diff --git a/core/loggingmanager.lua b/core/loggingmanager.lua
index e21e39016..15d2ee3c4 100644
--- a/core/loggingmanager.lua
+++ b/core/loggingmanager.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ local logger = require "util.logger";
 local prosody = prosody;
 
 _G.log = logger.init("general");
+prosody.log = logger.init("general");
 
 local _ENV = nil;