Setting an encoding on a OutputStreamHandler that uses setWriter sets the writer to null too -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: LOGMGR-78 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/LOGMGR-78 Project: JBoss Log Manager Issue Type: Bug Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Reporter: James Perkins Assignee: Emmanuel Hugonnet Fix For: 1.5.0.Beta2 An example is the {{ConsoleHandler}}. Using a target of CONSOLE uses the {{setWriter(wrap(System.console()))}} which sets the {{outputStream}} to {{null}}. The {{setEncoding()}} uses the {{outputStream}} then sets the writer. Since the {{outputStream}} is {{null}} due to the {{setWriter()}} being invoked, the writer is then set to {{null}} so no output is being written.