diff --git a/lib/Thruk/Controller/cmd.pm b/lib/Thruk/Controller/cmd.pm
index 9e69bfdb9..8ce2bc5ed 100644
--- a/lib/Thruk/Controller/cmd.pm
+++ b/lib/Thruk/Controller/cmd.pm
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ sub _bulk_send_backend {
     };
     my $err = $@;
     if($err) {
-        $err =~ s/(\ at\ .*?\.pm\ line\ \d+).*$//gsmx;
+        $err = _strip_line($err);
         $c->stash->{'last_command_error'} = $err;
         Thruk::Utils::set_message($c, 'fail_message', "sending command failed: ".$err);
         return;
diff --git a/lib/Thruk/Controller/extinfo.pm b/lib/Thruk/Controller/extinfo.pm
index 75e55b55b..f668c2bcb 100644
--- a/lib/Thruk/Controller/extinfo.pm
+++ b/lib/Thruk/Controller/extinfo.pm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Thruk::Backend::Manager ();
 use Thruk::UserAgent ();
 use Thruk::Utils::Auth ();
 use Thruk::Utils::External ();
+use Thruk::Utils::Log qw/:all/;
 use Thruk::Utils::Status ();
 
 =head1 NAME
@@ -875,8 +876,7 @@ sub _process_perf_info_page {
             $c->stash->{'has_logcache'} = 1;
         };
         if($@) {
-            $c->stash->{'logcache_error'} = $@;
-            $c->stash->{'logcache_error'} =~ s/\ at\ .*?\ line\ \d+\.//gmx;
+            $c->stash->{'logcache_error'} = _strip_line($@);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/Thruk/Controller/status.pm b/lib/Thruk/Controller/status.pm
index a94f2c4fc..fe5cc3be9 100644
--- a/lib/Thruk/Controller/status.pm
+++ b/lib/Thruk/Controller/status.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Cpanel::JSON::XS qw/decode_json/;
 use Thruk::Action::AddDefaults ();
 use Thruk::Backend::Manager ();
 use Thruk::Utils::Auth ();
+use Thruk::Utils::Log qw/:all/;
 use Thruk::Utils::Status ();
 
 =head1 NAME
@@ -1493,9 +1494,7 @@ sub _process_verify_time {
             $verified = 1;
         }
         if($@) {
-            $error = $@;
-            chomp($error);
-            $error =~ s/\ at .*?\.pm\ line\ \d+//gmx;
+            $error = _strip_line($@);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1509,9 +1508,7 @@ sub _process_verify_time {
             $verified = 1;
         }
         if($@) {
-            $error = $@;
-            chomp($error);
-            $error =~ s/\ at .*?\.pm\ line\ \d+//gmx;
+            $error = _strip_line($@);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/Thruk/Utils/Log.pm b/lib/Thruk/Utils/Log.pm
index f6c410961..a8593128e 100644
--- a/lib/Thruk/Utils/Log.pm
+++ b/lib/Thruk/Utils/Log.pm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use Thruk::Utils::Encode ();
 use base 'Exporter';
 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(_fatal _error _cronerror _warn _info _infos _infoc
                     _debug _debug2 _debugs _debugc _trace _audit_log
-                    _debug_http_response
+                    _debug_http_response _strip_line
                     );
 our %EXPORT_TAGS = ( all => \@EXPORT_OK );
 
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ sub _debug_http_response {
     return;
 }
 
+##############################################
+sub _strip_line {
+    my($error) = @_;
+    chomp($error);
+    $error =~ s/\ at\ [a-zA-Z\/\.]+?\ line\ \d+\.$//gmx;
+    return($error);
+}
+
 ##############################################
 sub _log {
     my($lvl, $data, $options) = @_;
diff --git a/lib/Thruk/Utils/Status.pm b/lib/Thruk/Utils/Status.pm
index 8bb90e60c..199483f8c 100644
--- a/lib/Thruk/Utils/Status.pm
+++ b/lib/Thruk/Utils/Status.pm
@@ -382,8 +382,7 @@ sub do_filter {
         my $err = $@;
         if($err) {
             _debug("lex filter failed: %s", $err);
-            $err =~ s/\ at\ [a-zA-Z\/\.]+?\ line\ \d+\.$//gmx;
-            Thruk::Utils::set_message($c, 'fail_message', $err);
+            Thruk::Utils::set_message($c, 'fail_message', _strip_line($err));
             $c->stash->{'has_error'} = 1;
         }
         if(!$c->stash->{'has_error'} && (!$c->stash->{'minimal'} || $c->stash->{'play_sounds'}) && ( $prefix eq 'dfl_' or $prefix eq 'ovr_' or $prefix eq 'grd_' or $prefix eq '')) {
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-available/node-control/lib/Thruk/Utils/CLI/Nodecontrol.pm b/plugins/plugins-available/node-control/lib/Thruk/Utils/CLI/Nodecontrol.pm
index d3f948a89..dccd2bf5b 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-available/node-control/lib/Thruk/Utils/CLI/Nodecontrol.pm
+++ b/plugins/plugins-available/node-control/lib/Thruk/Utils/CLI/Nodecontrol.pm
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ sub _action_facts {
         }
         if(!$facts || $facts->{'last_error'}) {
             my $err = sprintf("%s updating %s failed: %s\n", $peer->{'name'}, $mode, ($facts->{'last_error'}//'unknown error'));
-            _cronerror($err); # don't fill the log with errors from cronjobs
+            _cronerror(_strip_line($err)); # don't fill the log with errors from cronjobs
         } else {
             _info("%s updated %s sucessfully: OK\n", $peer->{'name'}, $mode);
         }
diff --git a/t/022-Thruk-Utils-Log.t b/t/022-Thruk-Utils-Log.t
index de48ffcbe..96fd6057b 100644
--- a/t/022-Thruk-Utils-Log.t
+++ b/t/022-Thruk-Utils-Log.t
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ sub check_logger {
     return if $content =~ m/\Quse Thruk::Utils::Log\E/gmx;
     $content =~ s|::make_info\(||gmx;           # reduce false positive
     $content =~ s|::http_response_error\(||gmx; # reduce false positive
-    if($content =~ m/^(.*(_debug|_error|_warn|_info|_audit_log)\(.*)/gmx) {
+    if($content =~ m/^(.*(_debug|_error|_warn|_info|_audit_log|_strip_line|_cronerror)\(.*)/gmx) {
         my $line = $1;
         unless($content =~ m/\Quse Thruk::Utils::Log\E/gmx) {
             fail($file." uses logger but misses 'use Thruk::Utils::Log'");