diff --git a/config_spec.toml b/config_spec.toml
index 3b1c1ab..246fb1d 100644
--- a/config_spec.toml
+++ b/config_spec.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type = "String"
 doc = "The path to the lndk data directory. By default this is stored in ~/.lndk"
 
 [[param]]
-name = "log_dir"
+name = "log_file"
 type = "String"
 doc = "The path to the lndk log file. If not specified, defaults to `<data_dir>/lndk.log`."
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9769d23..c885d51 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), ()> {
     let data_dir = create_data_dir(&config.data_dir)
         .map_err(|e| println!("Error creating LNDK's data dir {e:?}"))?;
 
-    let log_file = config.log_dir.map(PathBuf::from).or(config
-        // The log_dir configuration is actually a file path, not a directory. So if we are
-        // falling back to data_dir, append the default log file name to get a file path.
+    let log_file = config.log_file.map(PathBuf::from).or(config
         .data_dir
         .map(|data_dir| PathBuf::from(data_dir).join(DEFAULT_LOG_FILE)));
 
diff --git a/tests/common/mod.rs b/tests/common/mod.rs
index cd6a20d..b85205a 100644
--- a/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ pub async fn setup_lndk(
     let handler = Arc::new(lndk::OfferHandler::default());
     let messenger = lndk::LndkOnionMessenger::new();
 
-    let log_dir = Some(lndk_dir.join(format!("lndk-logs.txt")));
-    setup_logger(None, log_dir).unwrap();
+    let log_file = Some(lndk_dir.join(format!("lndk-logs.txt")));
+    setup_logger(None, log_file).unwrap();
 
     return (lndk_cfg, handler, messenger, shutdown);
 }
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ impl LndNode {
             .to_string();
 
         let connect_params = bitcoind_connect_params.get_cookie_values().unwrap();
-        let log_dir_path_buf = lnd_data_dir.join(format!("lnd-logs"));
-        let log_dir = log_dir_path_buf.as_path();
+        let log_file_path_buf = lnd_data_dir.join(format!("lnd-logs"));
+        let log_file = log_file_path_buf.as_path();
         let data_dir = lnd_dir.join("data").to_str().unwrap().to_string();
         let cert_path = lnd_dir.to_str().unwrap().to_string() + "/tls.cert";
         let key_path = lnd_dir.to_str().unwrap().to_string() + "/tls.key";
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ impl LndNode {
             format!("--datadir={}", data_dir),
             format!("--tlscertpath={}", cert_path),
             format!("--tlskeypath={}", key_path),
-            format!("--logdir={}", log_dir.display()),
+            format!("--logfile={}", log_file.display()),
             format!("--debuglevel=info,PEER=info"),
             format!("--bitcoind.rpcuser={}", connect_params.0.unwrap()),
             format!("--bitcoind.rpcpass={}", connect_params.1.unwrap()),
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 0e08acc..b44d2a1 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ async fn test_lndk_send_invoice_request() {
         }
     }
 
-    let log_dir = Some(lndk_dir.join(format!("lndk-logs.txt")));
-    setup_logger(None, log_dir).unwrap();
+    let log_file = Some(lndk_dir.join(format!("lndk-logs.txt")));
+    setup_logger(None, log_file).unwrap();
 
     // Make sure lndk successfully sends the invoice_request.
     let handler = Arc::new(lndk::OfferHandler::default());
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ async fn test_lndk_send_invoice_request() {
         skip_version_check: false,
     };
 
-    let log_dir = Some(lndk_dir.join(format!("lndk-logs.txt")));
-    setup_logger(None, log_dir).unwrap();
+    let log_file = Some(lndk_dir.join(format!("lndk-logs.txt")));
+    setup_logger(None, log_file).unwrap();
 
     let handler = Arc::new(lndk::OfferHandler::default());
     let messenger = lndk::LndkOnionMessenger::new();