diff --git a/src/aare/common/logger_config.py b/src/aare/common/logger_config.py
index e93138d1..372d26be 100644
--- a/src/aare/common/logger_config.py
+++ b/src/aare/common/logger_config.py
@@ -47,23 +47,23 @@ def setup_logger(name="aareDAQ", base_dir: str | None = '~/tmp/mxlogs', config_p
         config = yaml.safe_load(f.read())
 
     # Force base directory to be under the user's home dir
-  #  effective_base = base_dir or '~/mxlogs'
-  #  effective_base = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(effective_base)))
+    effective_base = base_dir or '~/mxlogs'
+    effective_base = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(effective_base)))
 
     # Ensure directories for file handlers exist
-    #handlers = config.get("handlers", {})
+    handlers = config.get("handlers", {})
 
-    #for h in handlers.values():
+    for h in handlers.values():
 
-    #    filename = h.get("filename")
-    #    if not filename:
-    #        continue
-    #    abs_filename = os.path.join(effective_base, os.path.basename(filename))
+        filename = h.get("filename")
+        if not filename:
+            continue
+        abs_filename = os.path.join(effective_base, os.path.basename(filename))
 
-        #h["filename"] = abs_filename
-        #log_dir = os.path.dirname(abs_filename)
-        #if log_dir and not os.path.exists(log_dir):
-#            os.makedirs(log_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        h["filename"] = abs_filename
+        log_dir = os.path.dirname(abs_filename)
+        if log_dir and not os.path.exists(log_dir):
+           os.makedirs(log_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
     logging.config.dictConfig(config)
     logging.getLogger("redis_lock").setLevel(logging.WARNING)