diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4eeea83..dc70853 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fluent/fluent-bit-go v0.0.0-20220311094233-780004bf5562
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
 	github.com/influxdata/go-syslog/v2 v2.0.1
-	github.com/philips-software/go-hsdp-api v0.78.7
+	github.com/philips-software/go-hsdp-api v0.79.0
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7e151aa..c3b4f3d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ github.com/influxdata/go-syslog/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:hjvie1UTaD5E1fTnDmxaCw8RRDrT
 github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.2.1 h1:BqpAaACuzVSgi/VLzGZIobT2z4v53pjosyNd9Yv6n/w=
 github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.2.1/go.mod h1:zt4jvISO2HfUBqxjfIshjdMTYS56ZS/qv49ictyFfxY=
 github.com/leodido/ragel-machinery v0.0.0-20181214104525-299bdde78165/go.mod h1:WZxr2/6a/Ar9bMDc2rN/LJrE/hF6bXE4LPyDSIxwAfg=
-github.com/philips-software/go-hsdp-api v0.78.7 h1:NyGvZ0TSrTfVEYwA6ZdDpWghoBjGuHR5uhcZqYucVRE=
-github.com/philips-software/go-hsdp-api v0.78.7/go.mod h1:J9j11CrQR7OXcvsSo+/kE20mkKpAuqB1dxVnXQETsf4=
+github.com/philips-software/go-hsdp-api v0.79.0 h1:aiQ2o5xdSvBtZeSnalodQvgADQKHY/MgFdiKq7um+OE=
+github.com/philips-software/go-hsdp-api v0.79.0/go.mod h1:J9j11CrQR7OXcvsSo+/kE20mkKpAuqB1dxVnXQETsf4=
 github.com/philips-software/go-hsdp-signer v1.4.0 h1:yg7UILhmI4xJhr/tQiAiQwJL0EZFvLuMqpH2GZ9ygY4=
 github.com/philips-software/go-hsdp-signer v1.4.0/go.mod h1:/QehZ/+Aks2t1TFpjhF/7ZSB8PJIIJHzLc03rOqwLw0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
diff --git a/hsdp/plugin.go b/hsdp/plugin.go
index c850315..6910f70 100644
--- a/hsdp/plugin.go
+++ b/hsdp/plugin.go
@@ -143,17 +143,16 @@ func FLBPluginInit(ctx unsafe.Pointer) int {
 		validCreds = true
 	}
 	if serviceID != "" && servicePrivateKey != "" {
-		debugLog := ""
-		if enableDebug {
-			debugLog = "/dev/stderr"
-		}
-		iamClient, err := iam.NewClient(nil, &iam.Config{
+		cfg := &iam.Config{
 			Region:      region,
 			Environment: environment,
 			IDMURL:      idmURL,
 			IAMURL:      iamURL,
-			DebugLog:    debugLog,
-		})
+		}
+		if enableDebug {
+			cfg.DebugLog = os.Stderr
+		}
+		iamClient, err := iam.NewClient(nil, cfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("[out-hsdp] invalid service credentials: %v\n", err)
 			plugin.Exit(1)