diff --git a/defaults/logging/logging.conf b/defaults/logging/logging.conf
index 1b966fc..8f10b48 100755
--- a/defaults/logging/logging.conf
+++ b/defaults/logging/logging.conf
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ propagate=0
 [handler_fileHandler]
 class=handlers.RotatingFileHandler
 formatter=simpleFormatter
-# Filename, file mode, maximum file size in bytes,number of backups to keep
-args=('isce.log','a',1000048576,5)
+# Filename, file mode, maximum file size in bytes,number of backups to keep, encoding, delay creation
+args=('isce.log','a',1000048576,5,None,True)
 
 [handler_consoleHandler]
 class=StreamHandler