diff --git a/trace.c b/trace.c
index 45d39423..fea2cdc6 100644
--- a/trace.c
+++ b/trace.c
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ void traceprint(char *sub, char *id, char *data)
     severity = WARN;
   } else if(strstr(sub,"com") != NULL){
     severity = INFO;
+  } else if(strstr(sub,"sys") != NULL){
+    severity = INFO;
   } else if(strstr(sub,"par") != NULL){
     severity = VERBOSE;
   } else {