diff --git a/utils/logger.go b/utils/logger.go
index 28e02b4ef..9b445672c 100644
--- a/utils/logger.go
+++ b/utils/logger.go
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ func init() {
 
 		var err error
 		//used for testing only, so we will ignore the error for now
-		Logger, err = Newlogger(MetaSysLog, EmptyString)
-		if err != nil {
+		if Logger, err = Newlogger(MetaSysLog, EmptyString); err != nil {
 			noSysLog = true
 			Logger, _ = Newlogger(MetaStdLog, EmptyString)
 		}