diff --git a/backends/libcommuni/main.cpp b/backends/libcommuni/main.cpp
index f5af84fb201ac7e6304f54773b185ce73d07a69f..6443c2bd6420a29e9b5bf23dc02cbbcd1fe5a278 100644
--- a/backends/libcommuni/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/libcommuni/main.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "transport/config.h"
 #include "transport/networkplugin.h"
+#include "transport/logging.h"
 #include "session.h"
 #include <QtCore>
 #include <QtNetwork>
@@ -83,30 +84,7 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	}
 	QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
 
-	if (CONFIG_STRING(&config, "logging.backend_config").empty()) {
-		LoggerPtr root = log4cxx::Logger::getRootLogger();
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-		root->addAppender(new ConsoleAppender(new PatternLayout("%d %-5p %c: %m%n")));
-#else
-		root->addAppender(new ConsoleAppender(new PatternLayout(L"%d %-5p %c: %m%n")));
-#endif
-	}
-	else {
-		log4cxx::helpers::Properties p;
-		log4cxx::helpers::FileInputStream *istream = new log4cxx::helpers::FileInputStream(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "logging.backend_config"));
-		p.load(istream);
-		LogString pid, jid;
-		log4cxx::helpers::Transcoder::decode(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(getpid()), pid);
-		log4cxx::helpers::Transcoder::decode(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.jid"), jid);
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-		p.setProperty(L"pid", pid);
-		p.setProperty(L"jid", jid);
-#else
-		p.setProperty("pid", pid);
-		p.setProperty("jid", jid);
-#endif
-		log4cxx::PropertyConfigurator::configure(p);
-	}
+	Logging::initBackendLogging(&config);
 
 	Swift::QtEventLoop eventLoop;