--- logger.c	2015-10-09 23:48:48.000000000 +0200
+++ logger-new.c	2015-11-10 15:24:10.000000000 +0100
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@
 		}
 
 		chan->type = LOGTYPE_SYSLOG;
+		openlog("asterisk", LOG_PID, chan->facility);
 	} else {
 		if (!(chan->fileptr = fopen(chan->filename, "a"))) {
 			/* Can't do real logging here since we're called with a lock