diff --git a/nmap.cc b/nmap.cc
index bc81db40d..598d028b1 100644
--- a/nmap.cc
+++ b/nmap.cc
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ int ftp_anon_connect(struct ftpinfo *ftp) {
 	      ftp->server_name, ftp->port);
 
   if ((sd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP)) < 0) {
-    perror("Couldn't create ftp_anon_connect socket");
+    gh_perror("Couldn't create %s socket", __func__);
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -2448,8 +2448,7 @@ int ftp_anon_connect(struct ftpinfo *ftp) {
       log_write(LOG_STDOUT, "%s", recvbuf);
     }
   if (res < 0) {
-    perror("recv problem from ftp bounce server");
-    exit(1);
+    pfatal("recv problem from ftp bounce server");
   }
 
   snprintf(command, 511, "USER %s\r\n", ftp->user);
@@ -2457,8 +2456,7 @@ int ftp_anon_connect(struct ftpinfo *ftp) {
   send(sd, command, strlen(command), 0);
   res = recvtime(sd, recvbuf, sizeof(recvbuf) - 1,12, NULL);
   if (res <= 0) {
-    perror("recv problem from ftp bounce server");
-    exit(1);
+    pfatal("recv problem from ftp bounce server");
   }
   recvbuf[res] = '\0';
   if (o.debugging) log_write(LOG_STDOUT, "sent username, received: %s", recvbuf);
@@ -2471,8 +2469,7 @@ int ftp_anon_connect(struct ftpinfo *ftp) {
   send(sd, command, strlen(command), 0);
   res = recvtime(sd, recvbuf, sizeof(recvbuf) - 1,12, NULL);
   if (res < 0) {
-    perror("recv problem from ftp bounce server\n");
-    exit(1);
+    pfatal("recv problem from ftp bounce server");
   }
   if (!res) error("Timeout from bounce server ...");
   else {
@@ -2489,8 +2486,7 @@ int ftp_anon_connect(struct ftpinfo *ftp) {
       log_write(LOG_STDOUT, "%s", recvbuf);
     }
   if (res < 0) {
-    perror("recv problem from ftp bounce server");
-    exit(1);
+    pfatal("recv problem from ftp bounce server");
   }
   if (o.verbose) log_write(LOG_STDOUT, "Login credentials accepted by ftp server!\n");
 
diff --git a/osscan.cc b/osscan.cc
index ea4ff71b5..777a8feaf 100644
--- a/osscan.cc
+++ b/osscan.cc
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ for(decoy=0; decoy < o.numdecoys; decoy++) {
   
   if ((res = send_ip_packet(sd, eth, packet, ntohs(ip->ip_len))) == -1)
     {
-      perror("send_ip_packet in send_closedupd_probe");
+      gh_perror("send_ip_packet in %s", __func__);
       return NULL;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osscan2.cc b/osscan2.cc
index de347f235..216db02d1 100644
--- a/osscan2.cc
+++ b/osscan2.cc
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@ int send_closedudp_probe_2(struct udpprobeinfo &upi, int sd,
   
     if ((res = send_ip_packet(sd, eth, packet, ntohs(ip->ip_len))) == -1)
       {
-        perror("send_ip_packet in send_closedupd_probe_2");
+        gh_perror("send_ip_packet in %s", __func__);
         return 1;
       }
   }
diff --git a/scan_engine.cc b/scan_engine.cc
index 21b057f56..1dc90cf30 100644
--- a/scan_engine.cc
+++ b/scan_engine.cc
@@ -3560,7 +3560,7 @@ void bounce_scan(Target *target, u16 *portarray, int numports,
     snprintf(command, 512, "PORT %s%i,%i\r\n", targetstr, p1,p2);
     if (o.debugging) log_write(LOG_STDOUT, "Attempting command: %s", command);
     if (send(sd, command, strlen(command), 0) < 0 ) {
-      perror("send in bounce_scan");
+      gh_perror("send in %s", __func__);
       if (retriesleft) {
 	if (o.verbose || o.debugging) 
 	  log_write(LOG_STDOUT, "Our ftp proxy server hung up on us!  retrying\n");
@@ -3580,7 +3580,7 @@ void bounce_scan(Target *target, u16 *portarray, int numports,
     } else { /* Our send is good */
       res = recvtime(sd, recvbuf, 2048, 15, NULL);
       if (res <= 0) 
-	perror("recv problem from ftp bounce server\n");
+	perror("recv problem from ftp bounce server");
   
       else { /* our recv is good */
 	recvbuf[res] = '\0';
@@ -3602,7 +3602,7 @@ void bounce_scan(Target *target, u16 *portarray, int numports,
 	  if (send(sd, "LIST\r\n", 6, 0) > 0 ) {
 	    res = recvtime(sd, recvbuf, 2048,12, &timedout);
 	    if (res < 0) {
-	      perror("recv problem from ftp bounce server\n");
+	      perror("recv problem from ftp bounce server");
 	    } else if (res == 0) {
 	      if (timedout)
 		target->ports.addPort(portarray[i], IPPROTO_TCP, NULL, 
diff --git a/tcpip.cc b/tcpip.cc
index bdda45c32..dca0cc936 100644
--- a/tcpip.cc
+++ b/tcpip.cc
@@ -3235,14 +3235,14 @@ int recvtime(int sd, char *buf, int len, int seconds, int *timedout) {
   if (res > 0 ) {
     res = recv(sd, buf, len, 0);
     if (res >= 0) return res;
-    perror("recv in recvtime");
+    gh_perror("recv in %s", __func__);
     return 0; 
   }
   else if (!res) {
     if (timedout) *timedout = 1;
     return 0;
   }
-  perror("select() in recvtime");
+  gh_perror("select() in %s", __func__);
   return -1;
 }