diff --git a/lib/appenders/file.js b/lib/appenders/file.js
index 6093b68..842ed93 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/file.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/file.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ var layouts = require('../layouts')
 function fileAppender (file, layout, logSize, numBackups, filePollInterval) {
     layout = layout || layouts.basicLayout;
     numBackups = numBackups === undefined ? 5 : numBackups;
+    //there has to be at least one backup if logSize has been specified
+    numBackups = numBackups === 0 ? 1 : numBackups;
     filePollInterval = filePollInterval * 1000 || 30000;
 
     function setupLogRolling () {
@@ -31,25 +33,21 @@ function fileAppender (file, layout, logSize, numBackups, filePollInterval) {
     }
 
     function rollThatLog () {
-        if (numBackups > 0) {
-            //roll the backups (rename file.n-1 to file.n, where n <= numBackups)
-            for (var i=numBackups; i > 0; i--) {
-                if (i > 1) {
-                    if (fileExists(file + '.' + (i-1))) {
-                        fs.renameSync(file+'.'+(i-1), file+'.'+i);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    fs.renameSync(file, file+'.1');
+        //roll the backups (rename file.n-1 to file.n, where n <= numBackups)
+        for (var i=numBackups; i > 0; i--) {
+            if (i > 1) {
+                if (fileExists(file + '.' + (i-1))) {
+                    fs.renameSync(file+'.'+(i-1), file+'.'+i);
                 }
+            } else {
+                fs.renameSync(file, file+'.1');
             }
-            //let's make a new file
-            var newLogFileFD = fs.openSync(file, 'a', 0644)
-          , oldLogFileFD = logFile.fd;
-            logFile.fd = newLogFileFD;
-            fs.close(oldLogFileFD);
-        } else {
-            fs.truncate(logFile.fd, logSize);
         }
+        //let's make a new file
+        var newLogFileFD = fs.openSync(file, 'a', 0644)
+      , oldLogFileFD = logFile.fd;
+        logFile.fd = newLogFileFD;
+        fs.close(oldLogFileFD);
     }
 
     function fileExists (filename) {
diff --git a/lib/log4js.js b/lib/log4js.js
index 1f1fc83..89651da 100644
--- a/lib/log4js.js
+++ b/lib/log4js.js
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ function configureLevels(levels) {
         }
     } else {
         for (l in loggers) {
-            loggers[l].setLevel();
+            if (loggers.hasOwnProperty(l)) {
+                loggers[l].setLevel();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ function initReloadConfiguration(filename, options) {
 function configure (configurationFileOrObject, options) {
     var config = configurationFileOrObject;
     if (config === undefined || config === null || typeof(config) === 'string') {
-        options = options || { reloadSecs: 60 };
+        options = options || { };
         if (options.reloadSecs) {
             initReloadConfiguration(config, options);
         }
@@ -355,9 +357,11 @@ function replaceConsole(logger) {
 function loadAppenders() {
     var appenderList = fs.readdirSync(__dirname + '/appenders');
     appenderList.forEach(function(file) {
-        var appenderModule = require('./appenders/' + file);
-        module.exports.appenders[appenderModule.name] = appenderModule.appender;
-        appenderMakers[appenderModule.name] = appenderModule.configure;
+        if (/\.js$/.test(file)) {
+            var appenderModule = require('./appenders/' + file);
+            module.exports.appenders[appenderModule.name] = appenderModule.appender;
+            appenderMakers[appenderModule.name] = appenderModule.configure;
+        }
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ac68f65..45db398 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "log4js",
-   "version": "0.3.5",
+   "version": "0.3.8",
    "description": "Port of Log4js to work with node.",
    "keywords": [
        "logging",
diff --git a/test/fileAppender.js b/test/fileAppender.js
index 8ce2ac8..10cb887 100644
--- a/test/fileAppender.js
+++ b/test/fileAppender.js
@@ -36,17 +36,21 @@ vows.describe('log4js fileAppender').addBatch({
     'with a max file size and no backups': {
         topic: function() {
             var testFile = __dirname + '/fa-maxFileSize-test.log'
-          , logger = log4js.getLogger('max-file-size');
+          , logger = log4js.getLogger('max-file-size')
+          , that = this;
             remove(testFile);
-            //log file of 50 bytes maximum, no backups, check every 10ms for changes
-            log4js.addAppender(log4js.fileAppender(testFile, log4js.layouts.basicLayout, 50, 0, 0.01), 'max-file-size');
+            remove(testFile + '.1');
+            //log file of 100 bytes maximum, no backups, check every 10ms for changes
+            log4js.addAppender(log4js.fileAppender(testFile, log4js.layouts.basicLayout, 100, 0, 0.01), 'max-file-size');
             logger.info("This is the first log message.");
+            logger.info("This is an intermediate log message.");
             //we have to wait before writing the second one, because node is too fast for the file system.
-            var that = this;
             setTimeout(function() {
                 logger.info("This is the second log message.");
+            }, 200);
+            setTimeout(function() {
                 fs.readFile(testFile, "utf8", that.callback);
-            }, 500);
+            }, 400);
         },
         'log file should only contain the second message': function(err, fileContents) {
             assert.include(fileContents, "This is the second log message.\n");
@@ -56,9 +60,10 @@ vows.describe('log4js fileAppender').addBatch({
             topic: function() {
                 fs.readdir(__dirname, this.callback);
             },
-            'starting with the test file name should be one': function(err, files) {
+            'starting with the test file name should be two': function(err, files) {
+                //there will always be one backup if you've specified a max log size
                 var logFiles = files.filter(function(file) { return file.indexOf('fa-maxFileSize-test.log') > -1; });
-                assert.length(logFiles, 1);
+                assert.length(logFiles, 2);
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/test/logging.js b/test/logging.js
index f02c556..d7ea98b 100644
--- a/test/logging.js
+++ b/test/logging.js
@@ -425,10 +425,10 @@ vows.describe('log4js').addBatch({
                 }
             },
             fakeConsole = {
-                'name': 'console', 
+                'name': 'console',
                 'appender': function () {
                     return function(evt) { logEvents.push(evt); };
-                }, 
+                },
                 'configure': function (config) {
                     return fakeConsole.appender();
                 }
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js').addBatch({
                 '../lib/log4js',
                 {
                     requires: {
-                        'fs': fakeFS, 
+                        'fs': fakeFS,
                         './appenders/console.js': fakeConsole
                     },
                     globals: {
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js').addBatch({
                 }
             );
 
-            log4js.configure();
+            log4js.configure(undefined, { reloadSecs: 30 });
             logger = log4js.getLogger('a-test');
             logger.info("info1");
             logger.debug("debug2 - should be ignored");
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js').addBatch({
             var logEvents = args[1];
             assert.length(logEvents, 3);
             assert.equal(logEvents[0].data[0], 'info1');
-            assert.equal(logEvents[1].data[0], 'info3'); 
+            assert.equal(logEvents[1].data[0], 'info3');
             assert.equal(logEvents[2].data[0], 'debug4');
         }
     },