diff --git a/framework/Core/lib/Horde/Core/Factory/Db.php b/framework/Core/lib/Horde/Core/Factory/Db.php
index 1293a60b538..5db11122df4 100644
--- a/framework/Core/lib/Horde/Core/Factory/Db.php
+++ b/framework/Core/lib/Horde/Core/Factory/Db.php
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ protected function _createDb($config, $sig = null, $cache = true)
                 $this->_createDb(array_merge($config, $read_config), null, false),
                 $this->_createDb($config, null, false)
             );
+
+            /* Don't attach logger to base split read object. */
+            $config['logger'] = true;
         } else {
             if (isset($config['adapter'])) {
                 $class = $this->_getDriverName($config['adapter'], 'Horde_Db_Adapter');