--- src/conf.c
+++ src/conf.c
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@
         conf->errorpages = NULL;
         conf->stathost = safestrdup (TINYPROXY_STATHOST);
         conf->idletimeout = MAX_IDLE_TIME;
-        conf->logf_name = NULL;
-        conf->pidpath = NULL;
+        conf->logf_name = safestrdup ("/var/log/tinyproxy.log");
+        conf->pidpath = safestrdup ("/var/run/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.pid");
         conf->maxclients = 100;
 }