diff --git a/integration/access_log_test.go b/integration/access_log_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b48705134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/access_log_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-check/check"
+	shellwords "github.com/mattn/go-shellwords"
+
+	checker "github.com/vdemeester/shakers"
+)
+
+// AccessLogSuite
+type AccessLogSuite struct{ BaseSuite }
+
+func (s *AccessLogSuite) TestAccessLog(c *check.C) {
+	// Ensure working directory is clean
+	os.Remove("access.log")
+	os.Remove("traefik.log")
+
+	// Start Traefik
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/access_log_config.toml")
+	err := cmd.Start()
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
+	defer os.Remove("access.log")
+	defer os.Remove("traefik.log")
+
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Verify Traefik started OK
+	if traefikLog, err := ioutil.ReadFile("traefik.log"); err != nil {
+		c.Assert(err.Error(), checker.Equals, "")
+	} else if len(traefikLog) > 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", string(traefikLog))
+		c.Assert(len(traefikLog), checker.Equals, 0)
+	}
+
+	// Start test servers
+	ts1 := startAccessLogServer(8081)
+	defer ts1.Close()
+	ts2 := startAccessLogServer(8082)
+	defer ts2.Close()
+	ts3 := startAccessLogServer(8083)
+	defer ts3.Close()
+
+	// Make some requests
+	_, err = http.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8000/test1")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	_, err = http.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8000/test2")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	_, err = http.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8000/test2")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	// Verify access.log output as expected
+	if accessLog, err := ioutil.ReadFile("access.log"); err != nil {
+		c.Assert(err.Error(), checker.Equals, "")
+	} else {
+		lines := strings.Split(string(accessLog), "\n")
+		count := 0
+		for i, line := range lines {
+			if len(line) > 0 {
+				count++
+				if tokens, err := shellwords.Parse(line); err != nil {
+					c.Assert(err.Error(), checker.Equals, "")
+				} else {
+					c.Assert(len(tokens), checker.Equals, 13)
+					c.Assert(tokens[6], checker.Equals, "200")
+					c.Assert(tokens[9], checker.Equals, fmt.Sprintf("%d", i+1))
+					c.Assert(strings.HasPrefix(tokens[10], "frontend"), checker.True)
+					c.Assert(strings.HasPrefix(tokens[11], "http://127.0.0.1:808"), checker.True)
+					c.Assert(regexp.MustCompile("^\\d+\\.\\d+.*s$").MatchString(tokens[12]), checker.True)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		c.Assert(count, checker.Equals, 3)
+	}
+
+	// Verify no other Trarfik problems
+	if traefikLog, err := ioutil.ReadFile("traefik.log"); err != nil {
+		c.Assert(err.Error(), checker.Equals, "")
+	} else if len(traefikLog) > 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", string(traefikLog))
+		c.Assert(len(traefikLog), checker.Equals, 0)
+	}
+}
+
+func startAccessLogServer(port int) (ts *httptest.Server) {
+	handler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Received query %s!\n", r.URL.Path[1:])
+	})
+	if listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", port)); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	} else {
+		ts = &httptest.Server{
+			Listener: listener,
+			Config:   &http.Server{Handler: handler},
+		}
+		ts.Start()
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/integration/fixtures/access_log_config.toml b/integration/fixtures/access_log_config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a3e0ed08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/fixtures/access_log_config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+################################################################
+# Global configuration
+################################################################
+traefikLogsFile = "traefik.log"
+accessLogsFile = "access.log"
+logLevel = "ERROR"
+defaultEntryPoints = ["http"]
+[entryPoints]
+  [entryPoints.http]
+  address = ":8000"
+
+################################################################
+# Web configuration backend
+################################################################
+[web]
+address = ":7888"
+
+################################################################
+# File configuration backend
+################################################################
+[file]
+
+################################################################
+# rules
+################################################################
+ [backends]
+   [backends.backend1]
+     [backends.backend1.servers.server1]
+       url = "http://127.0.0.1:8081"
+   [backends.backend2]
+     [backends.backend2.LoadBalancer]
+       method = "drr"
+     [backends.backend2.servers.server1]
+       url = "http://127.0.0.1:8082"
+     [backends.backend2.servers.server2]
+       url = "http://127.0.0.1:8083"
+  [frontends]
+   [frontends.frontend1]
+   backend = "backend1"
+     [frontends.frontend1.routes.test_1]
+     rule = "Path: /test1"
+   [frontends.frontend2]
+   backend = "backend2"
+   passHostHeader = true
+     [frontends.frontend2.routes.test_2]
+     rule = "Path: /test2"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/integration_test.go b/integration/integration_test.go
index 7178bb070..d472f7d23 100644
--- a/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func Test(t *testing.T) {
 
 func init() {
 	check.Suite(&SimpleSuite{})
+	check.Suite(&AccessLogSuite{})
 	check.Suite(&HTTPSSuite{})
 	check.Suite(&FileSuite{})
 	check.Suite(&DockerSuite{})
diff --git a/middlewares/logger.go b/middlewares/logger.go
index 1a876b82f..f73f16965 100644
--- a/middlewares/logger.go
+++ b/middlewares/logger.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type frontendBackendLoggingHandler struct {
 var (
 	reqidCounter        uint64       // Request ID
 	infoRwMap           = cmap.New() // Map of reqid to response writer
-	backend2FrontendMap map[string]string
+	backend2FrontendMap *map[string]string
 )
 
 // logInfoResponseWriter is a wrapper of type http.ResponseWriter
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func NewLogger(file string) *Logger {
 
 // SetBackend2FrontendMap is called by server.go to set up frontend translation
 func SetBackend2FrontendMap(newMap *map[string]string) {
-	backend2FrontendMap = *newMap
+	backend2FrontendMap = newMap
 }
 
 func (l *Logger) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, next http.HandlerFunc) {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func saveBackendNameForLogger(r *http.Request, backendName string) {
 		reqid := reqidHdr[0]
 		if infoRw, ok := infoRwMap.Get(reqid); ok {
 			infoRw.(*logInfoResponseWriter).SetBackend(backendName)
-			infoRw.(*logInfoResponseWriter).SetFrontend(backend2FrontendMap[backendName])
+			infoRw.(*logInfoResponseWriter).SetFrontend((*backend2FrontendMap)[backendName])
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index c4a14f14c..a3d29bba4 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/streamrail/concurrent-map"
 )
 
-var (
-	oxyLogger           = &OxyLogger{}
-	backend2FrontendMap map[string]string
-)
+var oxyLogger = &OxyLogger{}
 
 // Server is the reverse-proxy/load-balancer engine
 type Server struct {