diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 687932e..76cd1d4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ vNEXT:
 	Update Let's Encrypt entry in example.cfg for tls-alpn-01
 	challenges; tls-sni-* challenges are now deprecated.
 
+	Log to syslog even if in foreground (for people who
+	use fail2ban)
+
 v1.20: 20NOV2018
 	Added support for socks5 protocol (Eugene Protozanov)
 
diff --git a/common.c b/common.c
index b30e164..9e681c5 100644
--- a/common.c
+++ b/common.c
@@ -561,8 +561,8 @@ void log_message(int type, const char* msg, ...)
     va_start(ap, msg);
     if (cfg.foreground)
         vfprintf(stderr, msg, ap);
-    else
-        vsyslog(type, msg, ap);
+
+    vsyslog(type, msg, ap);
     va_end(ap);
 }