diff --git a/lib/forever.js b/lib/forever.js
index 0a6e3cf3..9310920b 100644
--- a/lib/forever.js
+++ b/lib/forever.js
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ forever.start = function (script, options) {
 forever.startDaemon = function (script, options) {
   options         = options || {};
   options.uid     = options.uid || utile.randomString(4).replace(/^\-/, '_');
-  options.logFile = forever.logFilePath(options.logFile || options.uid + '.log');
-  options.pidFile = forever.pidFilePath(options.pidFile || options.uid + '.pid');
+  options.logFile = forever.logFilePath(options.logFile || forever.config.get('logFile') || options.uid + '.log');
+  options.pidFile = forever.pidFilePath(options.pidFile || forever.config.get('pidFile') || options.uid + '.pid');
 
   var monitor, outFD, errFD, workerPath;