diff --git a/dev.conf b/dev.conf
index 15022e21..e7775d5c 100644
--- a/dev.conf
+++ b/dev.conf
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ file perms = 666
 
 stdout_format = "%d:%ms [%V] [%c] %f:%L %m%n"
 file_format = "%d:%ms [%V] %f:%L %m%n"
+syslog = "%d:%ms %H neuron[%p]: [%V] [%c] %f:%L %m%n"
 
 [rules]
 
 *.*     "./logs/%c.log", 50MB * 1 ~ "./logs/%c.#2s.log"; file_format
 *.*    	>stdout; stdout_format
-*.*     $remote_syslog; file_format
+*.*     $remote_syslog; syslog
diff --git a/zlog.conf b/zlog.conf
index 0fdc1a9f..6621dae3 100644
--- a/zlog.conf
+++ b/zlog.conf
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ file perms = 666
 [formats]
 
 simple = "%d:%ms [%V] %f:%L %m%n"
+syslog = "%d:%ms %H neuron[%p]: [%V] [%c] %f:%L %m%n"
 
 [rules]
 
 *.*     "./logs/%c.log", 50MB * 1 ~ "./logs/%c.#2s.log"; simple
-*.*     $remote_syslog; simple
+*.*     $remote_syslog; syslog