diff --git a/config.py.example b/config.py.example
index 9668202f34..952e312eae 100644
--- a/config.py.example
+++ b/config.py.example
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ STAGE2 = [94, 139, 141, 149]
 
 REPORT_SINCE = datetime(2016, 7, 29)
 GOOGLE_MAPS_KEY = 's3cr3t'
+
+WORKER_LOG_PATH = 'worker.log'
diff --git a/worker.py b/worker.py
index 68ba9807a3..792df4b96c 100644
--- a/worker.py
+++ b/worker.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     'ACCOUNTS',
     'SCAN_RADIUS',
     'SCAN_DELAY',
+    'WORKER_LOG_PATH',
 )
 for setting_name in REQUIRED_SETTINGS:
     if not hasattr(config, setting_name):
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class CannotProcessStep(Exception):
     """Raised when servers are too busy"""
 
 
-def configure_logger(filename='worker.log'):
+def configure_logger(filename=config.WORKER_LOG_PATH):
     logging.basicConfig(
         filename=filename,
         format=(
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ def parse_args():
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     args = parse_args()
     if args.status_bar:
-        configure_logger(filename='worker.log')
+        configure_logger(filename=config.WORKER_LOG_PATH)
         logger.info('-' * 30)
         logger.info('Starting up!')
     else: