diff --git a/lib/log4js-ain2.js b/lib/log4js-ain2.js
index a6e277e..a50a555 100644
--- a/lib/log4js-ain2.js
+++ b/lib/log4js-ain2.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
 var log4js = require('log4js')
 var SysLogger = require('ain2');
 
@@ -36,13 +38,15 @@ function getSyslogLevel(level) {
 * @param config appender configuration data
 * @param layout a function that takes a logevent and returns a string (defaults to basicLayout). 
 */
-function syslogAin2Appender(config, layout) {
+function syslogAin2Appender(config) {
 
 	var ourLayout = function (loggingEvent) {
-		e = loggingEvent;
-		e.data = e.categoryName + ' - ' + e.data;
+    var e = loggingEvent;
+    var data = e.data;
+    data.unshift(e.categoryName+' - ');
+    e.data = data;
 
-    	return log4js.layouts.messagePassThroughLayout(e);
+    return log4js.layouts.messagePassThroughLayout(e);
 	}
 
 	var layout = config && config.layout ? config.layout : ourLayout; 
@@ -54,15 +58,10 @@ function syslogAin2Appender(config, layout) {
 	};
 }
 
-function configure(config, options) {
-	var layout;
-	if (config.layout) {
-		layout = layouts.layout(config.layout.type, config.layout);
-	}
-	return syslogAin2Appender(config, layout);
+function configure(config) {
+	return syslogAin2Appender(config);
 }
 
 exports.name = "log4js-ain2";
 exports.appender = syslogAin2Appender;
 exports.configure = configure;
-
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d3bd78..bc852bd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 		"log4js": "0.6.x"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"ain2": "1.2.x"
+		"ain2": "1.3.x"
 	}
 }