diff --git a/pkg/log/log.go b/pkg/log/log.go
index 58f3cb89cab..15fa8e0cb74 100644
--- a/pkg/log/log.go
+++ b/pkg/log/log.go
@@ -179,17 +179,7 @@ func ReadLoggingConfig(modes []string, logsPath string, cfg *ini.File) {
 			loggersToClose = append(loggersToClose, fileHandler)
 			handler = fileHandler
 		case "syslog":
-			sysLogHandler := NewSyslog()
-			sysLogHandler.Format = format
-			sysLogHandler.Network = sec.Key("network").MustString("")
-			sysLogHandler.Address = sec.Key("address").MustString("")
-			sysLogHandler.Facility = sec.Key("facility").MustString("local7")
-			sysLogHandler.Tag = sec.Key("tag").MustString("")
-
-			if err := sysLogHandler.Init(); err != nil {
-				Root.Error("Failed to init syslog log handler", "error", err)
-				os.Exit(1)
-			}
+			sysLogHandler := NewSyslog(sec, format)
 
 			loggersToClose = append(loggersToClose, sysLogHandler)
 			handler = sysLogHandler
diff --git a/pkg/log/syslog.go b/pkg/log/syslog.go
index 29a22e9fe1e..2132690cae6 100644
--- a/pkg/log/syslog.go
+++ b/pkg/log/syslog.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ package log
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"log/syslog"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/inconshreveable/log15"
+	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
 )
 
 type SysLogHandler struct {
@@ -18,10 +20,23 @@ type SysLogHandler struct {
 	Format   log15.Format
 }
 
-func NewSyslog() *SysLogHandler {
-	return &SysLogHandler{
+func NewSyslog(sec *ini.Section, format log15.Format) *SysLogHandler {
+	handler := &SysLogHandler{
 		Format: log15.LogfmtFormat(),
 	}
+
+	handler.Format = format
+	handler.Network = sec.Key("network").MustString("")
+	handler.Address = sec.Key("address").MustString("")
+	handler.Facility = sec.Key("facility").MustString("local7")
+	handler.Tag = sec.Key("tag").MustString("")
+
+	if err := handler.Init(); err != nil {
+		Root.Error("Failed to init syslog log handler", "error", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	return handler
 }
 
 func (sw *SysLogHandler) Init() error {
diff --git a/pkg/log/syslog_windows.go b/pkg/log/syslog_windows.go
index c9b79a38426..40bc4110fb6 100644
--- a/pkg/log/syslog_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/log/syslog_windows.go
@@ -2,19 +2,18 @@
 
 package log
 
-import "github.com/inconshreveable/log15"
+import (
+	"github.com/inconshreveable/log15"
+	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
+)
 
 type SysLogHandler struct {
 }
 
-func NewSyslog() *SysLogHandler {
+func NewSyslog(sec *ini.Section, format log15.Format) *SysLogHandler {
 	return &SysLogHandler{}
 }
 
-func (sw *SysLogHandler) Init() error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (sw *SysLogHandler) Log(r *log15.Record) error {
 	return nil
 }