diff --git a/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Logger.pm b/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Logger.pm
index 43ae38e72..03bc84cd3 100644
--- a/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Logger.pm
+++ b/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Logger.pm
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ sub logInit( ;@ ) {
   $logger = ZoneMinder::Logger->new() if !$logger;
   $logger->initialise(%options);
   logSetSignal();
+  return $logger;
 }
 
 sub logReinit {