diff --git a/Daemon.cpp b/Daemon.cpp
index 08f93572..7da64883 100644
--- a/Daemon.cpp
+++ b/Daemon.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ namespace i2p
 				}
 				StartLog (logfile);
 			}
-			g_Log->SetLogLevel(loglevel);
+			else
+				StartLog ("");
+			SetLogLevel(loglevel);
 			
 			bool http; i2p::config::GetOption("http.enabled", http);
 			if (http) {
diff --git a/Log.h b/Log.h
index c4b0f276..f941e6a7 100644
--- a/Log.h
+++ b/Log.h
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ inline void StopLog ()
 	}		
 }
 
+inline void SetLogLevel (const std::string& level)
+{
+	if (g_Log)	
+		g_Log->SetLogLevel(level);
+}
+
 template<typename TValue>
 void LogPrint (std::stringstream& s, TValue arg) 
 {