diff --git a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
index 943d46991e..f471fe9341 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
+++ b/src/common/logging/backend.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ public:
                 if (s == nullptr)
                     s = getenv("USERNAME");
 
+                if (s == nullptr)
+                    s = getenv("LOGNAME");
+
                 if (s == nullptr)
                     return "";