5 files changed, 23 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/core/bitmaskd.tac b/src/leap/bitmask/core/bitmaskd.tac
index eba25307..ac7e1383 100644
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/core/bitmaskd.tac
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/core/bitmaskd.tac
@@ -2,14 +2,19 @@
 # Run as: twistd -n -y bitmaskd.tac
 #
 from twisted.application import service
-from twisted.python.log import ILogObserver, FileLogObserver
+from twisted.logger import ILogObserver
+from twisted.logger import FileLogObserver
+from twisted.logger import formatEventAsClassicLogText as formatEvent
 
 from leap.bitmask.core.service import BitmaskBackend
-from leap.bitmask.core.logs import loggerFactory
-
-logger =  loggerFactory()
+from leap.bitmask.core.logs import logFileFactory
 
 bb = BitmaskBackend()
 application = service.Application("bitmaskd")
-application.setComponent(ILogObserver, FileLogObserver(logger).emit)
+
+# configure logging
+log_file =  logFileFactory()
+observer = FileLogObserver(log_file, formatEvent)
+application.setComponent(ILogObserver, observer)
+
 bb.setServiceParent(application)
diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/core/launcher.py b/src/leap/bitmask/core/launcher.py
index 45acde2d..cbe4064e 100644
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/core/launcher.py
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/core/launcher.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from twisted.scripts.twistd import run
 
 from leap.bitmask import core
 from leap.bitmask.core import flags
+from leap.bitmask.core.logs import getLogPath
 from leap.common.config import get_path_prefix
 
 pid = abspath(join(get_path_prefix(), 'leap', 'bitmaskd.pid'))
@@ -48,11 +49,12 @@ def run_bitmaskd():
     # from the bitmask_cli
     for (index, arg) in enumerate(sys.argv):
         if arg == '--backend':
-            flags.BACKEND = argv[index + 1]
+            flags.BACKEND = sys.argv[index + 1]
     sys.argv[1:] = [
         '-y', join(here(core), "bitmaskd.tac"),
         '--pidfile', pid,
-        '--umask=0022',
+        '--umask', '0022',
+        '--logfile', getLogPath(),
     ]
     print '[+] launching bitmaskd...'
     run()
diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/core/logs.py b/src/leap/bitmask/core/logs.py
index 1418fd57..3258e575 100644
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/core/logs.py
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/core/logs.py
@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ from twisted.python import logfile
 from leap.common.config import get_path_prefix
 
 
-def loggerFactory():
+def getLogPath():
     configdir = abspath(join(get_path_prefix(), 'leap'))
     if not isdir(configdir):
         makedirs(configdir)
-    log_path = abspath(join(get_path_prefix(), 'leap', 'bitmaskd.log'))
+    log_path = join(configdir, 'bitmaskd.log')
+    return log_path
+
+
+def logFileFactory():
+    log_path = getLogPath()
     rotate = isfile(log_path)
     _logfile = logfile.LogFile.fromFullPath(log_path, maxRotatedFiles=5)
     if rotate:
diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/mail/imap/account.py b/src/leap/bitmask/mail/imap/account.py
index 8ee0cbfa..63d214e4 100644
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/mail/imap/account.py
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/mail/imap/account.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from functools import partial
 from twisted.internet import defer
 from twisted.logger import Logger
 from twisted.mail import imap4
-from twisted.logger import Logger
 from zope.interface import implements
 
 from leap.common.check import leap_assert, leap_assert_type
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ PROFILE_CMD = os.environ.get('LEAP_PROFILE_IMAPCMD', False)
 if PROFILE_CMD:
     def _debugProfiling(result, cmdname, start):
         took = (time.time() - start) * 1000
-        log.msg("CMD " + cmdname + " TOOK: " + str(took) + " msec")
+        logger.debug("CMD " + cmdname + " TOOK: " + str(took) + " msec")
         return result
 
 
diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/mail/incoming/service.py b/src/leap/bitmask/mail/incoming/service.py
index ddbdd2a3..38a2290f 100644
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/mail/incoming/service.py
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/mail/incoming/service.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from leap.soledad.common.crypto import ENC_SCHEME_KEY, ENC_JSON_KEY
 from leap.soledad.common.errors import InvalidAuthTokenError
 
 
-logger = Logger(__name__)
+logger = Logger()
 
 MULTIPART_ENCRYPTED = "multipart/encrypted"
 MULTIPART_SIGNED = "multipart/signed"