diff --git a/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/logging/log4j/CustomConfigurationFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/logging/log4j/CustomConfigurationFactory.java
index 62722317f882dffae4168808514a6d972ae8bfe6..4416227f9672a9b3be3ffb34306e78de04a20a2f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/logging/log4j/CustomConfigurationFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/logging/log4j/CustomConfigurationFactory.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class CustomConfigurationFactory extends PropertiesConfigurationFactory {
     LOGGER.debug("Reconfiguration is done by {}", getClass().toString());
 
     List<String> sources = getConfigFiles();
-    if (sources.size() > 1) {
+    if (sources.size() > 0) {
       final List<AbstractConfiguration> configs = new ArrayList<>();
       for (final String sourceLocation : sources) {
         LOGGER.debug("Reconfigure with {}", sourceLocation);