diff --git a/include/villas/log_config.h b/include/villas/log_config.h
index d7322fd0a..c51dc0a61 100644
--- a/include/villas/log_config.h
+++ b/include/villas/log_config.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ struct log;
 extern "C"{
 #endif
 
+/** Wrapper for log_parse, to check if config file exists **/
+int log_parse_wrapper(struct log *l, json_t *cfg);
+
 /** Parse logging configuration. */
 int log_parse(struct log *l, json_t *cfg);
 
@@ -43,4 +46,4 @@ void jerror(json_error_t *err, const char *fmt, ...)
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/log_config.c b/lib/log_config.c
index 4d8e162c7..4151c061b 100644
--- a/lib/log_config.c
+++ b/lib/log_config.c
@@ -31,6 +31,24 @@
 #include <villas/log_config.h>
 #include <villas/utils.h>
 
+int log_parse_wrapper(struct log *l, json_t *cfg)
+{
+	int ret;
+	json_t *json_logging = NULL;
+	json_error_t err;
+
+	ret = json_unpack_ex(cfg, &err, 0, "{s?: o}",
+			"logging", &json_logging
+	);
+	if (ret)
+		jerror(&err, "Failed to parse global configuration");
+
+	if(json_logging)
+		log_parse(l, json_logging);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int log_parse(struct log *l, json_t *cfg)
 {
 	const char *facilities = NULL;
diff --git a/src/villas-hook.cpp b/src/villas-hook.cpp
index 039844542..5cbdf2f45 100644
--- a/src/villas-hook.cpp
+++ b/src/villas-hook.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ check:		if (optarg == endptr)
 	if (ret)
 		error("Failed to initialize log");
 
+	ret = log_parse_wrapper(&l, cfg_cli);
+	if (ret)
+		error("Failed to parse log");
+
 	ret = log_open(&l);
 	if (ret)
 		error("Failed to start log");
diff --git a/src/villas-signal.cpp b/src/villas-signal.cpp
index d01691ca5..2330d83e3 100644
--- a/src/villas-signal.cpp
+++ b/src/villas-signal.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (ret)
 		error("Failed to initialize log");
 
+	ret = log_parse_wrapper(&l, n.cfg);
+	if (ret)
+		error("Failed to parse log");
+
 	ret = log_open(&l);
 	if (ret)
 		error("Failed to start log");
diff --git a/src/villas-test-rtt.cpp b/src/villas-test-rtt.cpp
index 9cb99f4ef..c591c853e 100644
--- a/src/villas-test-rtt.cpp
+++ b/src/villas-test-rtt.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ check:		if (optarg == endptr)
 	super_node_init(&sn);
 	super_node_parse_uri(&sn, configfile);
 
+	log_open(&sn.log);
+
 	signals_init(quit);
 	rt_init(sn.priority, sn.affinity);
 	memory_init(sn.hugepages);