diff --git a/lib/grape_logging/reporters/logger_reporter.rb b/lib/grape_logging/reporters/logger_reporter.rb
index b0631a6..2b87b0f 100644
--- a/lib/grape_logging/reporters/logger_reporter.rb
+++ b/lib/grape_logging/reporters/logger_reporter.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Reporters
   class LoggerReporter
     def initialize(logger, formatter)
       @logger = logger || Logger.new(STDOUT)
-      @logger.formatter = formatter || GrapeLogging::Formatters::Default.new
+      @logger.formatter = formatter || GrapeLogging::Formatters::Default.new if @logger.respond_to?(:formatter)
     end
 
     def perform(params)