diff --git a/spectrum/src/main.cpp b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
index 07a76ce80a1411e55dc2ff41590877ef3284f737..c52011f5fd0eb755fda1b1e7b1b70977781056c7 100644
--- a/spectrum/src/main.cpp
+++ b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
@@ -205,32 +205,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 #endif
 
-	if (CONFIG_STRING(&config, "logging.config").empty()) {
-		LoggerPtr root = log4cxx::Logger::getRootLogger();
-#ifdef WIN32
-		root->addAppender(new ConsoleAppender(new PatternLayout(L"%d %-5p %c: %m%n")));
-#else
-		root->addAppender(new ConsoleAppender(new PatternLayout("%d %-5p %c: %m%n")));
-#endif
-	}
-	else {
-		log4cxx::helpers::Properties p;
-		log4cxx::helpers::FileInputStream *istream = new log4cxx::helpers::FileInputStream(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "logging.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 WIN32
-		p.setProperty(L"pid", pid);
-		p.setProperty(L"jid", jid);
-#else
-		p.setProperty("pid", pid);
-		p.setProperty("jid", jid);
-#endif
-		log4cxx::PropertyConfigurator::configure(p);
-	}
-
 #ifndef WIN32
 	if (!CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.group").empty() ||!CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.user").empty() ) {
 		struct rlimit limit;
@@ -239,12 +213,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.group").empty()) {
 			struct group *gr;
 			if ((gr = getgrnam(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.group").c_str())) == NULL) {
-				LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "Invalid service.group name " << CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.group"));
+				std::cerr << "Invalid service.group name " << CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.group") << "\n";
 				return 1;
 			}
 
 			if (((setgid(gr->gr_gid)) != 0) || (initgroups(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.user").c_str(), gr->gr_gid) != 0)) {
-				LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "Failed to set service.group name " << CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.group") << " - " << gr->gr_gid << ":" << strerror(errno));
+				std::cerr << "Failed to set service.group name " << CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.group") << " - " << gr->gr_gid << ":" << strerror(errno) << "\n";
 				return 1;
 			}
 		}
@@ -252,12 +226,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.user").empty()) {
 			struct passwd *pw;
 			if ((pw = getpwnam(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.user").c_str())) == NULL) {
-				LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "Invalid service.user name " << CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.user"));
+				std::cerr << "Invalid service.user name " << CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.user") << "\n";
 				return 1;
 			}
 
 			if ((setuid(pw->pw_uid)) != 0) {
-				LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "Failed to set service.user name " << CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.user") << " - " << pw->pw_uid << ":" << strerror(errno));
+				std::cerr << "Failed to set service.user name " << CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.user") << " - " << pw->pw_uid << ":" << strerror(errno) << "\n";
 				return 1;
 			}
 		}
@@ -279,6 +253,32 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	if (CONFIG_STRING(&config, "logging.config").empty()) {
+		LoggerPtr root = log4cxx::Logger::getRootLogger();
+#ifdef WIN32
+		root->addAppender(new ConsoleAppender(new PatternLayout(L"%d %-5p %c: %m%n")));
+#else
+		root->addAppender(new ConsoleAppender(new PatternLayout("%d %-5p %c: %m%n")));
+#endif
+	}
+	else {
+		log4cxx::helpers::Properties p;
+		log4cxx::helpers::FileInputStream *istream = new log4cxx::helpers::FileInputStream(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "logging.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 WIN32
+		p.setProperty(L"pid", pid);
+		p.setProperty(L"jid", jid);
+#else
+		p.setProperty("pid", pid);
+		p.setProperty("jid", jid);
+#endif
+		log4cxx::PropertyConfigurator::configure(p);
+	}
+
 	Swift::SimpleEventLoop eventLoop;
 
 	Swift::BoostNetworkFactories *factories = new Swift::BoostNetworkFactories(&eventLoop);