diff --git a/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
index b78a471b9..367011eaa 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
@@ -305,14 +305,14 @@ uint64_t Wallet::maximumAllowedAmount()
     return std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
 }
 
-void Wallet::init(const char *argv0, const char *default_log_base_name) {
+void Wallet::init(const char *argv0, const char *default_log_base_name, const std::string &log_path, bool console) {
 #ifdef WIN32
     // Activate UTF-8 support for Boost filesystem classes on Windows
     std::locale::global(boost::locale::generator().generate(""));
     boost::filesystem::path::imbue(std::locale());
 #endif
     epee::string_tools::set_module_name_and_folder(argv0);
-    mlog_configure(mlog_get_default_log_path(default_log_base_name), true);
+    mlog_configure(log_path.empty() ? mlog_get_default_log_path(default_log_base_name) : log_path.c_str(), console);
 }
 
 void Wallet::debug(const std::string &category, const std::string &str) {
diff --git a/src/wallet/api/wallet2_api.h b/src/wallet/api/wallet2_api.h
index 617b6035a..4fbc7298a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/wallet2_api.h
+++ b/src/wallet/api/wallet2_api.h
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ struct Wallet
     }
     static uint64_t maximumAllowedAmount();
     // Easylogger wrapper
-    static void init(const char *argv0, const char *default_log_base_name);
+    static void init(const char *argv0, const char *default_log_base_name) { init(argv0, default_log_base_name, "", true); }
+    static void init(const char *argv0, const char *default_log_base_name, const std::string &log_path, bool console);
     static void debug(const std::string &category, const std::string &str);
     static void info(const std::string &category, const std::string &str);
     static void warning(const std::string &category, const std::string &str);