diff --git a/aodh/files/default b/aodh/files/default
index b0259c6..960e5c3 100644
--- a/aodh/files/default
+++ b/aodh/files/default
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Generated by Salt.
 {% if values.logging.log_appender %}
-DAEMON_ARGS="--log-config-append=/etc/aodh/logging/logging-{{ service_name }}.conf"
+DAEMON_ARGS="${DAEMON_ARGS} --log-config-append=/etc/aodh/logging/logging-{{ service_name }}.conf"
 {% endif %}