diff --git a/lib/api/api-router.js b/lib/api/api-router.js
index 68b790e2..f5af6adf 100644
--- a/lib/api/api-router.js
+++ b/lib/api/api-router.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ module.exports = class ApiRouter {
         const metadataBackend = cartodbRedis({ pool: redisPool });
         const pgConnection = new PgConnection(metadataBackend);
 
-        const windshaftLogger = environmentOptions.log_windshaft ? global.log4js.getLogger('[windshaft]') : null;
+        const windshaftLogger = environmentOptions.log_windshaft && global.log4js ? global.log4js.getLogger('[windshaft]') : null;
         const mapStore = new windshaft.storage.MapStore({
             pool: redisPool,
             expire_time: serverOptions.grainstore.default_layergroup_ttl,