diff --git a/swift/common/utils.py b/swift/common/utils.py
index 86bb01a32f..182740c30a 100644
--- a/swift/common/utils.py
+++ b/swift/common/utils.py
@@ -1062,19 +1062,21 @@ class NullLogger(object):
 
 class LoggerFileObject(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, logger):
+    def __init__(self, logger, log_type='STDOUT'):
         self.logger = logger
+        self.log_type = log_type
 
     def write(self, value):
         value = value.strip()
         if value:
             if 'Connection reset by peer' in value:
-                self.logger.error(_('STDOUT: Connection reset by peer'))
+                self.logger.error(
+                    _('%s: Connection reset by peer'), self.log_type)
             else:
-                self.logger.error(_('STDOUT: %s'), value)
+                self.logger.error(_('%s: %s'), self.log_type, value)
 
     def writelines(self, values):
-        self.logger.error(_('STDOUT: %s'), '#012'.join(values))
+        self.logger.error(_('%s: %s'), self.log_type, '#012'.join(values))
 
     def close(self):
         pass
@@ -1641,7 +1643,7 @@ def capture_stdio(logger, **kwargs):
     if kwargs.pop('capture_stdout', True):
         sys.stdout = LoggerFileObject(logger)
     if kwargs.pop('capture_stderr', True):
-        sys.stderr = LoggerFileObject(logger)
+        sys.stderr = LoggerFileObject(logger, 'STDERR')
 
 
 def parse_options(parser=None, once=False, test_args=None):
diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_utils.py b/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
index aad08d5d32..1489501e5a 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
@@ -1043,54 +1043,58 @@ class TestUtils(unittest.TestCase):
         handler = logging.StreamHandler(sio)
         logger = logging.getLogger()
         logger.addHandler(handler)
-        lfo = utils.LoggerFileObject(logger)
+        lfo_stdout = utils.LoggerFileObject(logger)
+        lfo_stderr = utils.LoggerFileObject(logger)
+        lfo_stderr = utils.LoggerFileObject(logger, 'STDERR')
         print 'test1'
         self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), '')
-        sys.stdout = lfo
+        sys.stdout = lfo_stdout
         print 'test2'
         self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\n')
-        sys.stderr = lfo
+        sys.stderr = lfo_stderr
         print >> sys.stderr, 'test4'
-        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDOUT: test4\n')
+        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDERR: test4\n')
         sys.stdout = orig_stdout
         print 'test5'
-        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDOUT: test4\n')
+        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDERR: test4\n')
         print >> sys.stderr, 'test6'
-        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDOUT: test4\n'
-                          'STDOUT: test6\n')
+        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDERR: test4\n'
+                          'STDERR: test6\n')
         sys.stderr = orig_stderr
         print 'test8'
-        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDOUT: test4\n'
-                          'STDOUT: test6\n')
-        lfo.writelines(['a', 'b', 'c'])
-        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDOUT: test4\n'
-                          'STDOUT: test6\nSTDOUT: a#012b#012c\n')
-        lfo.close()
-        lfo.write('d')
-        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDOUT: test4\n'
-                          'STDOUT: test6\nSTDOUT: a#012b#012c\nSTDOUT: d\n')
-        lfo.flush()
-        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDOUT: test4\n'
-                          'STDOUT: test6\nSTDOUT: a#012b#012c\nSTDOUT: d\n')
-        got_exc = False
-        try:
-            for line in lfo:
-                pass
-        except Exception:
-            got_exc = True
-        self.assert_(got_exc)
-        got_exc = False
-        try:
-            for line in lfo.xreadlines():
-                pass
-        except Exception:
-            got_exc = True
-        self.assert_(got_exc)
-        self.assertRaises(IOError, lfo.read)
-        self.assertRaises(IOError, lfo.read, 1024)
-        self.assertRaises(IOError, lfo.readline)
-        self.assertRaises(IOError, lfo.readline, 1024)
-        lfo.tell()
+        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDERR: test4\n'
+                          'STDERR: test6\n')
+        lfo_stdout.writelines(['a', 'b', 'c'])
+        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDERR: test4\n'
+                          'STDERR: test6\nSTDOUT: a#012b#012c\n')
+        lfo_stdout.close()
+        lfo_stderr.close()
+        lfo_stdout.write('d')
+        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDERR: test4\n'
+                          'STDERR: test6\nSTDOUT: a#012b#012c\nSTDOUT: d\n')
+        lfo_stdout.flush()
+        self.assertEquals(sio.getvalue(), 'STDOUT: test2\nSTDERR: test4\n'
+                          'STDERR: test6\nSTDOUT: a#012b#012c\nSTDOUT: d\n')
+        for lfo in (lfo_stdout, lfo_stderr):
+            got_exc = False
+            try:
+                for line in lfo:
+                    pass
+            except Exception:
+                got_exc = True
+            self.assert_(got_exc)
+            got_exc = False
+            try:
+                for line in lfo.xreadlines():
+                    pass
+            except Exception:
+                got_exc = True
+            self.assert_(got_exc)
+            self.assertRaises(IOError, lfo.read)
+            self.assertRaises(IOError, lfo.read, 1024)
+            self.assertRaises(IOError, lfo.readline)
+            self.assertRaises(IOError, lfo.readline, 1024)
+            lfo.tell()
 
     def test_parse_options(self):
         # Get a file that is definitely on disk