diff --git a/ethereal/ethereum.go b/ethereal/ethereum.go
index 98fab18e3b..206971b413 100644
--- a/ethereal/ethereum.go
+++ b/ethereal/ethereum.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func main() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
 
 	ethchain.InitFees()
-	ethutil.ReadConfig(DataDir)
+	ethutil.ReadConfig(DataDir, ethutil.LogFile|ethutil.LogStd)
 
 	// Instantiated a eth stack
 	ethereum, err := eth.New(eth.CapDefault, UseUPnP)
diff --git a/ethereum/config.go b/ethereum/config.go
index 4d7ea63107..5ddc8e6353 100644
--- a/ethereum/config.go
+++ b/ethereum/config.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var ExportKey bool
 var LogFile string
 var DataDir string
 var NonInteractive bool
-var StartExp bool
+var StartJsConsole bool
 
 func Init() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&StartConsole, "c", false, "debug and testing console")
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func Init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&DataDir, "dir", ".ethereum", "ethereum data directory")
 	flag.StringVar(&ImportKey, "import", "", "imports the given private key (hex)")
 	flag.IntVar(&MaxPeer, "x", 5, "maximum desired peers")
-	flag.BoolVar(&StartExp, "ex", false, "exp")
+	flag.BoolVar(&StartJsConsole, "js", false, "exp")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 }