diff --git a/heat/files/default b/heat/files/default
index 9284a0f..eabb6aa 100644
--- a/heat/files/default
+++ b/heat/files/default
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Generated by Salt.
 {% if values.logging.log_appender %}
-DAEMON_ARGS="--log-config-append=/etc/heat/logging/logging-{{ service_name }}.conf"
-{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
+DAEMON_ARGS="${DAEMON_ARGS} --log-config-append=/etc/heat/logging/logging-{{ service_name }}.conf"
+{% endif %}