diff --git a/rcl/include/rcl/logging.h b/rcl/include/rcl/logging.h
index 02f7b16a2..1014853d5 100644
--- a/rcl/include/rcl/logging.h
+++ b/rcl/include/rcl/logging.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef rcutils_logging_output_handler_t rcl_logging_output_handler_t;
  * \return `RCL_RET_OK` if successful, or
  * \return `RCL_RET_BAD_ALLOC` if allocating memory failed, or
  * \return `RCL_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT` if any arguments are invalid, or
- * \return `RCL_RET_ERR` if a general error occurs
+ * \return `RCL_RET_ERROR` if a general error occurs
  */
 RCL_PUBLIC
 RCL_WARN_UNUSED
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ rcl_logging_configure(
  * \param allocator Used to allocate memory used by the logging system
  * \param output_handler Output handler to be installed
  * \return `RCL_RET_OK` if successful, or
+ * \return `RCL_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT` if any arguments are invalid, or
  * \return `RCL_RET_BAD_ALLOC` if allocating memory failed, or
- * \return `RCL_RET_ERR` if a general error occurs
+ * \return `RCL_RET_ERROR` if a general error occurs
  */
 RCL_PUBLIC
 RCL_WARN_UNUSED
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ rcl_logging_configure_with_output_handler(
  * Lock-Free          | Yes
  *
  * \return `RCL_RET_OK` if successful.
- * \return `RCL_RET_ERR` if a general error occurs
+ * \return `RCL_RET_ERROR` if a general error occurs
  */
 RCL_PUBLIC
 RCL_WARN_UNUSED
diff --git a/rcl/src/rcl/logging.c b/rcl/src/rcl/logging.c
index 71c778388..5ae5c7405 100644
--- a/rcl/src/rcl/logging.c
+++ b/rcl/src/rcl/logging.c
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ rcl_logging_configure_with_output_handler(
   rcl_logging_output_handler_t output_handler)
 {
   RCL_CHECK_ARGUMENT_FOR_NULL(global_args, RCL_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
-  RCL_CHECK_ARGUMENT_FOR_NULL(allocator, RCL_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
+  RCL_CHECK_ALLOCATOR_WITH_MSG(allocator, "invalid allocator", return RCL_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
+  RCL_CHECK_ARGUMENT_FOR_NULL(output_handler, RCL_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
   RCUTILS_LOGGING_AUTOINIT
     g_logging_allocator = *allocator;
   int default_level = global_args->impl->log_level;