diff --git a/interface/cuvis.hpp b/interface/cuvis.hpp
index a9cc8fb..6bafdcb 100644
--- a/interface/cuvis.hpp
+++ b/interface/cuvis.hpp
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ namespace cuvis
     /**
     * @copydoc cuvis_init
     */
-    static void init(std::string const& settings_path, int global_loglevel = 4);
+    static void init(std::string const& settings_path, int global_loglevel = 4, std ::string logfile_name = "");
     /**
     * @copydoc cuvis_shutdown
     */
@@ -2607,9 +2607,9 @@ namespace cuvis
     return std::string(version);
   }
 
-  inline void General::init(std::string const& settings_path, int global_loglevel)
+  inline void General::init(std::string const& settings_path, int global_loglevel, std::string logfile_name)
   {
-    chk(cuvis_init(settings_path.c_str(), global_loglevel));
+    chk(cuvis_init(settings_path.c_str(), global_loglevel, logfile_name.empty() ? NULL : logfile_name.c_str()));
     return;
   }