diff --git a/bin/hbase-daemon.sh b/bin/hbase-daemon.sh
index 649a1710ac6..7c0234bf742 100755
--- a/bin/hbase-daemon.sh
+++ b/bin/hbase-daemon.sh
@@ -144,8 +144,15 @@ fi
 JAVA=$JAVA_HOME/bin/java
 export HBASE_LOG_PREFIX=hbase-$HBASE_IDENT_STRING-$command-$HOSTNAME
 export HBASE_LOGFILE=$HBASE_LOG_PREFIX.log
+
+if [ -z "${HBASE_ROOT_LOGGER}" ]; then
 export HBASE_ROOT_LOGGER=${HBASE_ROOT_LOGGER:-"INFO,RFA"}
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${HBASE_SECURITY_LOGGER}" ]; then 
 export HBASE_SECURITY_LOGGER=${HBASE_SECURITY_LOGGER:-"INFO,RFAS"}
+fi
+
 logout=$HBASE_LOG_DIR/$HBASE_LOG_PREFIX.out
 loggc=$HBASE_LOG_DIR/$HBASE_LOG_PREFIX.gc
 loglog="${HBASE_LOG_DIR}/${HBASE_LOGFILE}"