diff --git a/bin/node b/bin/node
index 5d61cb6c..aedb5f9c 100755
--- a/bin/node
+++ b/bin/node
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ node = new bcoin.fullnode({
   argv: true,
   env: true,
   logFile: true,
+  logConsole: true,
   logLevel: 'debug',
   db: 'leveldb',
   listen: true,
diff --git a/bin/spvnode b/bin/spvnode
index 47b7e49b..a940a9fe 100755
--- a/bin/spvnode
+++ b/bin/spvnode
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ node = bcoin.spvnode({
   argv: true,
   env: true,
   logFile: true,
+  logConsole: true,
   logLevel: 'debug',
   db: 'leveldb',
   listen: true,
diff --git a/bin/wallet b/bin/wallet
index 3b98dcc2..d6045a6d 100755
--- a/bin/wallet
+++ b/bin/wallet
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ var server = require('../lib/wallet/server');
 var wdb = server.create({
   config: true,
   argv: true,
-  env: true
+  env: true,
+  logFile: true,
+  logConsole: true,
+  logLevel: 'debug',
+  db: 'leveldb'
 });
 
 wdb.on('error', function(err) {
diff --git a/lib/node/logger.js b/lib/node/logger.js
index b6474de1..7b4033d3 100644
--- a/lib/node/logger.js
+++ b/lib/node/logger.js
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ function Logger(options) {
   this.contexts = {};
   this.locker = new Lock();
 
-  this.init(options);
+  if (options)
+    this.set(options);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -131,14 +132,13 @@ Logger.colors = [
 ];
 
 /**
- * Initialize the logger.
- * @private
+ * Set logger options.
  * @param {Object} options
  */
 
-Logger.prototype.init = function init(options) {
-  if (!options)
-    return;
+Logger.prototype.set = function set(options) {
+  assert(options);
+  assert(this.closed);
 
   if (typeof options === 'string') {
     this.setLevel(options);
@@ -196,11 +196,15 @@ Logger.prototype._open = co(function* open() {
   if (fs.unsupported)
     return;
 
-  if (!this.filename)
+  if (!this.filename) {
+    this.closed = false;
     return;
+  }
 
-  if (this.stream)
+  if (this.stream) {
+    this.closed = false;
     return;
+  }
 
   if (this.shrink)
     yield this.truncate();
diff --git a/lib/node/node.js b/lib/node/node.js
index 74f00a43..32f82baf 100644
--- a/lib/node/node.js
+++ b/lib/node/node.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function Node(options) {
   this.stack = [];
 
   this.spv = false;
-  this.logger = new Logger();
+  this.logger = null;
   this.chain = null;
   this.fees = null;
   this.mempool = null;
@@ -68,24 +68,22 @@ util.inherits(Node, AsyncObject);
  */
 
 Node.prototype.initOptions = function initOptions() {
+  var logger = new Logger();
   var config = this.config;
 
   if (config.has('logger'))
-    this.logger = config.obj('logger');
+    logger = config.obj('logger');
 
-  if (config.bool('log-file'))
-    this.logger.setFile(config.location('debug.log'));
+  logger.set({
+    filename: config.bool('log-file')
+      ? config.location('debug.log')
+      : null,
+    level: config.str('log-level'),
+    console: config.bool('log-console'),
+    shrink: config.bool('log-shrink')
+  });
 
-  if (config.has('log-level'))
-    this.logger.setLevel(config.str('log-level'));
-
-  if (config.has('log-console'))
-    this.logger.console = config.bool('log-console');
-
-  if (config.bool('debug'))
-    this.logger.shrink = false;
-
-  this.logger = this.logger.context('node');
+  this.logger = logger.context('node');
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/wallet/server.js b/lib/wallet/server.js
index ef94629d..b6ec382f 100644
--- a/lib/wallet/server.js
+++ b/lib/wallet/server.js
@@ -34,13 +34,23 @@ server.create = function create(options) {
   if (options.config)
     config.open('wallet.conf');
 
+  if (config.has('logger'))
+    logger = config.obj('logger');
+
   client = new Client({
     network: config.network,
     uri: config.str('node-uri'),
     apiKey: config.str('node-api-key')
   });
 
-  logger.setFile(config.location('wallet.log'));
+  logger.set({
+    filename: config.bool('log-file')
+      ? config.location('wallet.log')
+      : null,
+    level: config.str('log-level'),
+    console: config.bool('log-console'),
+    shrink: config.bool('log-shrink')
+  });
 
   return new WalletDB({
     network: config.network,