diff --git a/src/firstboot/firstboot.c b/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
index b993739083..1956ab3b13 100644
--- a/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
+++ b/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "build.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
 #include "bus-locator.h"
+#include "bus-unit-util.h"
 #include "bus-util.h"
 #include "bus-wait-for-jobs.h"
 #include "chase.h"
@@ -1574,7 +1575,6 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 }
 
 static int reload_system_manager(sd_bus **bus) {
-        _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         int r;
 
         assert(bus);
@@ -1585,9 +1585,10 @@ static int reload_system_manager(sd_bus **bus) {
                         return bus_log_connect_error(r, BUS_TRANSPORT_LOCAL);
         }
 
-        r = bus_call_method(*bus, bus_systemd_mgr, "Reload", &error, NULL, NULL);
+        r = bus_service_manager_reload(*bus);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                return r;
+
         log_info("Requested manager reload to apply locale configuration.");
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/fstab-generator/fstab-generator.c b/src/fstab-generator/fstab-generator.c
index b39d93195a..660a98ab92 100644
--- a/src/fstab-generator/fstab-generator.c
+++ b/src/fstab-generator/fstab-generator.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "alloc-util.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
 #include "bus-locator.h"
+#include "bus-unit-util.h"
 #include "chase.h"
 #include "creds-util.h"
 #include "efi-loader.h"
@@ -712,7 +713,6 @@ static int add_mount(
 
 static int do_daemon_reload(void) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_flush_close_unrefp) sd_bus *bus = NULL;
-        _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *m = NULL;
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         int r, k;
 
@@ -722,13 +722,9 @@ static int do_daemon_reload(void) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to get D-Bus connection: %m");
 
-        r = bus_message_new_method_call(bus, &m, bus_systemd_mgr, "Reload");
+        r = bus_service_manager_reload(bus);
         if (r < 0)
-                return bus_log_create_error(r);
-
-        r = sd_bus_call(bus, m, DAEMON_RELOAD_TIMEOUT_SEC, &error, NULL);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to reload daemon: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                return r;
 
         /* We need to requeue the two targets so that any new units which previously were not part of the
          * targets, and which we now added, will be started. */
diff --git a/src/locale/localed.c b/src/locale/localed.c
index 9e5b7b03c0..f544a73580 100644
--- a/src/locale/localed.c
+++ b/src/locale/localed.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "bus-log-control-api.h"
 #include "bus-message.h"
 #include "bus-polkit.h"
+#include "bus-unit-util.h"
 #include "constants.h"
 #include "kbd-util.h"
 #include "localed-util.h"
@@ -27,18 +28,6 @@
 #include "strv.h"
 #include "user-util.h"
 
-static int reload_system_manager(sd_bus *bus) {
-        _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
-        int r;
-
-        assert(bus);
-
-        r = bus_call_method(bus, bus_systemd_mgr, "Reload", &error, NULL, NULL);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to reload system manager: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
-        return 0;
-}
-
 static int vconsole_reload(sd_bus *bus) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         int r;
@@ -326,7 +315,7 @@ static int method_set_locale(sd_bus_message *m, void *userdata, sd_bus_error *er
          * update its default locale settings. It's important to not use UnsetAndSetEnvironment or a similar
          * method because in this case unsetting variables means restoring them to PID1 default values, which
          * may be outdated, since locale.conf has just changed and PID1 hasn't read it */
-        (void) reload_system_manager(sd_bus_message_get_bus(m));
+        (void) bus_service_manager_reload(sd_bus_message_get_bus(m));
 
         if (!strv_isempty(l_set)) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *line = NULL;
diff --git a/src/machine/machinectl.c b/src/machine/machinectl.c
index 83ecfa7aba..7746ecba1a 100644
--- a/src/machine/machinectl.c
+++ b/src/machine/machinectl.c
@@ -1822,9 +1822,9 @@ static int enable_machine(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = bus_call_method(bus, bus_systemd_mgr, "Reload", &error, NULL, NULL);
+        r = bus_service_manager_reload(bus);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to reload daemon: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                return r;
 
         if (arg_now) {
                 _cleanup_strv_free_ char **new_args = NULL;
diff --git a/src/portable/portablectl.c b/src/portable/portablectl.c
index 8744ba75fe..e77ee50dab 100644
--- a/src/portable/portablectl.c
+++ b/src/portable/portablectl.c
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@ static int acquire_bus(sd_bus **bus) {
 }
 
 static int maybe_reload(sd_bus **bus) {
-        _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
-        _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *m = NULL;
         int r;
 
         if (!arg_reload)
@@ -242,16 +240,7 @@ static int maybe_reload(sd_bus **bus) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = bus_message_new_method_call(*bus, &m, bus_systemd_mgr, "Reload");
-        if (r < 0)
-                return bus_log_create_error(r);
-
-        /* Reloading the daemon may take long, hence set a longer timeout here */
-        r = sd_bus_call(*bus, m, DAEMON_RELOAD_TIMEOUT_SEC, &error, NULL);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to reload daemon: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
-
-        return 0;
+        return bus_service_manager_reload(*bus);
 }
 
 static int get_image_metadata(sd_bus *bus, const char *image, char **matches, sd_bus_message **reply) {
diff --git a/src/shared/bus-unit-util.c b/src/shared/bus-unit-util.c
index 494484f0bf..e7b44cc39b 100644
--- a/src/shared/bus-unit-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/bus-unit-util.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "af-list.h"
 #include "alloc-util.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
+#include "bus-locator.h"
 #include "bus-unit-util.h"
 #include "bus-util.h"
 #include "cap-list.h"
@@ -2811,3 +2812,22 @@ int unit_info_compare(const UnitInfo *a, const UnitInfo *b) {
         /* Third, order by name */
         return strcasecmp(a->id, b->id);
 }
+
+int bus_service_manager_reload(sd_bus *bus) {
+        _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
+        _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *m = NULL;
+        int r;
+
+        assert(bus);
+
+        r = bus_message_new_method_call(bus, &m, bus_systemd_mgr, "Reload");
+        if (r < 0)
+                return bus_log_create_error(r);
+
+        /* Reloading the daemon may take long, hence set a longer timeout here */
+        r = sd_bus_call(bus, m, DAEMON_RELOAD_TIMEOUT_SEC, &error, NULL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to reload service manager: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+
+        return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/bus-unit-util.h b/src/shared/bus-unit-util.h
index 97d84708b4..267d516cbf 100644
--- a/src/shared/bus-unit-util.h
+++ b/src/shared/bus-unit-util.h
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ int bus_deserialize_and_dump_unit_file_changes(sd_bus_message *m, bool quiet);
 int unit_load_state(sd_bus *bus, const char *name, char **load_state);
 
 int unit_info_compare(const UnitInfo *a, const UnitInfo *b);
+
+int bus_service_manager_reload(sd_bus *bus);
diff --git a/src/sulogin-shell/sulogin-shell.c b/src/sulogin-shell/sulogin-shell.c
index e81bb527ff..7ffafcda55 100644
--- a/src/sulogin-shell/sulogin-shell.c
+++ b/src/sulogin-shell/sulogin-shell.c
@@ -8,43 +8,21 @@
 
 #include "sd-bus.h"
 
-#include "bus-locator.h"
-#include "bus-util.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
+#include "bus-locator.h"
+#include "bus-unit-util.h"
+#include "bus-util.h"
 #include "constants.h"
 #include "env-util.h"
 #include "initrd-util.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "main-func.h"
-#include "process-util.h"
 #include "proc-cmdline.h"
+#include "process-util.h"
 #include "signal-util.h"
 #include "special.h"
 #include "unit-def.h"
 
-static int reload_manager(sd_bus *bus) {
-        _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
-        _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *m = NULL;
-        int r;
-
-        log_info("Reloading system manager configuration");
-
-        r = bus_message_new_method_call(
-                        bus,
-                        &m,
-                        bus_systemd_mgr,
-                        "Reload");
-        if (r < 0)
-                return bus_log_create_error(r);
-
-        /* Reloading the daemon may take long, hence set a longer timeout here */
-        r = sd_bus_call(bus, m, DAEMON_RELOAD_TIMEOUT_SEC, &error, NULL);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to reload daemon: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
-
-        return 0;
-}
-
 static int target_is_inactive(sd_bus *bus, const char *target) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         _cleanup_free_ char *path = NULL, *state = NULL;
@@ -151,7 +129,9 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         goto fallback;
                 }
 
-                if (reload_manager(bus) < 0)
+                log_info("Reloading system manager configuration.");
+                r = bus_service_manager_reload(bus);
+                if (r < 0)
                         goto fallback;
 
                 const char *target = in_initrd() ? SPECIAL_INITRD_TARGET : SPECIAL_DEFAULT_TARGET;
@@ -160,7 +140,7 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 if (r < 0)
                         goto fallback;
                 if (!r) {
-                        log_warning("%s is not inactive. Please review the %s setting.\n", target, target);
+                        log_warning("%s is not inactive. Please review the %s setting.", target, target);
                         goto fallback;
                 }
 
@@ -168,7 +148,7 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         break;
 
         fallback:
-                log_warning("Fallback to the single-user shell.\n");
+                log_warning("Fallback to the single-user shell.");
         }
 
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/test/test-cgroup-mask.c b/src/test/test-cgroup-mask.c
index b26a834530..c0bf585963 100644
--- a/src/test/test-cgroup-mask.c
+++ b/src/test/test-cgroup-mask.c
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ static void log_cgroup_mask(CGroupMask got, CGroupMask expected) {
         _cleanup_free_ char *e_store = NULL, *g_store = NULL;
 
         assert_se(cg_mask_to_string(expected, &e_store) >= 0);
-        log_info("Expected mask: %s\n", e_store);
+        log_info("Expected mask: %s", e_store);
         assert_se(cg_mask_to_string(got, &g_store) >= 0);
-        log_info("Got mask: %s\n", g_store);
+        log_info("Got mask: %s", g_store);
 }
 
 TEST_RET(cgroup_mask, .sd_booted = true) {
diff --git a/src/test/test-daemon.c b/src/test/test-daemon.c
index faf6476778..e5bc6c457b 100644
--- a/src/test/test-daemon.c
+++ b/src/test/test-daemon.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         }
 
         for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
-                log_info("fd=%i name=%s\n", SD_LISTEN_FDS_START + i, l[i]);
+                log_info("fd=%i name=%s", SD_LISTEN_FDS_START + i, l[i]);
 
         sd_notify(0,
                   "STATUS=Starting up");
diff --git a/src/test/test-id128.c b/src/test/test-id128.c
index 4a39d06ef8..58dc88110e 100644
--- a/src/test/test-id128.c
+++ b/src/test/test-id128.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ TEST(benchmark_sd_id128_get_machine_app_specific) {
 
         q = now(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) - t;
 
-        log_info("%lf μs each\n", (double) q / iterations);
+        log_info("%lf μs each", (double) q / iterations);
 }
 
 TEST(id128_at) {
diff --git a/src/test/test-json.c b/src/test/test-json.c
index 6a544c3fb7..3657075a54 100644
--- a/src/test/test-json.c
+++ b/src/test/test-json.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static void test_variant_one(const char *data, Test test) {
         assert_se(s);
         assert_se((size_t) r == strlen(s));
 
-        log_info("formatted normally: %s\n", s);
+        log_info("formatted normally: %s", s);
 
         r = json_parse(data, JSON_PARSE_SENSITIVE, &w, NULL, NULL);
         assert_se(r == 0);
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ TEST(build) {
                                                   JSON_BUILD_STRV((char**) arr_1234))) >= 0);
 
         assert_se(json_variant_format(a, 0, &s) >= 0);
-        log_info("GOT: %s\n", s);
+        log_info("GOT: %s", s);
         assert_se(json_parse(s, 0, &b, NULL, NULL) >= 0);
         assert_se(json_variant_equal(a, b));
 
@@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ TEST(build) {
 
         s = mfree(s);
         assert_se(json_variant_format(a, 0, &s) >= 0);
-        log_info("GOT: %s\n", s);
+        log_info("GOT: %s", s);
         assert_se(json_parse(s, 0, &b, NULL, NULL) >= 0);
         assert_se(json_variant_format(b, 0, &t) >= 0);
-        log_info("GOT: %s\n", t);
+        log_info("GOT: %s", t);
 
         assert_se(streq(s, t));
 
diff --git a/src/test/test-load-fragment.c b/src/test/test-load-fragment.c
index e4ee9f697d..ac0ad80132 100644
--- a/src/test/test-load-fragment.c
+++ b/src/test/test-load-fragment.c
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ TEST(config_parse_memory_limit) {
                 r = config_parse_memory_limit(NULL, "fake", 1, "section", 1,
                                               limit_tests[i].limit, 1,
                                               limit_tests[i].value, &c, NULL);
-                log_info("%s=%s\t%"PRIu64"==%"PRIu64"\n",
+                log_info("%s=%s\t%"PRIu64"==%"PRIu64,
                          limit_tests[i].limit, limit_tests[i].value,
                          *limit_tests[i].result, limit_tests[i].expected);
                 assert_se(r >= 0);
diff --git a/src/test/test-process-util.c b/src/test/test-process-util.c
index 80ee095786..1aba4d7ae3 100644
--- a/src/test/test-process-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-process-util.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ TEST(getpid_measure) {
                 (void) getpid();
         q = now(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) - t;
 
-        log_info(" glibc getpid(): %lf μs each\n", (double) q / iterations);
+        log_info(" glibc getpid(): %lf μs each", (double) q / iterations);
 
         iterations *= 50; /* _cached() is about 50 times faster, so we need more iterations */
 
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ TEST(getpid_measure) {
                 (void) getpid_cached();
         q = now(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) - t;
 
-        log_info("getpid_cached(): %lf μs each\n", (double) q / iterations);
+        log_info("getpid_cached(): %lf μs each", (double) q / iterations);
 }
 
 TEST(safe_fork) {