diff --git a/src/application.c b/src/application.c
index 2d237e2..d912eb7 100644
--- a/src/application.c
+++ b/src/application.c
@@ -114,13 +114,18 @@
  */
 int osmo_init_logging(const struct log_info *log_info)
 {
+	return osmo_init_logging2(NULL, log_info);
+}
+
+int osmo_init_logging2(void *ctx, const struct log_info *log_info)
+{
 	static int logging_initialized = 0;
 
 	if (logging_initialized)
 		return -EEXIST;
 
 	logging_initialized = 1;
-	log_init(log_info, NULL);
+	log_init(log_info, ctx);
 	osmo_stderr_target = log_target_create_stderr();
 	if (!osmo_stderr_target)
 		return -1;