diff --git a/dectmngr/files/etc/config/dect b/dectmngr/files/etc/config/dect
index 86012edfe..8753acedd 100644
--- a/dectmngr/files/etc/config/dect
+++ b/dectmngr/files/etc/config/dect
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 config dect 'global'
-	option log_dect_cmbs '0'
+	option log_dect_cmbs 'syslog'
diff --git a/dectmngr/files/etc/init.d/dectmngr b/dectmngr/files/etc/init.d/dectmngr
index 0fa970fec..ad79709fe 100755
--- a/dectmngr/files/etc/init.d/dectmngr
+++ b/dectmngr/files/etc/init.d/dectmngr
@@ -42,17 +42,22 @@ start_service() {
 	opt_ext="$opt_ext -model $model_id"
 
 	config_load dect
-	config_get_bool log_dect_cmbs global log_dect_cmbs 0
+	config_get log_dect_cmbs global log_dect_cmbs syslog
 
 	procd_open_instance
-	if [ $log_dect_cmbs -eq 0 ]; then
+	if [ "$log_dect_cmbs" = "none" ]; then
 		echo "Starting dectmngr with cmbs logging disabled"
 		procd_set_param command $PROG -comname ttyH0 $opt_ext
 		rm -f $LOG_PATH/*
-	else
-		echo "Starting dectmngr with cmbs logging enabled"
+	elif [ "$log_dect_cmbs" = "file" ]; then
+		echo "Starting dectmngr with cmbs logging enabled to file"
 		procd_set_param command $PROG -comname ttyH0 -log $LOG_PATH/dect-cmbs.log $opt_ext
+	else
+		echo "Starting dectmngr with cmbs logging enabled to syslog"
+		procd_set_param command $PROG -comname ttyH0 -syslog $opt_ext
+		rm -f $LOG_PATH/*
 	fi
+
 	procd_set_param respawn 6 2 3
 	procd_set_param term_timeout 20
 	procd_set_param triggers asterisk