diff --git a/scripts/start-configuration b/scripts/start-configuration
index 2117f61c..7929bd65 100755
--- a/scripts/start-configuration
+++ b/scripts/start-configuration
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ fi
 
 if isTrue "${DEBUG_MEMORY:-false}"; then
   log "Memory usage and availability (in MB)"
-  uname -pars
-  free -m
+  uname -pars | applyLogPrefix
+  free -m | applyLogPrefix
 fi
 
 ##########################################
diff --git a/scripts/start-utils b/scripts/start-utils
index fa9a0c0f..34963936 100755
--- a/scripts/start-utils
+++ b/scripts/start-utils
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ function logn() {
   echo -n "[init] $*"
 }
 
+# Use as
+# cmd | applyLogPrefix
+function applyLogPrefix() {
+  sed 's/^/[init] /'
+}
+
 function log() {
   local oldState
   # The  return  status  when listing options is zero if all optnames are enabled, non- zero otherwise.