diff --git a/src/output-json-http.c b/src/output-json-http.c
index f0649b3fc0..7aca281fde 100644
--- a/src/output-json-http.c
+++ b/src/output-json-http.c
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ OutputCtx *OutputHttpLogInit(ConfNode *conf)
     output_ctx->data = http_ctx;
     output_ctx->DeInit = NULL;
 
+    /* enable the logger for the app layer */
+    AppLayerParserRegisterLogger(IPPROTO_TCP, ALPROTO_HTTP);
+
     return output_ctx;
 }
 
@@ -306,6 +309,9 @@ OutputCtx *OutputHttpLogInitSub(ConfNode *conf, OutputCtx *parent_ctx)
     output_ctx->data = http_ctx;
     output_ctx->DeInit = NULL;
 
+    /* enable the logger for the app layer */
+    AppLayerParserRegisterLogger(IPPROTO_TCP, ALPROTO_HTTP);
+
     return output_ctx;
 }