diff --git a/gns3server/run.py b/gns3server/run.py
index d4c875e7..e864b787 100644
--- a/gns3server/run.py
+++ b/gns3server/run.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def parse_arguments(argv):
         "quiet": config.getboolean("quiet", False),
         "debug": config.getboolean("debug", False),
         "logfile": config.getboolean("logfile", ""),
-        "logmaxsize": config.get("logfile", 10000000),  # default is 10MB
+        "logmaxsize": config.get("logmaxsize", 10000000),  # default is 10MB
         "logbackupcount": config.get("logbackupcount", 10),
         "logcompression": config.getboolean("logcompression", False)
     }
diff --git a/gns3server/web/logger.py b/gns3server/web/logger.py
index 1f9b65bb..64f4c043 100644
--- a/gns3server/web/logger.py
+++ b/gns3server/web/logger.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class CompressedRotatingFileHandler(RotatingFileHandler):
         self.stream = self._open()
 
 
-def init_logger(level, logfile=None, max_bytes=1000000000, backup_count=10, compression=True, quiet=False):
+def init_logger(level, logfile=None, max_bytes=10000000, backup_count=10, compression=True, quiet=False):
     if logfile and len(logfile) > 0:
         if compression:
             stream_handler = CompressedRotatingFileHandler(logfile, maxBytes=max_bytes, backupCount=backup_count)