diff --git a/files/glance-api.conf b/files/glance-api.conf
index 0358a7a864..3499ff75b3 100644
--- a/files/glance-api.conf
+++ b/files/glance-api.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ registry_port = 9191
 log_file = %DEST%/glance/api.log
 
 # Send logs to syslog (/dev/log) instead of to file specified by `log_file`
-use_syslog = False
+use_syslog = %SYSLOG%
 
 # ============ Notification System Options =====================
 
diff --git a/files/glance-registry.conf b/files/glance-registry.conf
index c3ca9a730e..351b09fb17 100644
--- a/files/glance-registry.conf
+++ b/files/glance-registry.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ log_file = %DEST%/glance/registry.log
 filesystem_store_datadir = %DEST%/glance/images
 
 # Send logs to syslog (/dev/log) instead of to file specified by `log_file`
-use_syslog = False
+use_syslog = %SYSLOG%
 
 # SQLAlchemy connection string for the reference implementation
 # registry server. Any valid SQLAlchemy connection string is fine.
diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index cea90d844e..3f93ca8f87 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ source ./stackrc
 # Destination path for installation ``DEST``
 DEST=${DEST:-/opt/stack}
 
+# Configure services to syslog instead of writing to individual log files
+SYSLOG=${SYSLOG:-False}
+
 # OpenStack is designed to be run as a regular user (Dashboard will fail to run
 # as root, since apache refused to startup serve content from root user).  If
 # stack.sh is run as root, it automatically creates a stack user with
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ function read_password {
 PUBLIC_INTERFACE=${PUBLIC_INTERFACE:-eth0}
 FIXED_RANGE=${FIXED_RANGE:-10.0.0.0/24}
 FIXED_NETWORK_SIZE=${FIXED_NETWORK_SIZE:-256}
-FLOATING_RANGE=${FLOATING_RANGE:-172.24.4.1/28}
+FLOATING_RANGE=${FLOATING_RANGE:-172.24.4.224/28}
 NET_MAN=${NET_MAN:-FlatDHCPManager}
 EC2_DMZ_HOST=${EC2_DMZ_HOST:-$HOST_IP}
 FLAT_NETWORK_BRIDGE=${FLAT_NETWORK_BRIDGE:-br100}
@@ -478,11 +481,13 @@ if [[ "$ENABLED_SERVICES" =~ "g-reg" ]]; then
     sudo sed -e "s,%SQL_CONN%,$BASE_SQL_CONN/glance,g" -i $GLANCE_CONF
     sudo sed -e "s,%SERVICE_TOKEN%,$SERVICE_TOKEN,g" -i $GLANCE_CONF
     sudo sed -e "s,%DEST%,$DEST,g" -i $GLANCE_CONF
+    sudo sed -e "s,%SYSLOG%,$SYSLOG,g" -i $GLANCE_CONF
 
     GLANCE_API_CONF=$GLANCE_DIR/etc/glance-api.conf
     cp $FILES/glance-api.conf $GLANCE_API_CONF
     sudo sed -e "s,%DEST%,$DEST,g" -i $GLANCE_API_CONF
     sudo sed -e "s,%SERVICE_TOKEN%,$SERVICE_TOKEN,g" -i $GLANCE_API_CONF
+    sudo sed -e "s,%SYSLOG%,$SYSLOG,g" -i $GLANCE_API_CONF
 fi
 
 # Nova
@@ -628,6 +633,9 @@ if [ -n "$MULTI_HOST" ]; then
     add_nova_flag "--multi_host=$MULTI_HOST"
     add_nova_flag "--send_arp_for_ha=1"
 fi
+if [ "$SYSLOG" != "False" ]; then
+    add_nova_flag "--use_syslog=1"
+fi
 
 # Nova Database
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/tools/build_kvm.sh b/tools/build_kvm.sh
index 36457d5db1..e6cb3e38fb 100755
--- a/tools/build_kvm.sh
+++ b/tools/build_kvm.sh
@@ -341,7 +341,14 @@ chroot $ROOTFS chown -R stack $DEST
 # Change boot params so that we get a console log
 sudo sed -e "s/quiet splash/splash console=ttyS0 console=ttyS1,19200n8/g" -i $ROOTFS/boot/grub/menu.lst
 sudo sed -e "s/^hiddenmenu//g" -i $ROOTFS/boot/grub/menu.lst
-#chroot $ROOTFS grub-install /dev/vda
+
+# Set the hostname
+echo $GUEST_NAME > $ROOTFS/etc/hostname
+
+# We need the hostname to resolve for rabbit to launch
+if ! grep -q $GUEST_NAME $ROOTFS/etc/hosts; then
+    echo "$GUEST_IP $GUEST_NAME" >> $ROOTFS/etc/hosts
+fi
 
 # Unmount
 umount $ROOTFS || echo 'ok'