diff --git a/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/DESY/P11Collect.py b/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/DESY/P11Collect.py
index b5de66e9a2..12f8e31593 100644
--- a/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/DESY/P11Collect.py
+++ b/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/DESY/P11Collect.py
@@ -340,11 +340,11 @@ def collect_characterisation(
         self.omega_mv(start_angle, self.default_speed)
 
         for img_no in range(nimages):
-            print("collecting image %s" % img_no)
+            logging.info("collecting image %s" % img_no)
             start_at = start_angle + angle_inc * img_no
             stop_angle = start_at + img_range * 1.0
 
-            print("collecting image %s, angle %f" % (img_no, start_at))
+            logging.info("collecting image %s, angle %f" % (img_no, start_at))
 
             if start_at >= stop_angle:
                 init_pos = start_at
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ def trigger_auto_processing(self, process_event=None, frame_number=None):
                     mosflm_path_local.split("/gpfs/current/processed/")[1] + "\n"
                 )
             except:
-                print(sys.exc_info())
+                logging.info(sys.exc_info())
 
             # create call
             # btHelper.user_sshkey = btHelper.user_sshkey.replace("/gpfs/current",triggerUtils.get_beamtime_metadata()[2])
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ def trigger_auto_processing(self, process_event=None, frame_number=None):
                         xdsapp_path_local.split("/gpfs/current/processed/")[1] + "\n"
                     )
                 except RuntimeError:
-                    print(sys.exc_info())
+                    logging.info(sys.exc_info())
 
                 # create call
                 ssh = btHelper.get_ssh_command()
@@ -990,12 +990,12 @@ def check_path(self, path=None, force=False):
                     try:
                         os.mkdir(path, mode=0o777)
                     except RuntimeError:
-                        print("mkdir failed:", str(sys.exc_info()))
+                        logging.info("mkdir failed:", str(sys.exc_info()))
                         return False
                 else:
-                    print("dir not found:", str(sys.exc_info()))
+                    logging.info("dir not found:", str(sys.exc_info()))
                     return False
         if not os.access(path, os.W_OK):
-            print("dir not writeable:", str(sys.exc_info()))
+            logging.info("dir not writeable:", str(sys.exc_info()))
             return False
         return path
diff --git a/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/DESY/P11EDNACharacterisation.py b/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/DESY/P11EDNACharacterisation.py
index 52e57d1a7c..ae5c9ac5de 100644
--- a/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/DESY/P11EDNACharacterisation.py
+++ b/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/DESY/P11EDNACharacterisation.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def edna_maxwell(self, process_directory, inputxml, outputxml):
             )
         )
 
-        print(
+        logging.info(
             '{ssh:s} "{sbatch:s} --wrap \\"{cmd:s}"\\"'.format(
                 ssh=ssh, sbatch=sbatch, cmd=cmd
             )
@@ -268,18 +268,18 @@ def input_from_params(self, data_collection, char_params):
         path_template = data_collection.acquisitions[0].path_template
 
         # Make sure there is a proper path conversion between different mount points
-        print(
-            "======= Characterisation path template ====", path_template.directory
-        )  # /gpfs/current/raw
+        logging.info(
+            "======= Characterisation path template ====%s", path_template.directory
+        )
 
         image_dir = path_template.directory.replace(
             "/gpfs/current", triggerUtils.get_beamtime_metadata()[2]
         )
 
-        print(image_dir)
+        logging.info(image_dir)
 
         path_str = os.path.join(image_dir, path_template.get_image_file_name())
-        print(path_template.xds_dir)
+        logging.info(path_template.xds_dir)
 
         characterisation_dir = path_template.xds_dir.replace(
             "/autoprocessing_", "/characterisation_"