diff --git a/neat.conf b/neat.conf
index a5cee1c..c7f68b9 100644
--- a/neat.conf
+++ b/neat.conf
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@
 
 [DEFAULT]
 
+# The directory, where log files will be created by the Neat services
+logging_directory = /var/log/neat
+
+# The amount of log messages:
+# 0 -- no logging
+# 1 -- errors and warnings
+# 2 -- errors, warnings, and other information messages
+logging_level = 2
+
 # The host name and credentials for connecting to the MySQL database
 # specified in the format supported by SQLAlchemy
 sql_connection = mysql://nova:novamysqlpassword@controller/nova
diff --git a/neat/config.py b/neat/config.py
index 2de4840..762e71e 100644
--- a/neat/config.py
+++ b/neat/config.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ CONFIG_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
 
 # These fields must present in the configuration file
 REQUIRED_FIELDS = [
+    'logging_directory',
+    'logging_level',
     'sql_connection',
     'os_admin_tenant_name',
     'os_admin_user',