diff --git a/etc/opensips.cfg b/etc/opensips.cfg
index 4c9cefd54b4..292c32981bf 100644
--- a/etc/opensips.cfg
+++ b/etc/opensips.cfg
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ####### Global Parameters #########
 
 log_level=3
+xlog_level=3
 log_stderror=no
 log_facility=LOG_LOCAL0
 
diff --git a/menuconfig/configs/opensips_loadbalancer.m4 b/menuconfig/configs/opensips_loadbalancer.m4
index 2ea508ab298..d8edc30bc9d 100644
--- a/menuconfig/configs/opensips_loadbalancer.m4
+++ b/menuconfig/configs/opensips_loadbalancer.m4
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ####### Global Parameters #########
 
 log_level=3
+xlog_level=3
 log_stderror=no
 log_facility=LOG_LOCAL0
 
diff --git a/menuconfig/configs/opensips_residential.m4 b/menuconfig/configs/opensips_residential.m4
index c3ae424b00d..98818b53db4 100644
--- a/menuconfig/configs/opensips_residential.m4
+++ b/menuconfig/configs/opensips_residential.m4
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ####### Global Parameters #########
 
 log_level=3
+xlog_level=3
 log_stderror=no
 log_facility=LOG_LOCAL0
 
diff --git a/menuconfig/configs/opensips_trunking.m4 b/menuconfig/configs/opensips_trunking.m4
index 00eb6485d49..e0e90120d02 100644
--- a/menuconfig/configs/opensips_trunking.m4
+++ b/menuconfig/configs/opensips_trunking.m4
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ####### Global Parameters #########
 
 log_level=3
+xlog_level=3
 log_stderror=no
 log_facility=LOG_LOCAL0
 
diff --git a/utils/vim/opensips.vim b/utils/vim/opensips.vim
index 9fd3d45e80e..81999e7309c 100644
--- a/utils/vim/opensips.vim
+++ b/utils/vim/opensips.vim
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ syn keyword osAction loadmodule modparam async launch
 syn keyword specialOperand yes no true false enable disable on off NULL null
 syn keyword specialOperand UDP TCP TLS SCTP WS WSS HEP_TCP HEP_UDP INET inet INET6 inet6
 
-syn keyword osGlobalParam log_level memdump memlog log_stderror log_facility log_name
+syn keyword osGlobalParam xlog_level log_level memdump memlog log_stderror log_facility log_name
 syn keyword osGlobalParam debug_mode children auto_aliases listen mpath tcp_children
 syn keyword osGlobalParam disable_tcp disable_tls check_via dns rev_dns
 syn keyword osGlobalParam tcp_send_timeout tcp_connect_timeout tcp_no_new_conn_bflag