diff --git a/examples/userlog.lua b/examples/userlog.lua
index 3a8c5d22..22e2683a 100644
--- a/examples/userlog.lua
+++ b/examples/userlog.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
 require "skynet.manager"
 
+-- register protocol text before skynet.start would be better.
 skynet.register_protocol {
 	name = "text",
 	id = skynet.PTYPE_TEXT,
@@ -21,5 +22,4 @@ skynet.register_protocol {
 }
 
 skynet.start(function()
-	skynet.register ".logger"
 end)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/service-src/service_logger.c b/service-src/service_logger.c
index e73300e3..eadf2f28 100644
--- a/service-src/service_logger.c
+++ b/service-src/service_logger.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ logger_init(struct logger * inst, struct skynet_context *ctx, const char * parm)
 	}
 	if (inst->handle) {
 		skynet_callback(ctx, inst, logger_cb);
-		skynet_command(ctx, "REG", ".logger");
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return 1;
diff --git a/skynet-src/skynet_start.c b/skynet-src/skynet_start.c
index 266e8ea2..258e41b4 100644
--- a/skynet-src/skynet_start.c
+++ b/skynet-src/skynet_start.c
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ skynet_start(struct skynet_config * config) {
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+	skynet_handle_namehandle(skynet_context_handle(ctx), "logger");
+
 	bootstrap(ctx, config->bootstrap);
 
 	start(config->thread);