diff --git a/logs/console.go b/logs/console.go
index 438facfe..6af6aa16 100644
--- a/logs/console.go
+++ b/logs/console.go
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ func NewConsole() LoggerInterface {
 // init console logger.
 // jsonconfig like '{"level":LevelTrace}'.
 func (c *ConsoleWriter) Init(jsonconfig string) error {
+	if len(jsonconfig) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
 	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonconfig), c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/logs/log.go b/logs/log.go
index c859c1e6..025da55c 100644
--- a/logs/log.go
+++ b/logs/log.go
@@ -79,14 +79,15 @@ func (bl *BeeLogger) SetLogger(adaptername string, config string) error {
 	if log, ok := adapters[adaptername]; ok {
 		lg := log()
 		err := lg.Init(config)
+		bl.outputs[adaptername] = lg
 		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("logs.BeeLogger.SetLogger: " + err.Error())
 			return err
 		}
-		bl.outputs[adaptername] = lg
-		return nil
 	} else {
 		return fmt.Errorf("logs: unknown adaptername %q (forgotten Register?)", adaptername)
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // remove a logger adapter in BeeLogger.