diff --git a/logger/default_logger.go b/logger/default_logger.go
index 30ad469df..528662003 100644
--- a/logger/default_logger.go
+++ b/logger/default_logger.go
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import (
 
 var prefixRegex = regexp.MustCompile("^[DIWE]!")
 
+const (
+	LogTargetFile   = "file"
+	LogTargetStderr = "stderr"
+)
+
 type defaultLogger struct {
 	writer         io.Writer
 	internalWriter io.Writer
@@ -90,6 +95,6 @@ func createFileLogger(cfg Config) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerLogger("stderr", createStderrLogger)
-	registerLogger("file", createFileLogger)
+	registerLogger(LogTargetStderr, createStderrLogger)
+	registerLogger(LogTargetFile, createFileLogger)
 }
diff --git a/logger/logger.go b/logger/logger.go
index 724729542..da227650e 100644
--- a/logger/logger.go
+++ b/logger/logger.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func SetupLogging(cfg Config) error {
 	}
 
 	if cfg.LogTarget == "" {
-		cfg.LogTarget = "stderr"
+		cfg.LogTarget = LogTargetStderr
 	}
 
 	// Get the logging factory