diff --git a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
index fd9aa8ee..16535298 100644
--- a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
@@ -83,11 +83,15 @@ const (
 	netSendRetryTime   = 5 * time.Second
 	defaultRunDuration = 24 * time.Hour
 	revidStopTime      = 5 * time.Second
+	defaultLogPath     = "../"
 )
 
 // canProfile is set to false with revid-cli is built with "-tags profile".
 var canProfile = true
 
+// The logger that will be used throughout
+var logger *smartlogger.Logger
+
 // Globals
 var (
 	rv     *revid.Revid