diff --git a/doc/api/miscellaneous.rst b/doc/api/miscellaneous.rst
index a0f3e48e..2e83b090 100644
--- a/doc/api/miscellaneous.rst
+++ b/doc/api/miscellaneous.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Miscellaneous
 Debugging and Diagnostics
 -------------------------
 
-.. doxygenfunction:: osdp_logger_init
+.. doxygenfunction:: osdp_logger_init3
 
 .. doxygenfunction:: osdp_get_version
 
diff --git a/doc/libosdp/debugging.rst b/doc/libosdp/debugging.rst
index f91871d6..e0d99e44 100644
--- a/doc/libosdp/debugging.rst
+++ b/doc/libosdp/debugging.rst
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ Log Level
 LibOSDP supports different logging levels with ``LOG_DEBUG`` being the most
 verbose mode. When asking for help, please set the log level to ``LOG_DEBUG``.
 
-This can be done by calling osdp_logger_init() BEFORE calling osdp_cp/pd_setup()
+This can be done by calling osdp_logger_init3() BEFORE calling osdp_cp/pd_setup()
 as,
 
 .. code:: c
 
-    osdp_logger_init("osdp::cp", LOG_DEBUG, uart_puts);
+    osdp_logger_init3("osdp::cp", LOG_DEBUG, uart_puts);
 
 Packet Trace Builds
 -------------------
diff --git a/include/osdp.h b/include/osdp.h
index 3f2aa527..6cd47d5a 100644
--- a/include/osdp.h
+++ b/include/osdp.h
@@ -976,9 +976,24 @@ typedef int (*osdp_log_puts_fn_t)(const char *msg);
  *                definition to see the behavioral expectations. When this is
  *                set to NULL, LibOSDP will log to stderr.
  */
-void osdp_logger_init(const char *name, int log_level,
+void osdp_logger_init3(const char *name, int log_level,
 		      osdp_log_puts_fn_t puts_fn);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Configure OSDP Logging (deprecated). Provided for backward
+ *        compatiblity. Use osdp_logger_init3 instead.
+ *
+ * @param log_level OSDP log levels of type `enum osdp_log_level_e`. Default is
+ *                  LOG_INFO.
+ * @param puts_fn A puts() like function that will be invoked to write the log
+ *                buffer. Can be handy if you want to log to file on a UART
+ *                device without putchar redirection. See `osdp_log_puts_fn_t`
+ *                definition to see the behavioral expectations. When this is
+ *                set to NULL, LibOSDP will log to stderr.
+ */
+void osdp_logger_init(int log_level, osdp_log_puts_fn_t puts_fn)
+	__attribute__((deprecated("Use osdp_logger_init3 instead!")));
+
 /**
  * @brief Get LibOSDP version as a `const char *`. Used in diagnostics.
  *
diff --git a/include/osdp.hpp b/include/osdp.hpp
index f82a261c..8f24db1e 100644
--- a/include/osdp.hpp
+++ b/include/osdp.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Common {
 
 	void logger_init(const char *name, int log_level, osdp_log_puts_fn_t puts_fn)
 	{
-		osdp_logger_init(name, log_level, puts_fn);
+		osdp_logger_init3(name, log_level, puts_fn);
 	}
 
 	const char *get_version()
diff --git a/osdpctl/cmd_start.c b/osdpctl/cmd_start.c
index 0739686e..1d4594e9 100644
--- a/osdpctl/cmd_start.c
+++ b/osdpctl/cmd_start.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ int cmd_handler_start(int argc, char *argv[], void *data)
 		info->scbk = NULL;
 	}
 
-	osdp_logger_init("osdp::cp", c->log_level, NULL);
+	osdp_logger_init3("osdp::cp", c->log_level, NULL);
 
 	if (c->mode == CONFIG_MODE_CP) {
 		c->cp_ctx = osdp_cp_setup2(c->num_pd, info_arr);
diff --git a/python/pyosdp_base.c b/python/pyosdp_base.c
index 8f9b0d4c..b348701e 100644
--- a/python/pyosdp_base.c
+++ b/python/pyosdp_base.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static PyObject *pyosdp_set_loglevel(pyosdp_base_t *self, PyObject *args)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	osdp_logger_init("pyosdp", log_level, NULL);
+	osdp_logger_init3("pyosdp", log_level, NULL);
 
 	Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static int pyosdp_base_tp_init(pyosdp_base_t *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw
 
 	channel_manager_init(&self->channel_manager);
 
-	osdp_logger_init("pyosdp", OSDP_LOG_INFO, NULL);
+	osdp_logger_init3("pyosdp", OSDP_LOG_INFO, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/samples/c/cp_app.c b/samples/c/cp_app.c
index 2fefef93..0e84346e 100644
--- a/samples/c/cp_app.c
+++ b/samples/c/cp_app.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int main()
 {
 	osdp_t *ctx;
 
-	osdp_logger_init("osdp::cp", OSDP_LOG_DEBUG, NULL);
+	osdp_logger_init3("osdp::cp", OSDP_LOG_DEBUG, NULL);
 
 	ctx = osdp_cp_setup2(1, pd_info);
 	if (ctx == NULL) {
diff --git a/samples/c/pd_app.c b/samples/c/pd_app.c
index ec39ab7b..dcf2ce09 100644
--- a/samples/c/pd_app.c
+++ b/samples/c/pd_app.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int main()
 {
 	osdp_t *ctx;
 
-	osdp_logger_init("osdp::pd", OSDP_LOG_DEBUG, NULL);
+	osdp_logger_init3("osdp::pd", OSDP_LOG_DEBUG, NULL);
 
 	ctx = osdp_pd_setup(&info_pd);
 	if (ctx == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/osdp_common.c b/src/osdp_common.c
index b525d99e..e9f035c6 100644
--- a/src/osdp_common.c
+++ b/src/osdp_common.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ int osdp_rb_pop_buf(struct osdp_rb *p, uint8_t *buf, int max_len)
 /* --- Exported Methods --- */
 
 OSDP_EXPORT
-void osdp_logger_init(const char *name, int log_level,
+void osdp_logger_init3(const char *name, int log_level,
 		      osdp_log_puts_fn_t log_fn)
 {
 	logger_t ctx;
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ void osdp_logger_init(const char *name, int log_level,
 	logger_set_default(&ctx); /* Mark this config as logging default */
 }
 
+OSDP_EXPORT
+void osdp_logger_init(int log_level, osdp_log_puts_fn_t log_fn)
+{
+	osdp_logger_init3("osdp", log_level, log_fn);
+}
+
 OSDP_EXPORT
 const char *osdp_get_version()
 {
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-fsm.c b/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-fsm.c
index 64813947..61cc7c3d 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-fsm.c
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-fsm.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int test_cp_fsm_setup(struct test *t)
 		.channel.flush = NULL,
 		.scbk = NULL,
 	};
-	osdp_logger_init("osdp::cp", t->loglevel, NULL);
+	osdp_logger_init3("osdp::cp", t->loglevel, NULL);
 	struct osdp *ctx = (struct osdp *)osdp_cp_setup2(1, &info);
 	if (ctx == NULL) {
 		printf("   init failed!\n");
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-phy-fsm.c b/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-phy-fsm.c
index 81a6f6df..a8a08a46 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-phy-fsm.c
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-phy-fsm.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int test_cp_phy_fsm_setup(struct test *t)
 		.channel.flush = NULL,
 		.scbk = NULL,
 	};
-	osdp_logger_init("osdp::cp", t->loglevel, NULL);
+	osdp_logger_init3("osdp::cp", t->loglevel, NULL);
 	struct osdp *ctx = (struct osdp *)osdp_cp_setup2(1, &info);
 	if (ctx == NULL) {
 		printf("   init failed!\n");
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-phy.c b/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-phy.c
index bfea03b8..450d3a53 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-phy.c
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test-cp-phy.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ int test_cp_phy_setup(struct test *t)
 		.channel.flush = NULL,
 		.scbk = NULL,
 	};
-	osdp_logger_init("osdp::cp", t->loglevel, NULL);
+	osdp_logger_init3("osdp::cp", t->loglevel, NULL);
 	struct osdp *ctx = (struct osdp *)osdp_cp_setup2(1, &info);
 	if (ctx == NULL) {
 		printf(SUB_1 "init failed!\n");
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test.c b/tests/unit-tests/test.c
index 6cc2e0b1..a96b3128 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test.c
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ int test_mock_pd_receive(void *data, uint8_t *buf, int len)
 
 int test_setup_devices(struct test *t, osdp_t **cp, osdp_t **pd)
 {
-	osdp_logger_init("osdp", t->loglevel, NULL);
+	osdp_logger_init3("osdp", t->loglevel, NULL);
 
 	uint8_t scbk[16] = {
 		0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,