diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/08_syslogd b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/08_syslogd
index d3cf2e3242..333d4f68cc 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/08_syslogd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/08_syslogd
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 (
   progress "Starting Syslog daemon"
 
-  source /var/config/settings.conf
+  if [ -e /storage/.cache/syslog/remote ] ; then
+    source /storage/.cache/syslog/remote
+  fi
 
   SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-L"