diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 197a6a6..504d397 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void log_debug(unsigned int class, char *file, int line, const char *format, ...
 
    output_to_stderr("", ap, file, line, format);
 
-   if (!log_to_stderr && silence_level < 1) {
+   if (silence_level < 1) {
       output_to_syslog("", LOG_DEBUG, ap, file, line, format);
    }
 
diff --git a/src/siproxd.c b/src/siproxd.c
index c903e12..5a6fd95 100644
--- a/src/siproxd.c
+++ b/src/siproxd.c
@@ -150,8 +150,13 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
    char *pidfilename=NULL;
    struct sigaction act;
 
+/*
+ * initialize the loggin subsystem
+ */
    log_init();
-
+   /* set log silencing for syslog as requested in config */
+   log_set_silence(configuration.silence_log);
+   /* while not daemonized, log also to stderr */
    log_set_stderr(1);
 
 /*
@@ -276,6 +281,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
       setsid();
       if (fork()!=0) exit(0);
 
+      /* we are daemonizing, no more logging to stderr */
       log_set_stderr(0);
 
       /* detach STDIN/OUT/ERR file */
@@ -343,11 +349,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
    /* initialize the registration facility */
    register_init();
 
-/*
- * silence the log - if so required...
- */
-   log_set_silence(configuration.silence_log);
-
    INFO(PACKAGE"-"VERSION"-"BUILDSTR" "BUILDDATE" "UNAME" started");
 
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