diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index a49c946ce..9bbb29ac0 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ retry:
 		for (i = 0; i < 100; i++)
 			close(i);
 
-		if (!_log_stderr) {
+		if (!ilog_stderr) {
 			openlog("rtpengine/child", LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, LOG_DAEMON);
 		}
 		ilog(LOG_INFO, "Initiating XMLRPC call for tag "STR_FORMAT"", STR_FMT(tag));
diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 140dd222c..10217dc94 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -153,28 +153,6 @@ static void resources(void) {
 
 
 
-static int parse_log_facility(char *name, int *dst) {
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0 ; _facilitynames[i].c_name; i++) {
-		if (strcmp(_facilitynames[i].c_name, name) == 0) {
-			*dst = _facilitynames[i].c_val;
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void print_available_log_facilities () {
-	int i;
-
-	fprintf(stderr, "available facilities:");
-	for (i = 0 ; _facilitynames[i].c_name; i++) {
-		fprintf(stderr, " %s",  _facilitynames[i].c_name);
-	}
-	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-}
-
-
 static struct intf_config *if_addr_parse(char *s) {
 	str name;
 	char *c;
@@ -268,7 +246,6 @@ static void options(int *argc, char ***argv) {
 	char *graphite_prefix_s = NULL;
 	char *redisps = NULL;
 	char *redisps_write = NULL;
-	char *log_facility_s = NULL;
 	char *log_facility_cdr_s = NULL;
 	char *log_facility_rtcp_s = NULL;
 	int sip_source = 0;
@@ -300,10 +277,8 @@ static void options(int *argc, char ***argv) {
 		{ "redis-expires", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT, &redis_expires, "Expire time in seconds for redis keys",      "INT"       },
 		{ "no-redis-required", 'q', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &no_redis_required, "Start no matter of redis connection state", NULL },
 		{ "b2b-url",	'b', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&b2b_url,	"XMLRPC URL of B2B UA"	,	"STRING"	},
-		{ "log-facility",0,  0,	G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &log_facility_s, "Syslog facility to use for logging", "daemon|local0|...|local7"},
 		{ "log-facility-cdr",0,  0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &log_facility_cdr_s, "Syslog facility to use for logging CDRs", "daemon|local0|...|local7"},
 		{ "log-facility-rtcp",0,  0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &log_facility_rtcp_s, "Syslog facility to use for logging RTCP", "daemon|local0|...|local7"},
-		{ "log-stderr",	'E', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&_log_stderr,	"Log on stderr instead of syslog",	NULL		},
 		{ "xmlrpc-format",'x', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT,	&xmlrpc_fmt,	"XMLRPC timeout request format to use. 0: SEMS DI, 1: call-id only",	"INT"	},
 		{ "num-threads",  0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT,	&num_threads,	"Number of worker threads to create",	"INT"	},
 		{ "delete-delay",  'd', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT,    &delete_delay,  "Delay for deleting a session from memory.",    "INT"   },
@@ -415,13 +390,6 @@ static void options(int *argc, char ***argv) {
 	if ((log_level < LOG_EMERG) || (log_level > LOG_DEBUG))
 	        die("Invalid log level (--log_level)");
 
-	if (log_facility_s) {
-		if (!parse_log_facility(log_facility_s, &_log_facility)) {
-			print_available_log_facilities();
-			die ("Invalid log facility '%s' (--log-facility)", log_facility_s);
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (log_facility_cdr_s) {
 		if (!parse_log_facility(log_facility_cdr_s, &_log_facility_cdr)) {
 			print_available_log_facilities();
@@ -436,11 +404,6 @@ static void options(int *argc, char ***argv) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (_log_stderr) {
-		write_log = log_to_stderr;
-		max_log_line_length = 0;
-	}
-
 	if (!sip_source)
 		trust_address_def = 1;
 }
@@ -491,7 +454,7 @@ static void early_init() {
 static void init_everything() {
 	struct timespec ts;
 
-	log_init();
+	log_init("rtpengine");
 	recording_fs_init(spooldir, rec_method, rec_format);
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
 	srandom(ts.tv_sec ^ ts.tv_nsec);
@@ -507,8 +470,6 @@ static void init_everything() {
 	g_type_init();
 #endif
 
-	if (!_log_stderr)
-		openlog("rtpengine", LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, _log_facility);
 	signals();
 	resources();
 	sdp_init();
diff --git a/lib/auxlib.c b/lib/auxlib.c
index bd5fb9d8b..8f24fb0fb 100644
--- a/lib/auxlib.c
+++ b/lib/auxlib.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 static const char *config_file;
 static const char *config_section;
 static const char *pid_file;
+static const char *log_facility;
 static int foreground;
 static int version;
 
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@ static const GOptionEntry shared_options[] = {
 	{ "version",		'v', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&version,	"Print build time and exit",		NULL		},
 	{ "config-file",	0,   0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&config_file,	"Load config from this file",		"FILE"		},
 	{ "config-section",	0,   0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&config_section,"Config file section to use",		"STRING"	},
+	{ "log-facility",	0,   0,	G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&log_facility,	"Syslog facility to use for logging",	"daemon|local0|...|local7"},
 	{ "log-level",		'L', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT,	(void *)&log_level,"Mask log priorities above this level","INT"		},
+	{ "log-stderr",		'E', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&ilog_stderr,	"Log on stderr instead of syslog",	NULL		},
 	{ "pidfile",		'p', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_FILENAME,	&pid_file,	"Write PID to file",			"FILE"		},
 	{ "foreground",		'f', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&foreground,	"Don't fork to background",		NULL		},
 	{ NULL, }
@@ -149,6 +152,20 @@ out:
 		exit(0);
 	}
 
+
+	if (log_facility) {
+		if (!parse_log_facility(log_facility, &ilog_facility)) {
+			print_available_log_facilities();
+			die ("Invalid log facility '%s' (--log-facility)", log_facility);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ilog_stderr) {
+		write_log = log_to_stderr;
+		max_log_line_length = 0;
+	}
+
+
 	return;
 
 err:
diff --git a/lib/loglib.c b/lib/loglib.c
index 4b4dddf3c..2f80e4f41 100644
--- a/lib/loglib.c
+++ b/lib/loglib.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 
 struct log_limiter_entry {
@@ -14,6 +15,12 @@ struct log_limiter_entry {
 	char *msg;
 };
 
+typedef struct _fac_code {
+	char	*c_name;
+	int	c_val;
+} _fac_code_t;
+
+
 
 #ifndef __DEBUG
 volatile gint log_level = LOG_INFO;
@@ -30,7 +37,7 @@ write_log_t *write_log = (write_log_t *) log_both;
 
 
 
-const _fac_code_t _facilitynames[] =
+static const _fac_code_t _facilitynames[] =
 	{
 		{ "auth", LOG_AUTH },
 		{ "authpriv", LOG_AUTHPRIV },
@@ -66,8 +73,8 @@ static const char* const prio_str[] = {
 		"DEBUG"
 	};
 
-gboolean _log_stderr = 0;
-int _log_facility = LOG_DAEMON;
+gboolean ilog_stderr = 0;
+int ilog_facility = LOG_DAEMON;
 
 
 
@@ -218,8 +225,32 @@ static int log_limiter_entry_equal(const void *a, const void *b) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
-void log_init() {
+void log_init(const char *handle) {
 	pthread_mutex_init(&__log_limiter_lock, NULL);
 	__log_limiter = g_hash_table_new(log_limiter_entry_hash, log_limiter_entry_equal);
 	__log_limiter_strings = g_string_chunk_new(1024);
+
+	if (!ilog_stderr)
+		openlog(handle, LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, ilog_facility);
+}
+
+int parse_log_facility(const char *name, int *dst) {
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0 ; _facilitynames[i].c_name; i++) {
+		if (strcmp(_facilitynames[i].c_name, name) == 0) {
+			*dst = _facilitynames[i].c_val;
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void print_available_log_facilities () {
+	int i;
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "available facilities:");
+	for (i = 0 ; _facilitynames[i].c_name; i++) {
+		fprintf(stderr, " %s",  _facilitynames[i].c_name);
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
diff --git a/lib/loglib.h b/lib/loglib.h
index 26e1fe0c9..72aeffd67 100644
--- a/lib/loglib.h
+++ b/lib/loglib.h
@@ -8,16 +8,8 @@
 #include "compat.h"
 
 
-typedef struct _fac_code {
-	char	*c_name;
-	int	c_val;
-} _fac_code_t;
-
-extern const _fac_code_t _facilitynames[];
-
-
-extern gboolean _log_stderr;
-extern int _log_facility;
+extern gboolean ilog_stderr;
+extern int ilog_facility;
 
 
 extern volatile gint log_level;
@@ -27,9 +19,12 @@ extern unsigned int max_log_line_length;
 typedef void write_log_t(int facility_priority, const char *format, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
 extern write_log_t *write_log;
 
+int parse_log_facility(const char *name, int *dst);
+void print_available_log_facilities ();
+
 void log_to_stderr(int facility_priority, const char *format, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
 
-void log_init(void);
+void log_init(const char *);
 
 void __vpilog(int prio, const char *prefix, const char *fmt, va_list);
 void __ilog_np(int prio, const char *format, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
diff --git a/recording-daemon/main.c b/recording-daemon/main.c
index e0c267352..bdc996cd6 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/main.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/main.c
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ static void avlog_ilog(void *ptr, int loglevel, const char *fmt, va_list ap) {
 
 
 static void setup(void) {
-	openlog("rtpengine-recording", LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, LOG_DAEMON);
-
-	log_init();
+	log_init("rtpengine-recording");
 	av_register_all();
 	avcodec_register_all();
 	avfilter_register_all();