Index: main/logger.c
===================================================================
--- main/logger.c	(revision 432173)
+++ main/logger.c	(working copy)
@@ -371,7 +371,10 @@
 	display_callids = 1;
 
 	if (!(cfg = ast_config_load2(S_OR(altconf, "logger.conf"), "logger", config_flags)) || cfg == CONFIG_STATUS_FILEINVALID) {
-		return;
+		if (locked) {
+			return;
+		}
+		cfg = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* delete our list of log channels */
@@ -392,11 +395,7 @@
 
 	/* If no config file, we're fine, set default options. */
 	if (!cfg) {
-		if (errno) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open logger.conf: %s; default settings will be used.\n", strerror(errno));
-		} else {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Errors detected in logger.conf: see above; default settings will be used.\n");
-		}
+		fprintf(stderr, "Errors detected in logger.conf: see above; default settings will be used.\n");
 		if (!(chan = ast_calloc(1, sizeof(*chan)))) {
 			return;
 		}