diff --git a/files/scripts/core_cleanup.py b/files/scripts/core_cleanup.py
index 67620b2397..2af2866ad2 100755
--- a/files/scripts/core_cleanup.py
+++ b/files/scripts/core_cleanup.py
@@ -1,31 +1,24 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-import syslog
 import os
-
 from collections import defaultdict
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from sonic_py_common.logger import Logger
+
 SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER = 'core_cleanup.py'
-CORE_FILE_DIR = os.path.basename(__file__)
+CORE_FILE_DIR = '/var/core/'
 MAX_CORE_FILES = 4
 
-def log_info(msg):
-    syslog.openlog(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
-    syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_INFO, msg)
-    syslog.closelog()
-
-def log_error(msg):
-    syslog.openlog(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
-    syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR, msg)
-    syslog.closelog()
-
 def main():
+    logger = Logger(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
+    logger.set_min_log_priority_info()
+
     if os.getuid() != 0:
-        log_error('Root required to clean up core files')
+        logger.log_error('Root required to clean up core files')
         return
 
-    log_info('Cleaning up core files')
+    logger.log_info('Cleaning up core files')
     core_files = [f for f in os.listdir(CORE_FILE_DIR) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(CORE_FILE_DIR, f))]
 
     core_files_by_process = defaultdict(list)
@@ -37,15 +30,14 @@ def main():
         if len(curr_files) > MAX_CORE_FILES:
             curr_files.sort(reverse = True, key = lambda x: datetime.utcfromtimestamp(int(x.split('.')[1])))
             oldest_core = curr_files[MAX_CORE_FILES]
-            log_info('Deleting {}'.format(oldest_core))
+            logger.log_info('Deleting {}'.format(oldest_core))
             try:
                 os.remove(os.path.join(CORE_FILE_DIR, oldest_core))
             except:
-                log_error('Unexpected error occured trying to delete {}'.format(oldest_core))
+                logger.log_error('Unexpected error occured trying to delete {}'.format(oldest_core))
             core_files_by_process[process] = curr_files[0:MAX_CORE_FILES]
 
-    log_info('Finished cleaning up core files')
+    logger.log_info('Finished cleaning up core files')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
-