diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f441b2000..06bd2fcef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-# v1.6.0-dev
+# v1.6.0-beta.1
+## mm/dd/2018
+
+1. [](#improved)
+    * Added support for syslog and syslog facility logging (default: 'file')
+
+# v1.6.0-beta.1
 ## 10/01/2018
 
 1. [](#new)
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php
index 936edd562..85d4cebbb 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class Grav extends Container
         'inflector'               => 'Grav\Common\Inflector',
         'siteSetupProcessor'      => 'Grav\Common\Processors\SiteSetupProcessor',
         'configurationProcessor'  => 'Grav\Common\Processors\ConfigurationProcessor',
+        'loggerProcessor'         => 'Grav\Common\Processors\LoggerProcessor',
         'errorsProcessor'         => 'Grav\Common\Processors\ErrorsProcessor',
         'debuggerInitProcessor'   => 'Grav\Common\Processors\DebuggerInitProcessor',
         'initializeProcessor'     => 'Grav\Common\Processors\InitializeProcessor',
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ class Grav extends Container
     protected $processors = [
         'siteSetupProcessor',
         'configurationProcessor',
+        'loggerProcessor',
         'errorsProcessor',
         'debuggerInitProcessor',
         'initializeProcessor',
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Processors/LoggerProcessor.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Processors/LoggerProcessor.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac27d4007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Processors/LoggerProcessor.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package    Grav.Common.Processors
+ *
+ * @copyright  Copyright (C) 2015 - 2018 Trilby Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
+ * @license    MIT License; see LICENSE file for details.
+ */
+
+namespace Grav\Common\Processors;
+
+use Grav\Common\Config\Config;
+use Monolog\Formatter\LineFormatter;
+use Monolog\Handler\SyslogHandler;
+
+class LoggerProcessor extends ProcessorBase implements ProcessorInterface
+{
+    public $id = '_logger';
+    public $title = 'Logger';
+
+    public function process()
+    {
+        $grav = $this->container;
+        /** @var Config $config */
+        $config = $grav['config'];
+        $log = $grav['log'];
+        $handler = $config->get('system.log.handler', 'file');
+
+
+        switch ($handler) {
+            case 'syslog':
+                $log->popHandler();
+
+                $facility = $config->get('system.log.syslog.facility', 'local6');
+                $logHandler = new SyslogHandler('grav', $facility);
+                $formatter = new LineFormatter("%channel%.%level_name%: %message% %extra%");
+                $logHandler->setFormatter($formatter);
+
+                $log->pushHandler($logHandler);
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return $log;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/LoggerServiceProvider.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/LoggerServiceProvider.php
index cd4192b5c..1cb11a3bc 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/LoggerServiceProvider.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/LoggerServiceProvider.php
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@
 
 namespace Grav\Common\Service;
 
-use Monolog\Formatter\LineFormatter;
-use Monolog\Handler\SyslogHandler;
+use Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler;
+use Monolog\Logger;
 use Pimple\Container;
 use Pimple\ServiceProviderInterface;
-use \Monolog\Logger;
-use \Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler;
 use RocketTheme\Toolbox\ResourceLocator\UniformResourceLocator;
 
 class LoggerServiceProvider implements ServiceProviderInterface
@@ -21,29 +19,13 @@ class LoggerServiceProvider implements ServiceProviderInterface
     public function register(Container $container)
     {
         $container['log'] = function ($c) {
-            /** @var Config $config */
-            $config = $c['config'];
-            $handler = $config->get('system.log.handler', 'file');
-
             $log = new Logger('grav');
 
             /** @var UniformResourceLocator $locator */
             $locator = $c['locator'];
 
-            switch ($handler) {
-                case 'syslog':
-                    $facility = $config->get('system.log.syslog.facility', 'local6');
-                    $logHandler = new SyslogHandler('grav', $facility);
-                    $formatter = new LineFormatter("%channel%.%level_name%: %message% %extra%");
-                    $logHandler->setFormatter($formatter);
-                    break;
-                case 'file':
-                default:
-                    $log_file = $locator->findResource('log://grav.log', true, true);
-                    $logHandler = new StreamHandler($log_file, Logger::DEBUG);
-            }
-
-            $log->pushHandler($logHandler);
+            $log_file = $locator->findResource('log://grav.log', true, true);
+            $log->pushHandler(new StreamHandler($log_file, Logger::DEBUG));
 
             return $log;
         };