diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-config.sh b/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-config.sh
index 9fcd87f379d17b3bbea08b74b778d40d60a547f7..dd0c82e91832c0e0539b0c6ae127a72b025660bf 100755
--- a/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-config.sh
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/bin/backup-config.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ if [ -d $ROOT/openBIS-server ]; then
     copyFileIfExists $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/service.properties $CONF/
     copyFileIfExists $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/capabilities $CONF/
     copyFileIfExists $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/dss-datasource-mapping $CONF/
+    copyFileIfExists $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/log.xml $CONF/
     copyFileIfExists $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/bin/openbis.conf $CONF/
     copyFileIfExists $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/openbis.conf $CONF/
     copyFileIfExists $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/bin/jetty.properties $CONF/
diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/bin/restore-config-from-backup.sh b/installation/resource/installer/bin/restore-config-from-backup.sh
index 5e1f1a34821cb5dea6f386dca0298b291e75ac6c..3090008a944905ccb40c7851020a57aff06b470e 100755
--- a/installation/resource/installer/bin/restore-config-from-backup.sh
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/bin/restore-config-from-backup.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ echo "Restoring configuration backup from $CONF to $ROOT ..."
 # -- AS
 if [ -d $ROOT/openBIS-server ]; then
     cp $CONF/service.properties $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/
+    cp $CONF/log.xml $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/ 
     cp $CONF/openbis.conf $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/
     cp $CONF/jetty.properties $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/
     cp $CONF/welcomePageSimpleGeneric.html $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/webapps/openbis/custom