diff --git a/openair2/UTIL/LOG/log.c b/openair2/UTIL/LOG/log.c
index 46d19f08df..9c62e038d7 100755
--- a/openair2/UTIL/LOG/log.c
+++ b/openair2/UTIL/LOG/log.c
@@ -300,6 +300,14 @@ int logInit (void)
     g_log->log_component[OSA].filelog = 0;
     g_log->log_component[OSA].filelog_name = "";
 
+    g_log->log_component[ENB_APP].name = "ENB_APP";
+    g_log->log_component[ENB_APP].level = LOG_EMERG;
+    g_log->log_component[ENB_APP].flag = LOG_MED;
+    g_log->log_component[ENB_APP].interval = 1;
+    g_log->log_component[ENB_APP].fd = 0;
+    g_log->log_component[ENB_APP].filelog = 0;
+    g_log->log_component[ENB_APP].filelog_name = "";
+
     g_log->level2string[LOG_EMERG]         = "G"; //EMERG
     g_log->level2string[LOG_ALERT]         = "A"; // ALERT
     g_log->level2string[LOG_CRIT]          = "C"; // CRITIC
diff --git a/openair2/UTIL/LOG/log.h b/openair2/UTIL/LOG/log.h
index 2f866c5159..d2131a6805 100755
--- a/openair2/UTIL/LOG/log.h
+++ b/openair2/UTIL/LOG/log.h
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ typedef enum {
     SCTP,
     HW,
     OSA,
+    ENB_APP,
     MAX_LOG_COMPONENTS
 } comp_name_t;