diff --git a/external/oxen-logging b/external/oxen-logging
index 9f2323a2d..12c17d6ea 160000
--- a/external/oxen-logging
+++ b/external/oxen-logging
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9f2323a2db5fc54fe8394892769eff859967f735
+Subproject commit 12c17d6eab754908cd88f05d09b9388381e47515
diff --git a/llarp/router/router.cpp b/llarp/router/router.cpp
index f3a807edd..55997f3ec 100644
--- a/llarp/router/router.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router/router.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ namespace llarp
     if (log::get_level_default() != log::Level::off)
       log::reset_level(conf.logging.m_logLevel);
     log::clear_sinks();
-    log::add_sink(log_type, conf.logging.m_logFile);
+    log::add_sink(log_type, log_type == log::Type::System ? "lokinet" : conf.logging.m_logFile);
 
     enableRPCServer = conf.api.m_enableRPCServer;