diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index 16e6ddb..c491499 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -1461,11 +1461,7 @@
     }
 
     if (r == r->main) {
-        r->connection->log->file = clcf->error_log->file;
-
-        if (!(r->connection->log->log_level & NGX_LOG_DEBUG_CONNECTION)) {
-            r->connection->log->log_level = clcf->error_log->log_level;
-        }
+        ngx_http_set_connection_log(r->connection, clcf->error_log);
     }
 
     if ((ngx_io.flags & NGX_IO_SENDFILE) && clcf->sendfile) {
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index c1ee921..9b66718 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -443,10 +443,8 @@
 #endif
 
     clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
-    c->log->file = clcf->error_log->file;
-    if (!(c->log->log_level & NGX_LOG_DEBUG_CONNECTION)) {
-        c->log->log_level = clcf->error_log->log_level;
-    }
+
+    ngx_http_set_connection_log(r->connection, clcf->error_log);
 
     if (c->buffer == NULL) {
         c->buffer = ngx_create_temp_buf(c->pool,
@@ -1852,11 +1850,8 @@
     r->loc_conf = cscf->ctx->loc_conf;
 
     clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
-    r->connection->log->file = clcf->error_log->file;
 
-    if (!(r->connection->log->log_level & NGX_LOG_DEBUG_CONNECTION)) {
-        r->connection->log->log_level = clcf->error_log->log_level;
-    }
+    ngx_http_set_connection_log(r->connection, clcf->error_log);
 
     return NGX_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.h b/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
index d7d0760..7ceea62 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
@@ -571,4 +571,12 @@
 extern ngx_http_header_out_t   ngx_http_headers_out[];
 
 
+#define ngx_http_set_connection_log(c, l)                                     \
+                                                                              \
+    c->log->file = l->file;                                                   \
+    if (!(c->log->log_level & NGX_LOG_DEBUG_CONNECTION)) {                    \
+        c->log->log_level = l->log_level;                                     \
+    }
+
+
 #endif /* _NGX_HTTP_REQUEST_H_INCLUDED_ */