diff --git a/exec/logsys.c b/exec/logsys.c
index 1430c213..26e28ee2 100644
--- a/exec/logsys.c
+++ b/exec/logsys.c
@@ -59,6 +59,28 @@
 
 #include <corosync/engine/logsys.h>
 
+/* similar to syslog facilities/priorities tables,
+ * make a tag table for internal use
+ */
+
+#ifdef SYSLOG_NAMES
+CODE tagnames[] =
+  {
+    { "log", LOGSYS_TAG_LOG },
+    { "enter", LOGSYS_TAG_ENTER },
+    { "leave", LOGSYS_TAG_LEAVE },
+    { "trace1", LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE1 },
+    { "trace2", LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE2 },
+    { "trace3", LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE3 },
+    { "trace4", LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE4 },
+    { "trace5", LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE5 },
+    { "trace6", LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE6 },
+    { "trace7", LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE7 },
+    { "trace8", LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE8 },
+    { NULL, -1 }
+  };
+#endif
+
 /*
  * These are not static so they can be read from the core file
  */
@@ -908,6 +930,30 @@ const char *logsys_priority_name_get (unsigned int priority)
 	return (NULL);
 }
 
+int logsys_tag_id_get (const char *name)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; tagnames[i].c_name != NULL; i++) {
+		if (strcasecmp(name, tagnames[i].c_name) == 0) {
+			return (tagnames[i].c_val);
+		}
+	}
+	return (-1);
+}
+
+const char *logsys_tag_name_get (unsigned int tag)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; tagnames[i].c_name != NULL; i++) {
+		if (tag == tagnames[i].c_val) {
+			return (tagnames[i].c_name);
+		}
+	}
+	return (NULL);
+}
+
 unsigned int logsys_config_subsys_set (
 	const char *subsys,
 	unsigned int tags,
diff --git a/exec/mainconfig.c b/exec/mainconfig.c
index 7bb4199d..efd27536 100644
--- a/exec/mainconfig.c
+++ b/exec/mainconfig.c
@@ -239,31 +239,14 @@ int corosync_main_config_read_logging (
 				char *token = strtok (value, "|");
 
 				while (token != NULL) {
-					if (strcmp (token, "enter") == 0) {
-						logsys_logger.tags |= LOGSYS_TAG_ENTER;
-					} else if (strcmp (token, "leave") == 0) {
-						logsys_logger.tags |= LOGSYS_TAG_LEAVE;
-					} else if (strcmp (token, "trace1") == 0) {
-						logsys_logger.tags |= LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE1;
-					} else if (strcmp (token, "trace2") == 0) {
-						logsys_logger.tags |= LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE2;
-					} else if (strcmp (token, "trace3") == 0) {
-						logsys_logger.tags |= LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE3;
-					} else if (strcmp (token, "trace4") == 0) {
-						logsys_logger.tags |= LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE4;
-					} else if (strcmp (token, "trace5") == 0) {
-						logsys_logger.tags |= LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE5;
-					} else if (strcmp (token, "trace6") == 0) {
-						logsys_logger.tags |= LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE6;
-					} else if (strcmp (token, "trace7") == 0) {
-						logsys_logger.tags |= LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE7;
-					} else if (strcmp (token, "trace8") == 0) {
-						logsys_logger.tags |= LOGSYS_TAG_TRACE8;
-					} else {
+					int val;
+
+					val = logsys_tag_id_get(token);
+					if (val < 0) {
 						error_reason = "bad tags value";
 						goto parse_error;
 					}
-
+					logsys_logger.tags |= val;
 					token = strtok(NULL, "|");
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/include/corosync/engine/logsys.h b/include/corosync/engine/logsys.h
index 77dbb08d..c901724e 100644
--- a/include/corosync/engine/logsys.h
+++ b/include/corosync/engine/logsys.h
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ extern int logsys_priority_id_get (
 extern const char *logsys_priority_name_get (
 	unsigned int priority);
 
+extern int logsys_tag_id_get (
+	const char *name);
+
+extern const char *logsys_tag_name_get (
+	unsigned int tag);
+
 extern void logsys_fork_completed (void);
 
 extern void logsys_flush (void);