diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
index caedcf3ae9..f50242f74c 100644
--- a/config.json.example
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -42,5 +42,11 @@
         "client_id":"client_id",
         "client_secret":"client_secret"
     },
-    "IAP_GOOGLE_KEYDIR": "/path/to/google/public/key/dir/"
+    "IAP_GOOGLE_KEYDIR": "/path/to/google/public/key/dir/",
+    "LOGGLY": {
+        "subdomain": "subdomain",
+        "token": "token",
+        "username": "username",
+        "password": "password"    
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/logging.js b/src/logging.js
index 07e795e137..9cfe8cfbd8 100644
--- a/src/logging.js
+++ b/src/logging.js
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@ var winston = require('winston');
 require('winston-mail').Mail;
 require('winston-newrelic');
 
-var loggly = require('loggly').createClient({
-  token: nconf.get('LOGGLY:token'),
-  subdomain: nconf.get('LOGGLY:subdomain'),
-  auth: {
-    username: nconf.get('LOGGLY:username'),
-    password: nconf.get('LOGGLY:password')
-  },
-  //
-  // Optional: Tag to send with EVERY log message
-  //
-  tags: ['heroku']
-});
+if (nconf.get('NODE_ENV') == 'production'){
+  var loggly = require('loggly').createClient({
+    token: nconf.get('LOGGLY:token'),
+    subdomain: nconf.get('LOGGLY:subdomain'),
+    auth: {
+      username: nconf.get('LOGGLY:username'),
+      password: nconf.get('LOGGLY:password')
+    },
+    //
+    // Optional: Tag to send with EVERY log message
+    //
+    tags: ['heroku']
+  });
+}
 
 var logger;
 
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 8e551f7891..bd0e1310b0 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ if (cluster.isMaster && (isDev || isProd)) {
   });
   autoinc.init(db);
 
+  logging.loggly('test from beta');
+
   // load schemas & models
   require('./models/challenge');
   require('./models/group');