diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ControllerRoot.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ControllerRoot.php
index 2ff741ccb..fa3038c7a 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ControllerRoot.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ControllerRoot.php
@@ -47,21 +47,6 @@ class ControllerRoot extends Controller
         session_write_close();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * get system logger
-     * @param string $ident syslog identifier
-     * @return Syslog log handler
-     */
-    protected function getLogger($ident = "api")
-    {
-        $logger = new Syslog($ident, array(
-            'option' => LOG_PID,
-            'facility' => LOG_LOCAL4
-        ));
-
-        return $logger;
-    }
-
     /**
      * set system language according to configuration
      */
@@ -96,6 +81,21 @@ class ControllerRoot extends Controller
         ));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * get system logger
+     * @param string $ident syslog identifier
+     * @return Syslog log handler
+     */
+    protected function getLogger($ident = "api")
+    {
+        $logger = new Syslog($ident, array(
+            'option' => LOG_PID,
+            'facility' => LOG_LOCAL4
+        ));
+
+        return $logger;
+    }
+
     /**
      * perform authentication, redirect user on non successful auth
      * @return bool