1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/initializer.rb b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
index 37669adb42..13a1e1308a 100644
--- a/railties/lib/initializer.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ module Rails
     end
     
     def initialize_logger
+      # if the environment has explicitly defined a logger, use it
+      return if defined?(RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER)
+
       begin
         logger = Logger.new(configuration.log_path)
         logger.level = configuration.log_level
@@ -182,4 +185,4 @@ module Rails
         [ File.join(RAILS_ROOT, 'app', 'controllers'), File.join(RAILS_ROOT, 'components') ]
       end
   end
-end
-\ No newline at end of file
+end