diff --git a/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py b/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
index e54c50cbf9..49f74e4146 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def construct_rsyslog_conf_template(settings=settings):
                 port = settings.LOG_AGGREGATOR_PORT
 
         parts.extend([
-            'input(type="imuxsock" Socket="' + settings.LOGGING_SOCK + '" unlink="on")',
+            'input(type="imuxsock" Socket="' + settings.LOGGING['handlers']['external_logger'] + '" unlink="on")',
             'template(name="awx" type="string" string="%msg%")',
         ])
         if protocol.startswith('http'):
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def construct_rsyslog_conf_template(settings=settings):
     return tmpl
     
 def reconfigure_rsyslog():
-    tmpl = get_rsyslog_conf_template()
+    tmpl = construct_rsyslog_conf_template()
     with open('/var/lib/awx/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf', 'w') as f:
         f.write(tmpl + '\n')
     supervisor_service_command(command='restart', service='awx-rsyslogd')
diff --git a/awx/main/utils/handlers.py b/awx/main/utils/handlers.py
index 26b4282fd1..7f393711d0 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/handlers.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/handlers.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 class RSysLogHandler(logging.handlers.SysLogHandler):
 
     def emit(self, msg):
-        if not os.path.exists(settings.LOGGING_SOCK):
+        if not os.path.exists(settings.LOGGING['handlers']['external_logger']):
             return
         return super(RSysLogHandler, self).emit(msg)
 
diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index ab9709f50d..e024c4191d 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -955,7 +955,6 @@ CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
 }
 
 # Logging configuration.
-LOGGING_SOCK = '/var/run/rsyslog/rsyslog.sock'
 LOGGING = {
     'version': 1,
     'disable_existing_loggers': False,
@@ -1014,7 +1013,7 @@ LOGGING = {
         'external_logger': {
             'class': 'awx.main.utils.handlers.RSysLogHandler',
             'formatter': 'json',
-            'address': LOGGING_SOCK,
+            'address': '/var/run/rsyslog/rsyslog.sock',
             'filters': ['external_log_enabled', 'dynamic_level_filter'],
         },
         'tower_warnings': {