diff --git a/lib/forklift/base/logger.rb b/lib/forklift/base/logger.rb
index 532e37a..43df44e 100644
--- a/lib/forklift/base/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/forklift/base/logger.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ def messages
 
       def logger
         log_dir = "#{forklift.config[:project_root]}/log"
-        @logger ||= ::Lumberjack::Logger.new("#{log_dir}/forklift.log", buffer_size: 0)
+        @logger ||= case forklift.config[:logger][:output]
+        when :stdout
+          ::Lumberjack::Logger.new(Lumberjack::Device::Writer.new(STDOUT), buffer_size: 0)
+        else
+          ::Lumberjack::Logger.new("#{log_dir}/forklift.log", buffer_size: 0)
+        end
       end
 
       def log(message, severity="info")
@@ -45,5 +50,5 @@ def fatal(message)
       end
 
     end
-    end
+  end
 end