diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index dfdf0f7..dcea9dd 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ $hy_user_home                 = '/var/lib/haproxy',
 $hy_user_shell                = '/sbin/nologin',
 
 # logging
-$hy_log_local0                = true,
-$hy_log_local1                = true,
+$hy_log_local0                = '/dev/log local0',
+$hy_log_local1                = '/dev/log local1 notice',
 $hy_log_target                = '127.0.0.1',
 $hy_log_facility              = 'local2',
 $hy_log_default               = 'global',
diff --git a/templates/haproxy_head.erb b/templates/haproxy_head.erb
index 6441651..b506808 100644
--- a/templates/haproxy_head.erb
+++ b/templates/haproxy_head.erb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ###############################################################################
 
 global
-    log             /dev/log local0
-    log             /dev/log local1 notice
+    log             <%= @hy_log_local0 %>
+    log             <%= @hy_log_local1 %>
 <% if @hy_hard_stop == true -%>
     hard-stop-after <%= @hy_hard_stop_value %>
 <% end -%>