diff --git a/import/log4c/log4c/rc.c b/import/log4c/log4c/rc.c
index f71186c..cdfeba6 100644
--- a/import/log4c/log4c/rc.c
+++ b/import/log4c/log4c/rc.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int appender_load(log4c_rc_t* this, sd_domnode_t* anode)
     
     if (type) {
 	log4c_appender_set_type(app, log4c_appender_type_get(type->value));
-        printf("set to type %s\n", type->value);
+        // printf("set to type %s\n", type->value);
     }
 
     if (layout)
diff --git a/src/apps/manager/manager.c b/src/apps/manager/manager.c
index 196b727..2ffb988 100644
--- a/src/apps/manager/manager.c
+++ b/src/apps/manager/manager.c
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ StartSlapd(BOOL killExisting)
               "-f", XPL_DEFAULT_CONF_DIR "/bongo-slapd.conf",
               "-h", url,
               "-n", "bongo-slapd",
+              "-s", "0",
               NULL);
 
         exit(1);
diff --git a/src/libs/logger/Bongo.rules b/src/libs/logger/Bongo.rules
index 3091837..44505ca 100644
--- a/src/libs/logger/Bongo.rules
+++ b/src/libs/logger/Bongo.rules
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # -*- Makefile -*-
 lib_LTLIBRARIES += libbongologger.la
 
+logconfdir := $(XPL_DEFAULT_CONF_DIR)
+
+dist_logconf_DATA := 				\
+	src/libs/logger/logs.conf
+
 libbongologger_la_SOURCES :=			\
 	src/libs/logger/bongo.lsc		\
 	src/libs/logger/logger-format.pl	\
diff --git a/src/libs/logger/logger.c b/src/libs/logger/logger.c
index 165144c..5e9bd40 100644
--- a/src/libs/logger/logger.c
+++ b/src/libs/logger/logger.c
@@ -45,7 +45,15 @@ LoggerClose(LoggingHandle *handle)
 EXPORT LoggingHandle *
 LoggerOpen(const char *name)
 {
-    log4c_init();
+    char bongo_log_file[XPL_MAX_PATH];
+
+    if (log4c_init() == -1) {
+        // log4c couldn't find a file itself, let's default to etc/bongo/logs.conf
+        snprintf(&bongo_log_file, XPL_MAX_PATH, "%s/logs.conf", XPL_DEFAULT_CONF_DIR);
+        if (log4c_load(bongo_log_file) == -1) {
+            XplConsolePrintf("ERROR: Unable to find log config %s\n", bongo_log_file);
+        }
+    }
     
     return (LoggingHandle*)1;
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/logger/logs.conf b/src/libs/logger/logs.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5207bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/logger/logs.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE log4c SYSTEM "">
+
+<log4c version="0.1.0">
+
+	<config>
+		<bufsize>0</bufsize>
+		<debug level="2"/>
+		<nocleanup>0</nocleanup>
+		<reread>1</reread>
+	</config>
+	<category name="root" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="smtpd" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="connmgr" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="antispamd" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="avirusd" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="connmgrd" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="imapd" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="mailproxd" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="mailproxdimapd" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="mailproxdpopd" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="pluspackd" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="pop3d" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="queued" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="rulesd" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="queueagnt" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="queueagnt" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="queueagnt" priority="unknown" appender="syslog"/>
+	<category name="funtest" priority="unknown" appender="stderr"/>
+	<appender name="stdout" type="stream" layout="basic"/>
+	<appender name="stderr" type="stream" layout="dated"/>
+	<appender name="syslog" type="syslog" layout="basic"/>
+	<layout name="basic" type="basic"/>
+	<layout name="dated" type="dated"/>
+</log4c>