diff --git a/rida.conf b/rida.conf
index b5ba4c23..1925e8c8 100644
--- a/rida.conf
+++ b/rida.conf
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ ssl_ca_certificate_file = cacert.pem
 
 pkgdb_api_url = https://admin.stg.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/api
 
-# Path to log file or "console" for console output or "journal" for
-# output to "journald" daemon.
-log_file = console
+# Available backends are: console, file, journal.
+log_backend = journal
 
-# Available log levels are: debug, info, warn, error
+# Path to log file when log_backend is set to "file".
+log_file = rida.log
+
+# Available log levels are: debug, info, warn, error.
 log_level = info
diff --git a/rida/config.py b/rida/config.py
index 9dbd4554..0af42d58 100644
--- a/rida/config.py
+++ b/rida/config.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def from_file(filename=None):
 
     conf.pkgdb_api_url = default.get("pkgdb_api_url")
 
+    conf.log_backend = default.get("log_backend")
     conf.log_file = default.get("log_file")
     conf.log_level = default.get("log_level")
     return conf
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ class Config(object):
         self._ssl_certificate_key_file = ""
         self._ssl_ca_certificate_file = ""
         self._pkgdb_api_url = ""
+        self._log_backend = ""
         self._log_file = ""
         self._log_level = 0
 
@@ -219,6 +221,19 @@ class Config(object):
     def pkgdb_api_url(self, s):
         self._pkgdb_api_url = str(s)
 
+    @property
+    def log_backend(self):
+        return self._log_backend
+
+    @log_backend.setter
+    def log_backend(self, s):
+        if s == None:
+            self._log_backend = "console"
+        elif not s in logger.supported_log_backends():
+            raise ValueError("Unsupported log backend")
+
+        self._log_backend = str(s)
+
     @property
     def log_file(self):
         return self._log_file
@@ -226,7 +241,7 @@ class Config(object):
     @log_file.setter
     def log_file(self, s):
         if s == None:
-            self.log_file = ""
+            self._log_file = ""
         else:
             self._log_file = str(s)
 
diff --git a/rida/logger.py b/rida/logger.py
index f39b2e21..b1596672 100644
--- a/rida/logger.py
+++ b/rida/logger.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 #
-# Written by Petr Šabata <contyk@redhat.com>
+# Written by Jan Kaluza <jkaluza@redhat.com>
 
 """
 Logging functions.
@@ -62,18 +62,21 @@ def str_to_log_level(level):
 
     return levels[level]
 
+def supported_log_backends():
+    return ("console", "journal", "file")
+
 def init_logging(conf):
     """
     Initializes logging according to configuration file.
     """
     log_format = '%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
+    log_backend = conf.log_backend
 
-    log_file = conf.log_file
-    if not log_file or len(log_file) == 0 or log_file == "console":
+    if not log_backend or len(log_backend) == 0 or log_backend == "console":
         logging.basicConfig(level = conf.log_level, format = log_format)
         log = logging.getLogger()
         log.setLevel(conf.log_level)
-    elif log_file == "journal":
+    elif log_backend == "journal":
         logging.basicConfig(level = conf.log_level, format = log_format)
         try:
             from systemd import journal