diff --git a/client/client_state.C b/client/client_state.C
index c0113d0c50..93206d0456 100644
--- a/client/client_state.C
+++ b/client/client_state.C
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int CLIENT_STATE::init() {
     //
     retval = global_prefs.parse_file(host_venue);
     if (retval) {
-        printf("Using default preferences.\n");
+        show_message(NULL, "Using default preferences", MSG_INFO);
     }
     install_global_prefs();
 
diff --git a/client/scheduler_op.C b/client/scheduler_op.C
index c52e03dd58..76589dcdda 100644
--- a/client/scheduler_op.C
+++ b/client/scheduler_op.C
@@ -177,10 +177,12 @@ void SCHEDULER_OP::backoff(PROJECT* p, char *error_msg ) {
 int SCHEDULER_OP::start_rpc() {
     FILE *f;
     int retval;
+	char msg_buf[256];
 
     safe_strcpy(scheduler_url, project->scheduler_urls[url_index].text);
     if (log_flags.sched_ops) {
-        printf("Sending request to scheduler: %s\n", scheduler_url);
+        sprintf(msg_buf, "Sending request to scheduler: %s\n", scheduler_url);
+        show_message(project,msg_buf,MSG_INFO);
     }
     if (log_flags.sched_op_debug) {
         f = fopen(SCHED_OP_REQUEST_FILE, "r");