diff --git a/src/ircd.c b/src/ircd.c
index 2c2de4cc0..46bf47a29 100644
--- a/src/ircd.c
+++ b/src/ircd.c
@@ -1450,17 +1450,14 @@ int InitwIRCD(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 	if (!init_ssl())
 	{
-		ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "WARNING: Failed to load SSL (no certificate?) -- continueing without SSL support...");
-#ifndef _WIN32
-		fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: Failed to load SSL (no certificate or keys?) -- continueing without SSL support...\n");
-#endif
+		config_warn("Failed to load SSL (no certificate?) -- continueing without SSL support...");
 		if (ssl_used_in_config_but_unavail())
 		{
-			ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "IRCd failed to start");
-#ifndef _WIN32
-			fprintf(stderr, "IRCd failed to start\n");
+			config_error("IRCd failed to start");
+#ifdef _WIN32
+			win_error(); /* display error dialog box */
 #endif
-			exit(9); /* ssl_used_in_config_but_unavail() takes care of error message. */
+			exit(9);
 		}
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/src/s_conf.c b/src/s_conf.c
index b0beec0ed..e9b32d5f9 100644
--- a/src/s_conf.c
+++ b/src/s_conf.c
@@ -1212,8 +1212,7 @@ void config_error(char *format, ...)
 #else
 		win_log("[error] %s", buffer);
 #endif
-	else
-		ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "config error: %s", buffer);
+	ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "config error: %s", buffer);
 	sendto_realops("error: %s", buffer);
 	/* We cannot live with this */
 	config_error_flag = 1;
@@ -1277,6 +1276,7 @@ void config_status(char *format, ...)
 #else
 		win_log("* %s", buffer);
 #endif
+	ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "%s", buffer);
 	sendto_realops("%s", buffer);
 }
 
@@ -1297,6 +1297,7 @@ void config_warn(char *format, ...)
 #else
 		win_log("[warning] %s", buffer);
 #endif
+	ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "[warning] %s", buffer);
 	sendto_realops("[warning] %s", buffer);
 }
 
@@ -9722,14 +9723,14 @@ int ssl_used_in_config_but_unavail(void)
 	for (listener = conf_listen; listener; listener = (ConfigItem_listen *)listener->next)
 		if (listener->options & LISTENER_SSL)
 		{
-			config_status("Listen block %s:%d is configured to use SSL, however SSL is unavailable due to an earlier error (certificate/key not loaded?)", listener->ip, listener->port);
+			config_error("Listen block %s:%d is configured to use SSL, however SSL is unavailable due to an earlier error (certificate/key not loaded?)", listener->ip, listener->port);
 			errors++;
 		}
 
 	for (link = conf_link; link; link = (ConfigItem_link *)link->next)
 		if (link->options & CONNECT_SSL)
 		{
-			config_status("Link block %s is configured to use SSL, however SSL is unavailable due to an earlier error (certificate/key not loaded?)", link->servername);
+			config_error("Link block %s is configured to use SSL, however SSL is unavailable due to an earlier error (certificate/key not loaded?)", link->servername);
 			errors++;
 		}