diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 26fc7fee..814aa1ec 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ options:
     default: False
     type: boolean
     description: Enable verbose logging
+  use-syslog:
+    type: boolean
+    default: False
+    description: |
+      If set to True, supporting services will log to syslog.
   instance-mtu:
     type: int
     description: |
diff --git a/hooks/quantum_utils.py b/hooks/quantum_utils.py
index 32ef8801..0da00f79 100644
--- a/hooks/quantum_utils.py
+++ b/hooks/quantum_utils.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.neutron import (
 )
 
 import charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.context as context
+from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.context import (
+    SyslogContext
+)
 import charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.templating as templating
 from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.neutron import headers_package
 from quantum_contexts import (
@@ -177,7 +180,8 @@ NOVA_CONFIG_FILES = {
                           context.SharedDBContext(ssl_dir=NOVA_CONF_DIR),
                           context.PostgresqlDBContext(),
                           NetworkServiceContext(),
-                          QuantumGatewayContext()],
+                          QuantumGatewayContext(),
+                          SyslogContext()],
         'services': ['nova-api-metadata']
     },
 }
@@ -215,7 +219,8 @@ NEUTRON_SHARED_CONFIG_FILES.update(NOVA_CONFIG_FILES)
 QUANTUM_OVS_CONFIG_FILES = {
     QUANTUM_CONF: {
         'hook_contexts': [context.AMQPContext(ssl_dir=QUANTUM_CONF_DIR),
-                          QuantumGatewayContext()],
+                          QuantumGatewayContext(),
+                          SyslogContext()],
         'services': ['quantum-l3-agent',
                      'quantum-dhcp-agent',
                      'quantum-metadata-agent',
@@ -240,7 +245,8 @@ QUANTUM_OVS_CONFIG_FILES.update(QUANTUM_SHARED_CONFIG_FILES)
 NEUTRON_OVS_CONFIG_FILES = {
     NEUTRON_CONF: {
         'hook_contexts': [context.AMQPContext(ssl_dir=NEUTRON_CONF_DIR),
-                          QuantumGatewayContext()],
+                          QuantumGatewayContext(),
+                          SyslogContext()],
         'services': ['neutron-l3-agent',
                      'neutron-dhcp-agent',
                      'neutron-metadata-agent',
diff --git a/templates/folsom/nova.conf b/templates/folsom/nova.conf
index f78687c1..37728f5e 100644
--- a/templates/folsom/nova.conf
+++ b/templates/folsom/nova.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ state_path=/var/lib/nova
 lock_path=/var/lock/nova
 root_helper=sudo nova-rootwrap /etc/nova/rootwrap.conf
 verbose=True
+use_syslog = {{ use_syslog }}
 api_paste_config=/etc/nova/api-paste.ini
 enabled_apis=metadata
 multi_host=True
diff --git a/templates/folsom/quantum.conf b/templates/folsom/quantum.conf
index 00d88437..4feeb738 100644
--- a/templates/folsom/quantum.conf
+++ b/templates/folsom/quantum.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 verbose = {{ verbose }}
 debug = {{ debug }}
+use_syslog = {{ use_syslog }}
 lock_path = /var/lock/quantum
 core_plugin = {{ core_plugin }} 
 rabbit_userid = {{ rabbitmq_user }}
diff --git a/templates/havana/neutron.conf b/templates/havana/neutron.conf
index 33f095d0..626da568 100644
--- a/templates/havana/neutron.conf
+++ b/templates/havana/neutron.conf
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 verbose = {{ verbose }}
 debug = {{ debug }}
+use_syslog = {{ use_syslog }}
 lock_path = /var/lock/neutron
-core_plugin = {{ core_plugin }} 
+core_plugin = {{ core_plugin }}
 {% include "parts/rabbitmq" %}
 control_exchange = neutron
 notification_driver = neutron.openstack.common.notifier.list_notifier
diff --git a/templates/havana/nova.conf b/templates/havana/nova.conf
index 86322927..da62c4a5 100644
--- a/templates/havana/nova.conf
+++ b/templates/havana/nova.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ state_path=/var/lib/nova
 lock_path=/var/lock/nova
 root_helper=sudo nova-rootwrap /etc/nova/rootwrap.conf
 verbose= {{ verbose }}
+use_syslog = {{ use_syslog }}
 api_paste_config=/etc/nova/api-paste.ini
 enabled_apis=metadata
 multi_host=True
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_quantum_contexts.py b/unit_tests/test_quantum_contexts.py
index 031948ea..d5b79e43 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_quantum_contexts.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_quantum_contexts.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-from mock import MagicMock, patch
+from mock import (
+    Mock,
+    MagicMock,
+    patch
+)
 import quantum_contexts
+import sys
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 from test_utils import (
@@ -244,6 +249,19 @@ class TestHostIP(CharmTestCase):
         super(TestHostIP, self).setUp(quantum_contexts,
                                       TO_PATCH)
         self.config.side_effect = self.test_config.get
+        # Save and inject
+        self.mods = {'dns': None, 'dns.resolver': None}
+        for mod in self.mods:
+            if mod not in sys.modules:
+                sys.modules[mod] = Mock()
+            else:
+                del self.mods[mod]
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(TestHostIP, self).tearDown()
+        # Cleanup
+        for mod in self.mods.keys():
+            del sys.modules[mod]
 
     def test_get_host_ip_already_ip(self):
         self.assertEquals(quantum_contexts.get_host_ip('10.5.0.1'),