diff --git a/python/nav/ipdevpoll/daemon.py b/python/nav/ipdevpoll/daemon.py
index 96cda4f94f..dde08e32d6 100644
--- a/python/nav/ipdevpoll/daemon.py
+++ b/python/nav/ipdevpoll/daemon.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import time
 import argparse
 
+import twisted
 from twisted.internet import reactor
 from twisted.internet.defer import maybeDeferred, setDebugging
 from twisted.python.failure import Failure
@@ -412,6 +413,9 @@ def run(self):
 
     def init_logging(self, stderr_only=False):
         """Initializes ipdevpoll logging for the current process."""
+        observer = twisted.python.log.PythonLoggingObserver()
+        observer.start()
+
         formatter = ContextFormatter(self.options.pidlog)
 
         logfile_name = None