diff --git a/kippo/core/output.py b/kippo/core/output.py
index a20d8c2..6a92414 100644
--- a/kippo/core/output.py
+++ b/kippo/core/output.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Output(object):
         else:
             self.sensor = socket.gethostname()
 
-        self.start(cfg)
+        self.start()
 
     # use logDispatch when the HoneypotTransport prefix is not available.
     # here you can explicitly set the sessionIds to tie the sessions together
diff --git a/kippo/output/jsonlog.py b/kippo/output/jsonlog.py
index 0bc57c0..f86f13f 100644
--- a/kippo/output/jsonlog.py
+++ b/kippo/output/jsonlog.py
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ import kippo.core.output
 class Output(kippo.core.output.Output):
 
     def __init__(self, cfg):
-        self.outfile = None
-
-    def start(self, cfg):
+        kippo.core.output.Output.__init__(self, cfg)
         fn = cfg.get('output_jsonlog', 'logfile')
-        dir = os.path.dirname(fn)
+        dirs = os.path.dirname(fn)
         base = os.path.basename(fn)
-        self.outfile = twisted.python.logfile.DailyLogFile(base, dir)
+        self.outfile = twisted.python.logfile.DailyLogFile(base, dirs)
+
+    def start(self):
+        pass
 
     def stop(self):
         self.outfile.close()