diff --git a/src/dns.c b/src/dns.c
index 68963a658..644f3eaac 100644
--- a/src/dns.c
+++ b/src/dns.c
@@ -175,12 +175,10 @@ void reinit_resolver(Client *client)
 {
 	EventDel(unrealdns_timeout_hdl);
 
-	sendto_ops_and_log("%s requested reinitalization of resolver!", client->name);
-	sendto_realops("Destroying resolver channel, along with all currently pending queries...");
+	unreal_log(ULOG_INFO, "dns", "REINIT_RESOLVER", client,
+	           "$client requested reinitalization of the DNS resolver");
 	ares_destroy(resolver_channel);
-	sendto_realops("Initializing resolver again...");
 	init_resolver(0);
-	sendto_realops("Reinitalization finished successfully.");
 }
 
 void unrealdns_addreqtolist(DNSReq *r)
@@ -407,8 +405,9 @@ void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_link(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct host
 	    !(ip = inetntop(r->ipv6 ? AF_INET6 : AF_INET, he->h_addr_list[0], ipbuf, sizeof(ipbuf))))
 	{
 		/* Illegal response -- fatal */
-		sendto_ops_and_log("Unable to resolve hostname '%s', when trying to connect to server %s.",
-			r->name, r->linkblock->servername);
+		unreal_log(ULOG_ERROR, "link", "LINK_ERROR_RESOLVING", NULL,
+		           "Unable to resolve hostname $link_block.hostname, when trying to connect to server $link_block.",
+		           log_data_link_block(r->linkblock));
 		unrealdns_freeandremovereq(r);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/modules/chanmodes/floodprot.c b/src/modules/chanmodes/floodprot.c
index 42b835706..854ec70a7 100644
--- a/src/modules/chanmodes/floodprot.c
+++ b/src/modules/chanmodes/floodprot.c
@@ -1080,8 +1080,10 @@ void floodprottimer_add(Channel *channel, char mflag, time_t when)
 	{
 		if (strlen(chp->timers_running)+1 >= sizeof(chp->timers_running))
 		{
-			sendto_ops_and_log("floodprottimer_add: too many timers running for %s (%s)!!!",
-				channel->name, chp->timers_running);
+			unreal_log(ULOG_WARNING, "flood", "BUG_FLOODPROTTIMER_ADD", NULL,
+			           "[BUG] floodprottimer_add: too many timers running for $channel ($timers_running)",
+			           log_data_channel("channel", channel),
+			           log_data_string("timers_running", chp->timers_running));
 			return;
 		}
 		strccat(chp->timers_running, mflag); /* bounds already checked ^^ */
diff --git a/src/modules/history_backend_mem.c b/src/modules/history_backend_mem.c
index 0a77cdf16..01777db70 100644
--- a/src/modules/history_backend_mem.c
+++ b/src/modules/history_backend_mem.c
@@ -1504,9 +1504,10 @@ char *hbm_history_filename(HistoryLogObject *h)
 
 #define WARN_WRITE_ERROR(fname) \
 	do { \
-		sendto_ops_and_log("[history] Error writing to temporary database file " \
-		                       "'%s': %s (DATABASE NOT SAVED)", \
-		                       fname, unrealdb_get_error_string()); \
+		unreal_log(ULOG_ERROR, "history", "HISTORYDB_FILE_WRITE_ERROR", NULL, \
+			   "[historydb] Error writing to temporary database file $filename: $system_error", \
+			   log_data_string("filename", fname), \
+			   log_data_string("system_error", unrealdb_get_error_string())); \
 	} while(0)
 
 #define W_SAFE(x) \
@@ -1584,7 +1585,7 @@ static int hbm_write_db(HistoryLogObject *h)
 #endif
 	if (rename(tmpfname, realfname) < 0)
 	{
-		sendto_ops_and_log("[history] Error renaming '%s' to '%s': %s (HISTORY NOT SAVED)",
+		config_error("[history] Error renaming '%s' to '%s': %s (HISTORY NOT SAVED)",
 			tmpfname, realfname, strerror(errno));
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/send.c b/src/send.c
index 34b93f043..c5fbb0cff 100644
--- a/src/send.c
+++ b/src/send.c
@@ -79,8 +79,14 @@ int dead_socket(Client *to, char *notice)
 		return -1; /* don't overwrite & don't send multiple times */
 	
 	if (!IsUser(to) && !IsUnknown(to) && !IsClosing(to))
-		sendto_ops_and_log("Link to server %s (%s) closed: %s",
-			to->name, to->ip?to->ip:"<no-ip>", notice);
+	{
+		/* Looks like a duplicate error message to me?
+		 * If so, remove it here.
+		 */
+		unreal_log(ULOG_ERROR, "link", "LINK_CLOSING", to,
+		           "Link to server $client.detail closed: $reason",
+		           log_data_string("reason", notice));
+	}
 	safe_strdup(to->local->error_str, notice);
 	return -1;
 }
diff --git a/src/socket.c b/src/socket.c
index 5bf6f20d9..61c49c764 100644
--- a/src/socket.c
+++ b/src/socket.c
@@ -470,7 +470,8 @@ void completed_connection(int fd, int revents, void *data)
 
 	if (!aconf)
 	{
-		sendto_ops_and_log("Lost configuration for %s", get_client_name(client, FALSE));
+		unreal_log(ULOG_ERROR, "link", "BUG_LOST_CONFIGURATION_ON_CONNECT", client,
+		           "Lost configuration while connecting to $client.details");
 		return;
 	}