diff --git a/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/logging/FileAppenderFactory.java b/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/logging/FileAppenderFactory.java
index 198cae0658..0d48d9f4c2 100644
--- a/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/logging/FileAppenderFactory.java
+++ b/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/logging/FileAppenderFactory.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ private AbstractOutputStreamAppender<? extends FileManager> buildRollingFileAppe
             return buildDailyRollingAppender();
         }
 
-        if ((fileCount > 1) || (logLimitBytes > 0)) {
+        if (logLimitBytes > 0) {
             return initializeRollingFileAppender()
                     .withStrategy(DefaultRolloverStrategy.newBuilder()
                             .withMin(String.valueOf(MIN_FILE_COUNT))
diff --git a/newrelic-agent/src/test/java/com/newrelic/agent/logging/FileAppenderFactoryTest.java b/newrelic-agent/src/test/java/com/newrelic/agent/logging/FileAppenderFactoryTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2624e2352a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newrelic-agent/src/test/java/com/newrelic/agent/logging/FileAppenderFactoryTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package com.newrelic.agent.logging;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.CompositeTriggeringPolicy;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.CronTriggeringPolicy;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.NoOpTriggeringPolicy;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+public class FileAppenderFactoryTest {
+
+    private static final String FILENAME = "newrelic_agent.log";
+    private static final long BYTE_LIMIT = 1024L;
+
+    @Test
+    public void build_withLogDailyTrueAndByteLimitGreaterThanZero_createsDailyRollingFileAppender() {
+        FileAppenderFactory factory = new FileAppenderFactory(1, BYTE_LIMIT, FILENAME + "0", true);
+        AbstractOutputStreamAppender<? extends FileManager> fileAppender = factory.build();
+        RollingFileAppender rollingFileAppender = (RollingFileAppender) fileAppender;
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(RollingFileAppender.class, fileAppender.getClass());
+        Assert.assertEquals(CompositeTriggeringPolicy.class, rollingFileAppender.getTriggeringPolicy().getClass());
+        Assert.assertEquals(FILENAME + "0", rollingFileAppender.getFileName());
+
+        CompositeTriggeringPolicy policy = rollingFileAppender.getTriggeringPolicy();
+        Assert.assertTrue((policy.getTriggeringPolicies()[0] instanceof CronTriggeringPolicy) ||
+                (policy.getTriggeringPolicies()[0] instanceof SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy));
+        Assert.assertTrue((policy.getTriggeringPolicies()[1] instanceof CronTriggeringPolicy) ||
+                (policy.getTriggeringPolicies()[1] instanceof SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void build_withLogDailyTrueAndByteLimitEqualZero_createsDailyRollingFileAppender() {
+        FileAppenderFactory factory = new FileAppenderFactory(1, 0, FILENAME + "1", true);
+        AbstractOutputStreamAppender<? extends FileManager> fileAppender = factory.build();
+        RollingFileAppender rollingFileAppender = (RollingFileAppender) fileAppender;
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(RollingFileAppender.class, fileAppender.getClass());
+        Assert.assertEquals(CompositeTriggeringPolicy.class, rollingFileAppender.getTriggeringPolicy().getClass());
+        Assert.assertEquals(FILENAME + "1", rollingFileAppender.getFileName());
+
+        CompositeTriggeringPolicy policy = rollingFileAppender.getTriggeringPolicy();
+        Assert.assertTrue((policy.getTriggeringPolicies()[0] instanceof CronTriggeringPolicy) ||
+                (policy.getTriggeringPolicies()[0] instanceof NoOpTriggeringPolicy));
+        Assert.assertTrue((policy.getTriggeringPolicies()[1] instanceof CronTriggeringPolicy) ||
+                (policy.getTriggeringPolicies()[1] instanceof NoOpTriggeringPolicy));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void build_withLogDailyFalseAndByteLimitGreaterThanZero_createsSizeBasedRollingFileAppender() {
+        FileAppenderFactory factory = new FileAppenderFactory(1, BYTE_LIMIT, FILENAME + "2", false);
+        AbstractOutputStreamAppender<? extends FileManager> fileAppender = factory.build();
+        RollingFileAppender rollingFileAppender = (RollingFileAppender) fileAppender;
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(RollingFileAppender.class, fileAppender.getClass());
+        Assert.assertEquals(FILENAME + "2", rollingFileAppender.getFileName());
+
+        SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy policy = rollingFileAppender.getTriggeringPolicy();
+        Assert.assertEquals(SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy.class, policy.getClass());
+        Assert.assertEquals(BYTE_LIMIT, policy.getMaxFileSize());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void build_withLogDailyFalseAndByteLimitEqualZero_createsSizeBasedRollingFileAppender() {
+        FileAppenderFactory factory = new FileAppenderFactory(1, 0, FILENAME + "3", false);
+        AbstractOutputStreamAppender<? extends FileManager> fileAppender = factory.build();
+        FileAppender rollingFileAppender = (FileAppender) fileAppender;
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(FileAppender.class, fileAppender.getClass());
+        Assert.assertEquals(FILENAME + "3", rollingFileAppender.getFileName());
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void afterTests() {
+        for (int idx = 0; idx < 4; idx++) {
+            new File(FILENAME + Integer.toString(idx)).delete();
+        }
+    }
+}