diff --git a/lib/SyTest/Synapse.pm b/lib/SyTest/Synapse.pm
index 022669e3a..ab037838b 100644
--- a/lib/SyTest/Synapse.pm
+++ b/lib/SyTest/Synapse.pm
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ sub start
    }
 
    if( defined $db_type ) {
-      $self->${\"clear_db_$db_type"}( %db_args );
+      my $clearmeth = "clear_db_$db_type";
+      $self->${\$clearmeth}( %db_args );
    }
 
    # Clean up the media_store directory each time, or else it fills up with
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ sub start
    my $config_path = $self->write_yaml_file( config => {
         "server_name" => "localhost:$port",
         "log_file" => "$log",
+        "log_config" => $self->{hs_dir}."/log.config",
         "tls_certificate_path" => $cert_file,
         "tls_private_key_path" => $key_file,
         "tls_dh_params_path" => "$cwd/keys/tls.dh",