diff --git a/lib/base/sysloglogger.cpp b/lib/base/sysloglogger.cpp
index 44babc31c..c21445eca 100644
--- a/lib/base/sysloglogger.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/sysloglogger.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "base/sysloglogger-ti.cpp"
 #include "base/configtype.hpp"
 #include "base/statsfunction.hpp"
+#include <syslog.h>
 
 using namespace icinga;
 
@@ -12,11 +13,11 @@ REGISTER_TYPE(SyslogLogger);
 
 REGISTER_STATSFUNCTION(SyslogLogger, &SyslogLogger::StatsFunc);
 
-INITIALIZE_ONCE(&SyslogLogger::StaticInitialize);
+INITIALIZE_ONCE(&SyslogHelper::StaticInitialize);
 
-std::map<String, int> SyslogLogger::m_FacilityMap;
+std::map<String, int> SyslogHelper::m_FacilityMap;
 
-void SyslogLogger::StaticInitialize()
+void SyslogHelper::StaticInitialize()
 {
 	ScriptGlobal::Set("System.FacilityAuth", "LOG_AUTH", true);
 	ScriptGlobal::Set("System.FacilityAuthPriv", "LOG_AUTHPRIV", true);
@@ -61,6 +62,44 @@ void SyslogLogger::StaticInitialize()
 	m_FacilityMap["LOG_UUCP"] = LOG_UUCP;
 }
 
+bool SyslogHelper::ValidateFacility(const String& facility)
+{
+	if (m_FacilityMap.find(facility) == m_FacilityMap.end()) {
+		try {
+			Convert::ToLong(facility);
+		} catch (const std::exception&) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+int SyslogHelper::SeverityToNumber(LogSeverity severity)
+{
+	switch (severity) {
+	case LogDebug:
+		return LOG_DEBUG;
+	case LogNotice:
+		return LOG_NOTICE;
+	case LogWarning:
+		return LOG_WARNING;
+	case LogCritical:
+		return LOG_CRIT;
+	case LogInformation:
+	default:
+		return LOG_INFO;
+	}
+}
+
+int SyslogHelper::FacilityToNumber(const String& facility)
+{
+	auto it = m_FacilityMap.find(facility);
+	if (it != m_FacilityMap.end())
+		return it->second;
+	else
+		return Convert::ToLong(facility);
+}
+
 void SyslogLogger::StatsFunc(const Dictionary::Ptr& status, const Array::Ptr&)
 {
 	DictionaryData nodes;
@@ -75,28 +114,14 @@ void SyslogLogger::StatsFunc(const Dictionary::Ptr& status, const Array::Ptr&)
 void SyslogLogger::OnConfigLoaded()
 {
 	ObjectImpl<SyslogLogger>::OnConfigLoaded();
-
-	String facilityString = GetFacility();
-
-	auto it = m_FacilityMap.find(facilityString);
-
-	if (it != m_FacilityMap.end())
-		m_Facility = it->second;
-	else
-		m_Facility = Convert::ToLong(facilityString);
+	m_Facility = SyslogHelper::FacilityToNumber(GetFacility());
 }
 
 void SyslogLogger::ValidateFacility(const Lazy<String>& lvalue, const ValidationUtils& utils)
 {
 	ObjectImpl<SyslogLogger>::ValidateFacility(lvalue, utils);
-
-	if (m_FacilityMap.find(lvalue()) == m_FacilityMap.end()) {
-		try {
-			Convert::ToLong(lvalue());
-		} catch (const std::exception&) {
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(ValidationError(this, { "facility" }, "Invalid facility specified."));
-		}
-	}
+	if (!SyslogHelper::ValidateFacility(lvalue()))
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(ValidationError(this, { "facility" }, "Invalid facility specified."));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -106,27 +131,8 @@ void SyslogLogger::ValidateFacility(const Lazy<String>& lvalue, const Validation
  */
 void SyslogLogger::ProcessLogEntry(const LogEntry& entry)
 {
-	int severity;
-	switch (entry.Severity) {
-		case LogDebug:
-			severity = LOG_DEBUG;
-			break;
-		case LogNotice:
-			severity = LOG_NOTICE;
-			break;
-		case LogWarning:
-			severity = LOG_WARNING;
-			break;
-		case LogCritical:
-			severity = LOG_CRIT;
-			break;
-		case LogInformation:
-		default:
-			severity = LOG_INFO;
-			break;
-	}
-
-	syslog(severity | m_Facility, "%s", entry.Message.CStr());
+	syslog(SyslogHelper::SeverityToNumber(entry.Severity) | m_Facility,
+		"%s", entry.Message.CStr());
 }
 
 void SyslogLogger::Flush()
diff --git a/lib/base/sysloglogger.hpp b/lib/base/sysloglogger.hpp
index 168c5d9a5..d1d685907 100644
--- a/lib/base/sysloglogger.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/sysloglogger.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,23 @@
 namespace icinga
 {
 
+/**
+ * Helper class to handle syslog facility strings and numbers.
+ *
+ * @ingroup base
+ */
+class SyslogHelper final
+{
+public:
+    static void StaticInitialize();
+    static bool ValidateFacility(const String& facility);
+    static int SeverityToNumber(LogSeverity severity);
+    static int FacilityToNumber(const String& facility);
+
+private:
+    static std::map<String, int> m_FacilityMap;
+};
+
 /**
  * A logger that logs to syslog.
  *
@@ -21,14 +38,12 @@ public:
 	DECLARE_OBJECT(SyslogLogger);
 	DECLARE_OBJECTNAME(SyslogLogger);
 
-	static void StaticInitialize();
 	static void StatsFunc(const Dictionary::Ptr& status, const Array::Ptr& perfdata);
 
 	void OnConfigLoaded() override;
 	void ValidateFacility(const Lazy<String>& lvalue, const ValidationUtils& utils) override;
 
 protected:
-	static std::map<String, int> m_FacilityMap;
 	int m_Facility;
 
 	void ProcessLogEntry(const LogEntry& entry) override;