diff --git a/src/kemal/config.cr b/src/kemal/config.cr
index 6a62ae1..0ede00f 100644
--- a/src/kemal/config.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/config.cr
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module Kemal
       @env = "development" unless @env
       @public_folder = "./public"
       @logging = true
+      @logger = nil
     end
 
     def scheme
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ module Kemal
     end
 
     def logger
-      @logger
+      @logger.not_nil!
     end
 
     def logger=(logger)