diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index 8931300..d3fb9fb 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@
         fi
     fi
 
+    iniset $TEMPEST_CONF DEFAULT use_syslog $SYSLOG
     # Oslo
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG DEFAULT lock_path $TEMPEST_STATE_PATH
     mkdir -p $TEMPEST_STATE_PATH