diff --git a/src/allmydata/mutable/publish.py b/src/allmydata/mutable/publish.py
index f8f486f51..a6e0d900f 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/mutable/publish.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/mutable/publish.py
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ from allmydata.mutable.layout import get_version_from_checkstring,\
                                      MDMFSlotWriteProxy, \
                                      SDMFSlotWriteProxy
 
-import eliot
-
+from eliot import (
+    Message,
+    start_action,
+)
 
 KiB = 1024
 DEFAULT_MAX_SEGMENT_SIZE = 128 * KiB
@@ -959,7 +961,7 @@ class Publish(object):
 
         serverlist = []
 
-        action = eliot.start_action(
+        action = start_action(
             action_type=u"mutable:upload:update_goal",
             homeless_shares=len(homeless_shares),
         )
@@ -967,17 +969,17 @@ class Publish(object):
             for i, server in enumerate(self.full_serverlist):
                 serverid = server.get_serverid()
                 if server in self.bad_servers:
-                    action.log(
+                    Message.log(
+                        message_type=u"mutable:upload:bad-server",
                         server_id=server.get_server_id(),
-                        message="Server is bad",
                     )
                     continue
                 # if we have >= 1 grid-managers, this checks that we have
                 # a valid certificate for this server
                 if not server.upload_permitted():
-                    action.log(
+                    Message.log(
+                        message_type=u"mutable:upload:no-gm-certs",
                         server_id=server.get_server_id(),
-                        message="No valid grid-manager certificates",
                     )
                     continue