diff --git a/config/setup/log.go b/config/setup/log.go
index c63d1d16..e1e864ec 100644
--- a/config/setup/log.go
+++ b/config/setup/log.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func Log(c *Controller) (middleware.Middleware, error) {
 			} else if rules[i].OutputFile == "stderr" {
 				file = os.Stderr
 			} else if rules[i].OutputFile == "syslog" {
-				file, err = gsyslog.NewLogger(gsyslog.LOG_NOTICE, "SYSLOG", "caddy")
+				file, err = gsyslog.NewLogger(gsyslog.LOG_INFO, "SYSLOG", "caddy")
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}