diff --git a/logmngr/Makefile b/logmngr/Makefile
index 2a2496aa0..cfb929f7a 100644
--- a/logmngr/Makefile
+++ b/logmngr/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=logmngr
-PKG_VERSION:=1.0.7
+PKG_VERSION:=1.0.8
+
 LOCAL_DEV:=0
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ endef
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
 define Build/Prepare
-	$(CP) -rf ./logmngr/* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/
+	$(CP) -rf ~/git/logmngr/* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/
 endef
 endif
 
diff --git a/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/syslog-ng.sh b/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/syslog-ng.sh
index d782a53a2..311abaf1d 100644
--- a/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/syslog-ng.sh
+++ b/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/syslog-ng.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ create_input_section() {
 	# on any uci value
 	echo -e "source $tag {" >> ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
 	echo -e "\tinternal();" >> ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
-	echo -e "\tunix-dgram("/dev/log");" >> ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
+	echo -e "\tunix-dgram(\"/dev/log\");" >> ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
+	echo -e "\tfile(\"/proc/kmsg\" program_override(\"kernel\"));" >> ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
 	echo "};" >> ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
 }
 
@@ -326,8 +327,6 @@ apply_config_file() {
 	cp ${TMP_CONF_FILE} ${CONF_FILE}
 }
 
-PROG=/usr/sbin/syslog-ng-ctl
-
 logmngr_init() {
 	create_config_file
 
@@ -347,7 +346,9 @@ logmngr_init() {
 		logrotate_init
 	fi
 
-	procd_open_instance logmngr
-	procd_set_param command $PROG reload
-	procd_close_instance
+	if procd_running 'syslog-ng'; then
+		/etc/init.d/syslog-ng reload
+	else
+		/etc/init.d/syslog-ng start
+	fi
 }
diff --git a/logmngr/files/logmngr.init b/logmngr/files/logmngr.init
index af7a82530..fbed2196b 100644
--- a/logmngr/files/logmngr.init
+++ b/logmngr/files/logmngr.init
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
 
 START=12
-STOP=89
+
 USE_PROCD=1
 
 . /lib/functions.sh