diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
index 477f35641..0e9f7c85b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
         string UpdateScriptPath { get; }
         string SyslogServer { get; }
         int SyslogPort { get; }
+        string SyslogLevel { get; }
     }
 
     public class ConfigFileProvider : IConfigFileProvider
@@ -216,6 +217,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
 
         public int SyslogPort => GetValueInt("SyslogPort", 514, persist: false);
 
+        public string SyslogLevel => GetValue("SyslogLevel", LogLevel, false).ToLowerInvariant();
+
         public int GetValueInt(string key, int defaultValue, bool persist = true)
         {
             return Convert.ToInt32(GetValue(key, defaultValue, persist));
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Instrumentation/ReconfigureLogging.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Instrumentation/ReconfigureLogging.cs
index 6e13f3811..ee7d2f072 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Instrumentation/ReconfigureLogging.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Instrumentation/ReconfigureLogging.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Instrumentation
 
             if (_configFileProvider.SyslogServer.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {
-                SetSyslogParameters(_configFileProvider.SyslogServer, _configFileProvider.SyslogPort, minimumLogLevel);
+                var syslogLevel = LogLevel.FromString(_configFileProvider.SyslogLevel);
+                SetSyslogParameters(_configFileProvider.SyslogServer, _configFileProvider.SyslogPort, syslogLevel);
             }
 
             var rules = LogManager.Configuration.LoggingRules;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Instrumentation
             syslogTarget.MessageSend.Udp.Server = syslogServer;
             syslogTarget.MessageSend.Udp.ReconnectInterval = 500;
             syslogTarget.MessageCreation.Rfc = RfcNumber.Rfc5424;
-            syslogTarget.MessageCreation.Rfc5424.AppName = BuildInfo.AppName;
+            syslogTarget.MessageCreation.Rfc5424.AppName = _configFileProvider.InstanceName;
 
             var loggingRule = new LoggingRule("*", minimumLogLevel, syslogTarget);