diff --git a/include/transport/logging.h b/include/transport/logging.h
index d31031039a1d4ab3f34064ade76a2c6fd9b31206..d79fa8a50c9d41015ca8ec9e9ae5e7bd33c4b5ae 100644
--- a/include/transport/logging.h
+++ b/include/transport/logging.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace Logging {
 void initBackendLogging(Config *config);
 void initMainLogging(Config *config);
 void shutdownLogging();
+void redirect_stderr();
 
 }
 
diff --git a/spectrum/src/main.cpp b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
index 7efe1e98a1ec2b40daf30602a482d924e7ab95ca..75169b1a548d76cb3746196d14bc9b453d434460 100644
--- a/spectrum/src/main.cpp
+++ b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 #endif
 
+	Logging::initMainLogging(&config);
 
 #ifndef WIN32
 	if (!CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.group").empty() ||!CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.user").empty() ) {
@@ -377,9 +378,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	// Logging has to be initialized after all std:cerr output here, because
-	// it forwards std::cerr to log file.
-	Logging::initMainLogging(&config);
+	Logging::redirect_stderr();
 
 	UserManager userManager(&transport, &userRegistry, storageBackend);
 	userManager_ = &userManager;
diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
index d998a505ae8305a4452f454aecaf21d781639ba6..f724993ef91b34f51756ffe97573e1147bd6be39 100644
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -166,19 +166,23 @@ static void initLogging(Config *config, std::string key) {
 
 		log4cxx::PropertyConfigurator::configure(p);
 	}
-
-	 intercepter_cerr = new intercept_stream(std::cerr, "cerr");
-	 intercepter_cout = new intercept_stream(std::cout, "cout");
 }
 
 void initBackendLogging(Config *config) {
 	initLogging(config, "logging.backend_config");
+
+	redirect_stderr();
 }
 
 void initMainLogging(Config *config) {
 	initLogging(config, "logging.config");
 }
 
+void redirect_stderr() {
+	 intercepter_cerr = new intercept_stream(std::cerr, "cerr");
+	 intercepter_cout = new intercept_stream(std::cout, "cout");
+}
+
 void shutdownLogging() {
 	delete intercepter_cerr;
 	delete intercepter_cout;
@@ -194,6 +198,10 @@ void initMainLogging(Config */*config*/) {
 
 void shutdownLogging() {
 	
+}
+
+void redirect_stderr() {
+	
 }
 #endif /* WITH_LOG4CXX */