diff --git a/roles/config/tasks/main.yml b/roles/config/tasks/main.yml
index 94ea4ae..7921fdd 100644
--- a/roles/config/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/config/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
     value:
       timezone: "{{ timezone | default(system[template | default('default')].timezone) }}"
       zonename: "{{ zonename | default(system[template | default('default')].zonename) }}"
+      log_ip: "{{ log_ip | default(system[template | default('default')].log_ip) }}"
+      log_port: "{{ log_port | default(system[template | default('default')].log_port) }}"
+      log_proto: "{{ log_proto | default(system[template | default('default')].log_proto) }}"
 
 - name: commit changes
   uci:
diff --git a/roles/config/vars/main.yml b/roles/config/vars/main.yml
index 90e2f0a..7c95709 100644
--- a/roles/config/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/config/vars/main.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ system:
   default: &default_system
     timezone: 'EST5EDT,M3.2.0,M11.1.0'
     zonename: 'America/New York'
+    log_ip: 10.0.7.159
+    log_proto: tcp
+    log_port: 514