--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -443,10 +443,8 @@ ngx_http_init_request(ngx_event_t *rev)
 #endif
 
     clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
-    c->log->file = clcf->error_log->file;
-    if (!(c->log->log_level & NGX_LOG_DEBUG_CONNECTION)) {
-        c->log->log_level = clcf->error_log->log_level;
-    }
+
+    ngx_http_set_connection_log(r->connection, clcf->error_log);
 
     if (c->buffer == NULL) {
         c->buffer = ngx_create_temp_buf(c->pool,
@@ -1852,11 +1850,8 @@ found:
     r->loc_conf = cscf->ctx->loc_conf;
 
     clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
-    r->connection->log->file = clcf->error_log->file;
-
-    if (!(r->connection->log->log_level & NGX_LOG_DEBUG_CONNECTION)) {
-        r->connection->log->log_level = clcf->error_log->log_level;
-    }
+
+    ngx_http_set_connection_log(r->connection, clcf->error_log);
 
     return NGX_OK;
 }