diff --git a/src/etc/rc.configure_plugins b/src/etc/rc.configure_plugins
index 727aed971..ebe372409 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.configure_plugins
+++ b/src/etc/rc.configure_plugins
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ $script = !empty($argv[1]) ? $argv[1] : 'POST_INSTALL';
 
 /* reload subsystem that may have changed */
 if ($script == 'POST_INSTALL') {
-	system_syslogd_start(true);
+	echo 'Configuring system logging...';
+	flush();
+	configd_run("syslog restart");
+	echo "done.\n";
 }
 
 /* flush user-facing caches */
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_syslog.conf b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_syslog.conf
index bbc624736..653a4a12e 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_syslog.conf
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_syslog.conf
@@ -5,25 +5,25 @@ type:script_output
 message:list syslog applications
 
 [start]
-command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslogd restart
+command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslog-ng restart
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:starting syslog
 
 [stop]
-command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslogd stop
+command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslog-ng stop
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:stopping syslog
 
 [restart]
-command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslogd restart
+command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslog-ng restart
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:restarting syslog
 
 [reload]
-command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslogd restart
+command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslog-ng restart
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:reload syslog