diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/chassis.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/chassis.py
index f5c7c04a4204..f964bf46fe88 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/chassis.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/chassis.py
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@
 REBOOT_CAUSE_FILE_LENGTH = 1
 
 # Global logger class instance
-SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER = "mlnx-chassis-api"
-logger = Logger(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
+logger = Logger()
 
 # magic code defnition for port number, qsfp port position of each hwsku
 # port_position_tuple = (PORT_START, QSFP_PORT_START, PORT_END, PORT_IN_BLOCK, EEPROM_OFFSET)
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/psu.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/psu.py
index a6f217d82bd3..0789f67e4f09 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/psu.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/psu.py
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
     raise ImportError (str(e) + "- required module not found")
 
 # Global logger class instance
-SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER = "mlnx-psu-api"
-logger = Logger(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
+logger = Logger()
 
 psu_list = []
 
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
index be59451a8cb7..dac6a8e4d4d6 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@
 NVE_MASK = PORT_TYPE_MASK & (PORT_TYPE_NVE << PORT_TYPE_OFFSET)
 
 # Global logger class instance
-SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER = "mlnx-sfp"
-logger = Logger(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
+logger = Logger()
 
 class SFP(SfpBase):
     """Platform-specific SFP class"""
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp_event.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp_event.py
index 439df785b24e..e92884fc3f33 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp_event.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp_event.py
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 from python_sdk_api.sx_api import *
 from sonic_daemon_base.daemon_base import Logger
 
-SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER = "sfp-event"
-
 SDK_SFP_STATE_IN = 0x1
 SDK_SFP_STATE_OUT = 0x2
 STATUS_PLUGIN = '1'
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@
 
 PMPE_PACKET_SIZE = 2000
 
-logger = Logger(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
+logger = Logger()
 
 class sfp_event:
     ''' Listen to plugin/plugout cable events '''
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/thermal.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/thermal.py
index 6614e368e547..6862b3fb258b 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/thermal.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/thermal.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
     raise ImportError (str(e) + "- required module not found")
 
 # Global logger class instance
-SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER = "mlnx-thermal-api"
-logger = Logger(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
+logger = Logger()
 
 THERMAL_DEV_CATEGORY_CPU_CORE = "cpu_core"
 THERMAL_DEV_CATEGORY_CPU_PACK = "cpu_pack"
diff --git a/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/daemon_base.py b/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/daemon_base.py
index afdb189de672..a0a5bff0a297 100644
--- a/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/daemon_base.py
+++ b/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/daemon_base.py
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ def db_connect(db):
 #
 
 class Logger(object):
-    def __init__(self, syslog_identifier):
+    def __init__(self, syslog_identifier = None):
         self.syslog = syslog
-        self.syslog.openlog(ident=syslog_identifier, logoption=self.syslog.LOG_NDELAY, facility=self.syslog.LOG_DAEMON)
+        if syslog_identifier is None:
+            self.syslog.openlog()
+        else:
+            self.syslog.openlog(ident=syslog_identifier, logoption=self.syslog.LOG_NDELAY, facility=self.syslog.LOG_DAEMON)
 
     def __del__(self):
         self.syslog.closelog()