diff --git a/pymod/alarmtoqueue.py b/pymod/alarmtoqueue.py
index 5eadc9b..27b6b3c 100644
--- a/pymod/alarmtoqueue.py
+++ b/pymod/alarmtoqueue.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 import pytz
 import sys
 
-conf = '/etc/argo-nagios-ams-publisher/ams-publisher.conf'
-logfile = '/var/log/argo-nagios-ams-publisher/ams-publisher.log'
+
+CONF = '/etc/argo-nagios-ams-publisher/ams-publisher.conf'
 
 
 def seteuser(user):
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def build_msg(args, *headers):
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    lobj = log.Logger(sys.argv[0], logfile)
+    lobj = log.Logger(sys.argv[0])
     logger = lobj.get()
     confopts = config.parse_config(logger)
     nagioshost = confopts['general']['host']
diff --git a/pymod/metrictoqueue.py b/pymod/metrictoqueue.py
index 6b66a85..950eb2e 100644
--- a/pymod/metrictoqueue.py
+++ b/pymod/metrictoqueue.py
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 import datetime
 import pytz
 
-conf = '/etc/argo-nagios-ams-publisher/ams-publisher.conf'
-logfile = '/var/log/argo-nagios-ams-publisher/ams-publisher.log'
+CONF = '/etc/argo-nagios-ams-publisher/ams-publisher.conf'
 
 
 def seteuser(user):
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ def build_msg(args, *headers):
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    lobj = log.Logger(sys.argv[0], logfile)
+    lobj = log.Logger(sys.argv[0])
     logger = lobj.get()
     confopts = config.parse_config(logger)
     nagioshost = confopts['general']['host']
diff --git a/pymod/run.py b/pymod/run.py
index 0f9be2e..d1daa88 100644
--- a/pymod/run.py
+++ b/pymod/run.py
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ def init_dirq_consume(workers, daemonized, sockstat):
             consumers[-1].daemon = False
         consumers[-1].start()
 
+    shared = Shared()
+    workers_name = ', '.join(consumer.name for consumer in consumers)
+    shared.log.info('Started {} workers'.format(workers_name))
+
     if worker:
         localevents.update({'lck-stats': Lock()})
         localevents.update({'usr1-stats': Event()})
@@ -93,9 +97,6 @@ def init_dirq_consume(workers, daemonized, sockstat):
         statsp.start()
 
     prevstattime = int(time.time())
-    shared = Shared()
-    workers_name = ', '.join(consumer.name for consumer in consumers)
-    shared.log.info('Started {} workers'.format(workers_name))
     while True:
         if int(time.time()) - prevstattime >= shared.general['statseveryhour'] * 3600:
             shared.log.info('Periodic report (every %sh)' % shared.general['statseveryhour'])