 	void *m = proto_new_blob("log");
 
 	blobmsg_add_string(&proto, "serial", client.serial);
 	blobmsg_add_string(&proto, "log", message);
-	blobmsg_add_u32(&proto, "severity", LOG_INFO);
+	blobmsg_add_u32(&proto, "severity", severity);
 	blobmsg_close_table(&proto, m);
 	ULOG_ERR("%s\n", message);
 	proto_send_blob();
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ proto_handle_blob(void)
 	if (!rpc[JSONRPC_VER] || (!rpc[JSONRPC_METHOD] && !rpc[JSONRPC_ERROR]) ||
 	    (rpc[JSONRPC_METHOD] && !rpc[JSONRPC_PARAMS]) ||
 	    strcmp(blobmsg_get_string(rpc[JSONRPC_VER]), "2.0")) {
-		log_send("received invalid jsonrpc call");
+		log_send("received invalid jsonrpc call", LOG_ERR);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ proto_handle(char *cmd)
 
 	blob_buf_init(&proto, 0);
 	if (!blobmsg_add_json_from_string(&proto, cmd)) {
-		log_send("failed to parse command");
+		log_send("failed to parse command", LOG_CRIT);
 		return;
 	}
 	proto_handle_blob();
diff --git a/ubus.c b/ubus.c
index 3afc1f9..09a3243 100644
--- a/ubus.c
+++ b/ubus.c
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ static int ubus_send_cb(struct ubus_context *ctx,
 
 enum {
 	LOG_MSG,
+	LOG_SEVERITY,
 	__LOG_MAX,
 };
 
 static const struct blobmsg_policy log_policy[__LOG_MAX] = {
 	[LOG_MSG] = { .name = "msg", .type = BLOBMSG_TYPE_STRING },
+	[LOG_SEVERITY] = { .name = "severity", .type = BLOBMSG_TYPE_INT32 },
 };
 
 static int ubus_log_cb(struct ubus_context *ctx,
@@ -51,12 +53,16 @@ static int ubus_log_cb(struct ubus_context *ctx,
 		       const char *method, struct blob_attr *msg)
 {
 	struct blob_attr *tb[__LOG_MAX] = {};
+	int severity = LOG_INFO;
 
 	blobmsg_parse(log_policy, __LOG_MAX, tb, blobmsg_data(msg), blobmsg_data_len(msg));
 	if (!tb[LOG_MSG])
 		return UBUS_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 
-	log_send(blobmsg_get_string(tb[LOG_MSG]));
+	if (tb[LOG_SEVERITY])
+		severity = blobmsg_get_u32(tb[LOG_SEVERITY]);
+
+	log_send(blobmsg_get_string(tb[LOG_MSG]), severity);
 
 	return UBUS_STATUS_OK;
 }
diff --git a/ucentral.h b/ucentral.h
index 892429f..b24690c 100644
--- a/ucentral.h
+++ b/ucentral.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int cmd_run(struct blob_attr *tb, uint32_t id);
 void connect_send(void);
 void ping_send(void);
 void raw_send(struct blob_attr *a);
-void log_send(char *message);
+void log_send(char *message, int severity);
 void health_send(uint32_t sanity, struct blob_attr *a);
 void result_send(uint32_t id, struct blob_attr *a, uint32_t uuid);
 void result_send_error(uint32_t error, char *text, uint32_t retcode, uint32_t id);
diff --git a/upload.c b/upload.c
index 7b35644..e8b13ac 100644
--- a/upload.c
+++ b/upload.c
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ upload_complete_cb(struct task *t, time_t uuid, uint32_t id, int ret)
 
 	if (ret) {
 		ULOG_ERR("ucentral: curl returned (%d)", ret);
-		log_send("failed to upload file");
+		log_send("failed to upload file", LOG_ERR);
 		return;
 	}
-	log_send("upload complete");
+	log_send("upload complete", LOG_INFO);
 }
 
 struct task upload_task = {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ upload_run(struct blob_attr *a)
 	uint32_t id = 0;
 
 	if (upload_pending) {
-		log_send("could not upload file due to another pending upload");
+		log_send("could not upload file due to another pending upload", LOG_WARNING);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ upload_run(struct blob_attr *a)
 		      blobmsg_data_len(a));
 
 	if (!tb[UPLOAD_UUID] || !tb[UPLOAD_FILE] || !tb[UPLOAD_URI]) {
-		log_send("invalid upload request");
+		log_send("invalid upload request", LOG_ERR);
 		return;
 	}