diff --git a/brian_polling_manager/cli.py b/brian_polling_manager/cli.py
index b5645ea929e1c5bd1080b4bdbb7c606864eef80b..f09828671d643231e864b861ad176c5c6616764c 100644
--- a/brian_polling_manager/cli.py
+++ b/brian_polling_manager/cli.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ _DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
         }
     },
     'statedir': '/tmp/',
+    'logging': environment.DEFAULT_LOGGING_FILENAME
 }
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = {