diff --git a/nano/core_test/toml.cpp b/nano/core_test/toml.cpp
index 5c0d83b3b6..b28c875750 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/toml.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/toml.cpp
@@ -917,3 +917,92 @@ TEST (toml, tls_config_defaults)
 	ASSERT_EQ (conf.server_key_passphrase, defaults.server_key_passphrase);
 	ASSERT_EQ (conf.server_dh_path, defaults.server_dh_path);
 }
+
+TEST (toml, log_config_defaults)
+{
+	std::stringstream ss;
+
+	// A config with no values
+	ss << R"toml()toml";
+
+	nano::tomlconfig toml;
+	toml.read (ss);
+	nano::log_config confg{};
+	nano::log_config defaults{};
+	confg.deserialize_toml (toml);
+
+	ASSERT_FALSE (toml.get_error ()) << toml.get_error ().get_message ();
+
+	ASSERT_EQ (confg.default_level, defaults.default_level);
+	ASSERT_EQ (confg.flush_level, defaults.flush_level);
+	ASSERT_EQ (confg.levels, defaults.levels);
+	ASSERT_EQ (confg.console.enable, defaults.console.enable);
+	ASSERT_EQ (confg.console.colors, defaults.console.colors);
+	ASSERT_EQ (confg.console.to_cerr, defaults.console.to_cerr);
+	ASSERT_EQ (confg.file.enable, defaults.file.enable);
+	ASSERT_EQ (confg.file.max_size, defaults.file.max_size);
+	ASSERT_EQ (confg.file.rotation_count, defaults.file.rotation_count);
+}
+
+TEST (toml, log_config_no_defaults)
+{
+	std::stringstream ss;
+
+	// A config file with values that differs from defaults
+	ss << R"toml(
+	[log]
+	default_level = "trace"
+
+	[log.console]
+	colors = false
+	enable = false
+	to_cerr = true
+
+	[log.file]
+	enable = false
+	max_size = 999
+	rotation_count = 999
+
+	[log.levels]
+	active_transactions = "trace"
+	blockprocessor = "trace"
+	)toml";
+
+	nano::tomlconfig toml;
+	toml.read (ss);
+	nano::log_config confg{};
+	nano::log_config defaults{};
+	confg.deserialize_toml (toml);
+
+	ASSERT_FALSE (toml.get_error ()) << toml.get_error ().get_message ();
+
+	ASSERT_NE (confg.default_level, defaults.default_level);
+	ASSERT_NE (confg.levels, defaults.levels);
+	ASSERT_NE (confg.console.enable, defaults.console.enable);
+	ASSERT_NE (confg.console.colors, defaults.console.colors);
+	ASSERT_NE (confg.console.to_cerr, defaults.console.to_cerr);
+	ASSERT_NE (confg.file.enable, defaults.file.enable);
+	ASSERT_NE (confg.file.max_size, defaults.file.max_size);
+	ASSERT_NE (confg.file.rotation_count, defaults.file.rotation_count);
+}
+
+TEST (toml, log_config_no_required)
+{
+	std::stringstream ss;
+
+	// A config with no values, only categories
+	ss << R"toml(
+	[log]
+	[log.console]
+	[log.file]
+	[log.levels]
+	)toml";
+
+	nano::tomlconfig toml;
+	toml.read (ss);
+	nano::log_config confg{};
+	nano::log_config defaults{};
+	confg.deserialize_toml (toml);
+
+	ASSERT_FALSE (toml.get_error ()) << toml.get_error ().get_message ();
+}
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diff --git a/nano/lib/logging.cpp b/nano/lib/logging.cpp
index f24c2e8ed8..ce87050e52 100644
--- a/nano/lib/logging.cpp
+++ b/nano/lib/logging.cpp
@@ -368,17 +368,17 @@ void nano::log_config::deserialize (nano::tomlconfig & toml)
 	if (toml.has_key ("console"))
 	{
 		auto console_config = toml.get_required_child ("console");
-		console.enable = console_config.get<bool> ("enable");
-		console.to_cerr = console_config.get<bool> ("to_cerr");
-		console.colors = console_config.get<bool> ("colors");
+		console_config.get ("enable", console.enable);
+		console_config.get ("to_cerr", console.to_cerr);
+		console_config.get ("colors", console.colors);
 	}
 
 	if (toml.has_key ("file"))
 	{
 		auto file_config = toml.get_required_child ("file");
-		file.enable = file_config.get<bool> ("enable");
-		file.max_size = file_config.get<std::size_t> ("max_size");
-		file.rotation_count = file_config.get<std::size_t> ("rotation_count");
+		file_config.get ("enable", file.enable);
+		file_config.get ("max_size", file.max_size);
+		file_config.get ("rotation_count", file.rotation_count);
 	}
 
 	if (toml.has_key ("levels"))