diff --git a/manifests/conductor.pp b/manifests/conductor.pp
index 905e84cc..c1bb8651 100644
--- a/manifests/conductor.pp
+++ b/manifests/conductor.pp
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ class trove::conductor(
   $enabled                   = true,
   $manage_service            = true,
   $ensure_package            = 'present',
-  $verbose                   = false,
-  $debug                     = false,
+  $verbose                   = $::os_service_default,
+  $debug                     = $::os_service_default,
   $log_file                  = '/var/log/trove/trove-conductor.log',
   $log_dir                   = '/var/log/trove',
-  $use_syslog                = false,
-  $log_facility              = 'LOG_USER',
+  $use_syslog                = $::os_service_default,
+  $log_facility              = $::os_service_default,
   $auth_url                  = 'http://localhost:5000/v2.0',
   $conductor_manager         = 'trove.conductor.manager.Manager',
   $workers                   = $::processorcount,
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ class trove::conductor(
 
   # basic service config
   trove_conductor_config {
-    'DEFAULT/verbose':                      value => $verbose;
-    'DEFAULT/debug':                        value => $debug;
     'DEFAULT/trove_auth_url':               value => $auth_url;
     'DEFAULT/nova_proxy_admin_user':        value => $::trove::nova_proxy_admin_user;
     'DEFAULT/nova_proxy_admin_tenant_name': value => $::trove::nova_proxy_admin_tenant_name;
@@ -144,37 +142,13 @@ class trove::conductor(
     }
   }
 
-  # Logging
-  if $log_file {
-    trove_conductor_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_file': value  => $log_file;
-    }
-  } else {
-    trove_conductor_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_file': ensure => absent;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if $log_dir {
-    trove_conductor_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_dir': value  => $log_dir;
-    }
-  } else {
-    trove_conductor_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_dir': ensure => absent;
-    }
-  }
-
-  # Syslog
-  if $use_syslog {
-    trove_conductor_config {
-      'DEFAULT/use_syslog'          : value => true;
-      'DEFAULT/syslog_log_facility' : value => $log_facility;
-    }
-  } else {
-    trove_conductor_config {
-      'DEFAULT/use_syslog': value => false;
-    }
+  oslo::log { 'trove_conductor_config':
+    debug               => $debug,
+    verbose             => $verbose,
+    log_file            => $log_file,
+    log_dir             => $log_dir,
+    use_syslog          => $use_syslog,
+    syslog_log_facility => $log_facility
   }
 
   trove::generic_service { 'conductor':
diff --git a/manifests/guestagent.pp b/manifests/guestagent.pp
index 7178cd6b..14844305 100644
--- a/manifests/guestagent.pp
+++ b/manifests/guestagent.pp
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ class trove::guestagent(
   $enabled                   = true,
   $manage_service            = true,
   $ensure_package            = 'present',
-  $verbose                   = false,
-  $debug                     = false,
+  $verbose                   = $::os_service_default,
+  $debug                     = $::os_service_default,
   $log_file                  = '/var/log/trove/guestagent.log',
   $log_dir                   = '/var/log/trove',
-  $use_syslog                = false,
-  $log_facility              = 'LOG_USER',
+  $use_syslog                = $::os_service_default,
+  $log_facility              = $::os_service_default,
   $auth_url                  = 'http://localhost:5000/v2.0',
   $swift_url                 = $::os_service_default,
   $control_exchange          = 'trove',
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ class trove::guestagent(
 
   # basic service config
   trove_guestagent_config {
-    'DEFAULT/verbose':                      value => $verbose;
-    'DEFAULT/debug':                        value => $debug;
     'DEFAULT/trove_auth_url':               value => $auth_url;
     'DEFAULT/swift_url':                    value => $swift_url;
   }
@@ -145,37 +143,13 @@ class trove::guestagent(
     }
   }
 
-  # Logging
-  if $log_file {
-    trove_guestagent_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_file': value  => $log_file;
-    }
-  } else {
-    trove_guestagent_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_file': ensure => absent;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if $log_dir {
-    trove_guestagent_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_dir': value  => $log_dir;
-    }
-  } else {
-    trove_guestagent_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_dir': ensure => absent;
-    }
-  }
-
-  # Syslog
-  if $use_syslog {
-    trove_guestagent_config {
-      'DEFAULT/use_syslog'          : value => true;
-      'DEFAULT/syslog_log_facility' : value => $log_facility;
-    }
-  } else {
-    trove_guestagent_config {
-      'DEFAULT/use_syslog': value => false;
-    }
+  oslo::log { 'trove_guestagent_config':
+    debug               => $debug,
+    verbose             => $verbose,
+    log_file            => $log_file,
+    log_dir             => $log_dir,
+    use_syslog          => $use_syslog,
+    syslog_log_facility => $log_facility
   }
 
   trove::generic_service { 'guestagent':
diff --git a/manifests/taskmanager.pp b/manifests/taskmanager.pp
index 6595ec47..8157175c 100644
--- a/manifests/taskmanager.pp
+++ b/manifests/taskmanager.pp
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@
 class trove::taskmanager(
   $enabled                  = true,
   $manage_service           = true,
-  $debug                    = false,
-  $verbose                  = false,
+  $debug                    = $::os_service_default,
+  $verbose                  = $::os_service_default,
   $log_file                 = '/var/log/trove/trove-taskmanager.log',
   $log_dir                  = '/var/log/trove',
-  $use_syslog               = false,
-  $log_facility             = 'LOG_USER',
+  $use_syslog               = $::os_service_default,
+  $log_facility             = $::os_service_default,
   $auth_url                 = 'http://localhost:5000/v2.0',
   $heat_url                 = false,
   $ensure_package           = 'present',
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ class trove::taskmanager(
 
   # basic service config
   trove_taskmanager_config {
-    'DEFAULT/verbose':                      value => $verbose;
-    'DEFAULT/debug':                        value => $debug;
     'DEFAULT/trove_auth_url':               value => $auth_url;
     'DEFAULT/nova_proxy_admin_user':        value => $::trove::nova_proxy_admin_user;
     'DEFAULT/nova_proxy_admin_pass':        value => $::trove::nova_proxy_admin_pass;
@@ -209,37 +207,13 @@ class trove::taskmanager(
     }
   }
 
-  # Logging
-  if $log_file {
-    trove_taskmanager_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_file': value  => $log_file;
-    }
-  } else {
-    trove_taskmanager_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_file': ensure => absent;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if $log_dir {
-    trove_taskmanager_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_dir': value  => $log_dir;
-    }
-  } else {
-    trove_taskmanager_config {
-      'DEFAULT/log_dir': ensure => absent;
-    }
-  }
-
-  # Syslog
-  if $use_syslog {
-    trove_taskmanager_config {
-      'DEFAULT/use_syslog'          : value => true;
-      'DEFAULT/syslog_log_facility' : value => $log_facility;
-    }
-  } else {
-    trove_taskmanager_config {
-      'DEFAULT/use_syslog': value => false;
-    }
+  oslo::log { 'trove_taskmanager_config':
+    debug               => $debug,
+    verbose             => $verbose,
+    log_file            => $log_file,
+    log_dir             => $log_dir,
+    use_syslog          => $use_syslog,
+    syslog_log_facility => $log_facility
   }
 
   trove::generic_service { 'taskmanager':
diff --git a/spec/classes/trove_conductor_spec.rb b/spec/classes/trove_conductor_spec.rb
index 0dfc2c5c..71bda2d3 100644
--- a/spec/classes/trove_conductor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/trove_conductor_spec.rb
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ describe 'trove::conductor' do
       end
 
       it 'configures trove-conductor with default parameters' do
-        is_expected.to contain_trove_conductor_config('DEFAULT/verbose').with_value(false)
-        is_expected.to contain_trove_conductor_config('DEFAULT/debug').with_value(false)
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_conductor_config('DEFAULT/verbose').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_conductor_config('DEFAULT/debug').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_conductor_config('DEFAULT/use_syslog').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_conductor_config('DEFAULT/syslog_log_facility').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_conductor_config('DEFAULT/log_file').with_value('/var/log/trove/trove-conductor.log')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_conductor_config('DEFAULT/log_dir').with_value('/var/log/trove')
         is_expected.to contain_trove_conductor_config('DEFAULT/nova_proxy_admin_user').with_value('admin')
         is_expected.to contain_trove_conductor_config('DEFAULT/nova_proxy_admin_pass').with_value('verysecrete')
         is_expected.to contain_trove_conductor_config('DEFAULT/nova_proxy_admin_tenant_name').with_value('admin')
diff --git a/spec/classes/trove_guestagent_spec.rb b/spec/classes/trove_guestagent_spec.rb
index ba109a67..2c18e896 100644
--- a/spec/classes/trove_guestagent_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/trove_guestagent_spec.rb
@@ -27,8 +27,12 @@ describe 'trove::guestagent' do
       end
 
       it 'configures trove-guestagent with default parameters' do
-        is_expected.to contain_trove_guestagent_config('DEFAULT/verbose').with_value(false)
-        is_expected.to contain_trove_guestagent_config('DEFAULT/debug').with_value(false)
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_guestagent_config('DEFAULT/verbose').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_guestagent_config('DEFAULT/debug').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_guestagent_config('DEFAULT/use_syslog').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_guestagent_config('DEFAULT/syslog_log_facility').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_guestagent_config('DEFAULT/log_file').with_value('/var/log/trove/guestagent.log')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_guestagent_config('DEFAULT/log_dir').with_value('/var/log/trove')
         is_expected.to contain_trove_guestagent_config('DEFAULT/os_region_name').with_value('RegionOne')
         is_expected.to contain_trove_guestagent_config('oslo_messaging_notifications/driver').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_trove_guestagent_config('oslo_messaging_notifications/topics').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
diff --git a/spec/classes/trove_taskmanager_spec.rb b/spec/classes/trove_taskmanager_spec.rb
index 32c7333a..4f79b059 100644
--- a/spec/classes/trove_taskmanager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/trove_taskmanager_spec.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,12 @@ describe 'trove::taskmanager' do
       end
 
       it 'configures trove-taskmanager with default parameters' do
-        is_expected.to contain_trove_taskmanager_config('DEFAULT/verbose').with_value(false)
-        is_expected.to contain_trove_taskmanager_config('DEFAULT/debug').with_value(false)
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_taskmanager_config('DEFAULT/verbose').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_taskmanager_config('DEFAULT/debug').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_taskmanager_config('DEFAULT/use_syslog').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_taskmanager_config('DEFAULT/syslog_log_facility').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_taskmanager_config('DEFAULT/log_file').with_value('/var/log/trove/trove-taskmanager.log')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_taskmanager_config('DEFAULT/log_dir').with_value('/var/log/trove')
         is_expected.to contain_trove_taskmanager_config('DEFAULT/nova_proxy_admin_user').with_value('admin')
         is_expected.to contain_trove_taskmanager_config('DEFAULT/nova_proxy_admin_pass').with_value('verysecrete')
         is_expected.to contain_trove_taskmanager_config('DEFAULT/nova_proxy_admin_tenant_name').with_value('admin')