diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index fc447d6eb..989f313a9 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -2453,6 +2453,7 @@ int check_config_validity()
 {
 	int cfgerr = 0;
 	struct proxy *curproxy = NULL;
+	struct proxy *init_proxies_list = NULL;
 	struct stktable *t;
 	struct server *newsrv = NULL;
 	int err_code = 0;
@@ -2532,7 +2533,11 @@ int check_config_validity()
 		proxies_list = next;
 	}
 
-	for (curproxy = proxies_list; curproxy; curproxy = curproxy->next) {
+	/* starting to initialize the main proxies list */
+	init_proxies_list = proxies_list;
+
+init_proxies_list_stage1:
+	for (curproxy = init_proxies_list; curproxy; curproxy = curproxy->next) {
 		struct switching_rule *rule;
 		struct server_rule *srule;
 		struct sticking_rule *mrule;
@@ -2728,11 +2733,16 @@ int check_config_validity()
 		case PR_MODE_CLI:
 			cfgerr += proxy_cfg_ensure_no_http(curproxy);
 			break;
+
 		case PR_MODE_SYSLOG:
+			/* this mode is initialized as the classic tcp proxy */
+			cfgerr += proxy_cfg_ensure_no_http(curproxy);
+			break;
+
 		case PR_MODE_PEERS:
 		case PR_MODES:
 			/* should not happen, bug gcc warn missing switch statement */
-			ha_alert("%s '%s' cannot use peers or syslog mode for this proxy. NOTE: PLEASE REPORT THIS TO DEVELOPERS AS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO CREATE A CONFIGURATION TRIGGERING THIS!\n",
+			ha_alert("%s '%s' cannot initialize this proxy mode (peers) in this way. NOTE: PLEASE REPORT THIS TO DEVELOPERS AS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO CREATE A CONFIGURATION TRIGGERING THIS!\n",
 				 proxy_type_str(curproxy), curproxy->id);
 			cfgerr++;
 			break;
@@ -3890,6 +3900,15 @@ out_uri_auth_compat:
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * We have just initialized the main proxies list
+	 * we must also configure the log-forward proxies list
+	 */
+	if (init_proxies_list == proxies_list) {
+		init_proxies_list = cfg_log_forward;
+		goto init_proxies_list_stage1;
+	}
+
 	/***********************************************************/
 	/* At this point, target names have already been resolved. */
 	/***********************************************************/
@@ -3943,7 +3962,11 @@ out_uri_auth_compat:
 
 	/* perform the final checks before creating tasks */
 
-	for (curproxy = proxies_list; curproxy; curproxy = curproxy->next) {
+	/* starting to initialize the main proxies list */
+	init_proxies_list = proxies_list;
+
+init_proxies_list_stage2:
+	for (curproxy = init_proxies_list; curproxy; curproxy = curproxy->next) {
 		struct listener *listener;
 		unsigned int next_id;
 
@@ -4029,6 +4052,15 @@ out_uri_auth_compat:
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * We have just initialized the main proxies list
+	 * we must also configure the log-forward proxies list
+	 */
+	if (init_proxies_list == proxies_list) {
+		init_proxies_list = cfg_log_forward;
+		goto init_proxies_list_stage2;
+	}
+
 	if (diag_no_cluster_secret)
 		ha_diag_warning("No cluster secret was set. The stateless reset and Retry"
 		                " features are disabled for all QUIC bindings.\n");