diff --git a/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c b/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c
index d841b4aa8c708c4bb583ffb105c21bd8efc061d7..70bc64b8f015df71398ec40e20a8e7d7e32be935 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * @format.tab-size 4		(Plain Text/Source Code File Header)			*
  * @format.use-tabs true	(see http://www.synchro.net/ptsc_hdr.html)		*
  *																			*
- * Copyright 2014 Rob Swindell - http://www.synchro.net/copyright.html		*
+ * CopyrightRob Swindell - http://www.synchro.net/copyright.html			*
  *																			*
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or			*
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License				*
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ BOOL				std_facilities=FALSE;
 FILE *				pidf;
 char				pid_fname[MAX_PATH+1];
 BOOL                capabilities_set=FALSE;
+BOOL				syslog_always=FALSE;
 
 #ifdef USE_LINUX_CAPS
 /*
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ static const char* usage  = "\nusage: %s [[setting] [...]] [path/ini_file]\n"
 							"\t           x is the optional LOCALx facility to use\n"
 							"\t           if none is specified, uses USER\n"
 							"\t           if 'S' is specified, uses standard facilities\n"
+							"\tsyslog     log to syslog (even when not daemonized)\n"
 #endif
 							"\tgi         get user identity (using IDENT protocol)\n"
 							"\tnh         disable hostname lookups\n"
@@ -227,14 +229,15 @@ static int lputs(int level, char *str)
 
 #ifdef __unix__
 
-	if (is_daemon)  {
+	if (is_daemon || syslog_always)  {
 		if(str!=NULL) {
 			if (std_facilities)
 				syslog(level|LOG_AUTH,"%s",str);
 			else
 				syslog(level,"%s",str);
 		}
-		return(0);
+		if(is_daemon)
+			return(0);
 	}
 #endif
 	if(!mutex_initialized) {
@@ -614,14 +617,15 @@ static int bbs_lputs(void* p, int level, const char *str)
 		return(0);
 
 #ifdef __unix__
-	if (is_daemon)  {
+	if (is_daemon || syslog_always)  {
 		if(str==NULL)
 			return(0);
 		if (std_facilities)
 			syslog(level|LOG_AUTH,"%s",str);
 		else
 			syslog(level,"term %s",str);
-		return(strlen(str));
+		if(is_daemon)
+			return(strlen(str));
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -672,7 +676,7 @@ static int ftp_lputs(void* p, int level, const char *str)
 		return(0);
 
 #ifdef __unix__
-	if (is_daemon)  {
+	if (is_daemon || syslog_always)  {
 		if(str==NULL)
 			return(0);
 		if (std_facilities)
@@ -683,7 +687,8 @@ static int ftp_lputs(void* p, int level, const char *str)
 #endif
 		else
 			syslog(level,"ftp  %s",str);
-		return(strlen(str));
+		if(is_daemon)
+			return(strlen(str));
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -734,14 +739,15 @@ static int mail_lputs(void* p, int level, const char *str)
 		return(0);
 
 #ifdef __unix__
-	if (is_daemon)  {
+	if (is_daemon || syslog_always)  {
 		if(str==NULL)
 			return(0);
 		if (std_facilities)
 			syslog(level|LOG_MAIL,"%s",str);
 		else
 			syslog(level,"mail %s",str);
-		return(strlen(str));
+		if(is_daemon)
+			return(strlen(str));
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -792,14 +798,15 @@ static int services_lputs(void* p, int level, const char *str)
 		return(0);
 
 #ifdef __unix__
-	if (is_daemon)  {
+	if (is_daemon || syslog_always)  {
 		if(str==NULL)
 			return(0);
 		if (std_facilities)
 			syslog(level|LOG_DAEMON,"%s",str);
 		else
 			syslog(level,"srvc %s",str);
-		return(strlen(str));
+		if(is_daemon)
+			return(strlen(str));
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -850,14 +857,15 @@ static int event_lputs(void* p, int level, const char *str)
 		return(0);
 
 #ifdef __unix__
-	if (is_daemon)  {
+	if (is_daemon || syslog_always)  {
 		if(str==NULL)
 			return(0);
 		if (std_facilities)
 			syslog(level|LOG_CRON,"%s",str);
 		else
 			syslog(level,"evnt %s",str);
-		return(strlen(str));
+		if(is_daemon)
+			return(strlen(str));
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -890,14 +898,15 @@ static int web_lputs(void* p, int level, const char *str)
 		return(0);
 
 #ifdef __unix__
-	if (is_daemon)  {
+	if (is_daemon || syslog_always)  {
 		if(str==NULL)
 			return(0);
 		if (std_facilities)
 			syslog(level|LOG_DAEMON,"%s",str);
 		else
 			syslog(level,"web  %s",str);
-		return(strlen(str));
+		if(is_daemon)
+			return(strlen(str));
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -1371,6 +1380,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 			printf("Web server options:\t0x%08"PRIX32"\n",web_startup.options);
 			return(0);
 		}
+#ifdef __unix__
+		if(!stricmp(arg,"syslog")) {
+			syslog_always=TRUE;
+			continue;
+		}
+#endif
 		switch(toupper(*(arg++))) {
 #ifdef __unix__
 				case 'D': /* Run as daemon */