diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df55a15..bbdea73 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   * **tag** with fusioninventory__agent_conf_tag variable
   * **no-task** with fusioninventory__agent_conf_no_task variable
   * **tasks** with fusioninventory__agent_conf_tasks variable
+  * **logger** with fusioninventory__agent_conf_log_logger variable
 
 ## v1.3.1
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62fb590..58702a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Some variables used to generate FusionInventery agent.cfg file from Ansible temp
 * **fusioninventory__agent_conf_httpd_ip** : Interface/IP, the webserver server should listen to [default⎵: ``].
 * **fusioninventory__agent_conf_httpd_port** : TCP port used by the webserver server to listen [default⎵: `62354`].
 * **fusioninventory__agent_conf_httpd_trust** : hostname or IP or subnet authorized for http request [default⎵: ``].
+* **fusioninventory__agent_conf_log_logger** : Specifies the logger backend to use [default⎵: `syslog`].
 * **fusioninventory__agent_conf_tag** : Add given tag to inventory results [default⎵: ``].
 * **fusioninventory__agent_conf_debug** : If debug mode should be enabled [default⎵: `False`].
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index d727ea5..4314eae 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -207,6 +207,21 @@ fusioninventory__agent_conf_httpd_port: '62354'
 #
 fusioninventory__agent_conf_httpd_trust: ''
                                                                    # ]]]
+# .. envvar:: fusioninventory__agent_conf_log_logger: [[[
+#
+# Specifies the logger backend to use. The possible values are:
+#
+# ``syslog``
+#   Default. Log messages through the local syslog server.
+#
+#   ``file``
+#   Log messages in a file.
+#
+#   ``stderr``
+#   Log messages directly in the console.
+#
+fusioninventory__agent_conf_log_logger: 'syslog'
+                                                                   # ]]]
 # .. envvar:: fusioninventory__agent_conf_tag [[[
 #
 # Add given tag to inventory results
diff --git a/templates/etc/fusioninventory/agent.cfg.j2 b/templates/etc/fusioninventory/agent.cfg.j2
index 98676b9..4177bac 100644
--- a/templates/etc/fusioninventory/agent.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/fusioninventory/agent.cfg.j2
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ httpd-trust = {{ fusioninventory__agent_conf_httpd_trust }}
 #
 
 # Logger backend, either Stderr, File or Syslog (Stderr)
-logger = syslog
+logger = {{ fusioninventory__agent_conf_log_logger }}
 # log file
 #logfile = /var/log/fusioninventory.log
 # maximum log file size, in MB