diff --git a/src/cosim/observer/file_observer.cpp b/src/cosim/observer/file_observer.cpp
index 14a2224e..52e38846 100644
--- a/src/cosim/observer/file_observer.cpp
+++ b/src/cosim/observer/file_observer.cpp
@@ -566,8 +566,16 @@ file_observer_config file_observer_config::parse(const filesystem::path& configP
     boost::property_tree::read_xml(configPath.string(), ptree,
         boost::property_tree::xml_parser::no_comments | boost::property_tree::xml_parser::trim_whitespace);
 
+    const auto& simulators = ptree.get_child("simulators");
+
     file_observer_config config;
-    for (const auto& simulator : ptree.get_child("simulators")) {
+    if (const auto timestamps = get_optional_attribute<bool>(simulators, "timestampedFilenames")) {
+        config.set_timestamped_filenames(*timestamps);
+    }
+    if (const auto precision = get_optional_attribute<int>(simulators, "floatingPointPrecision")) {
+        config.fixed_precision(*precision);
+    }
+    for (const auto& simulator : simulators) {
         if (simulator.first == "simulator") {
             const auto modelName = get_attribute<std::string>(simulator.second, "name");
             const auto decimationFactor = get_optional_attribute<size_t>(simulator.second, "decimationFactor");
@@ -581,15 +589,6 @@ file_observer_config file_observer_config::parse(const filesystem::path& configP
             config.log_simulator_variables(modelName, variableNames, decimationFactor);
         }
     }
-    if (const auto configuration = ptree.get_child_optional("configuration")) {
-        if (const auto timestamps = get_optional_attribute<bool>(*configuration, "timestampedFilenames")) {
-            config.set_timestamped_filenames(*timestamps);
-        }
-        if (const auto precision = get_optional_attribute<int>(*configuration, "floatingPointPrecision")) {
-            config.fixed_precision(*precision);
-        }
-    }
-
     return config;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/data/LogConfig.xml b/tests/data/LogConfig.xml
index 9621355e..2b1fcfa0 100644
--- a/tests/data/LogConfig.xml
+++ b/tests/data/LogConfig.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<configuration timestampedFilenames="false" floatingPointPrecision="1"/>
-<simulators xmlns="http://opensimulationplatform.com/LogConfig">
+<simulators xmlns="http://opensimulationplatform.com/LogConfig" timestampedFilenames="false" floatingPointPrecision="1">
 
     <simulator name="slave" decimationFactor="20">
         <variable name="realOut"/>
diff --git a/tests/file_observer_logging_from_config_test.cpp b/tests/file_observer_logging_from_config_test.cpp
index 4e0d8d45..39dd401c 100644
--- a/tests/file_observer_logging_from_config_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/file_observer_logging_from_config_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 #include <cosim/observer/file_observer.hpp>
 
 #include <exception>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <memory>
+#include <sstream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 
@@ -63,10 +65,17 @@ int main()
         // Run the simulation
         auto simResult = execution.simulate_until(endTime);
         REQUIRE(simResult);
+        csv_observer->stop_recording();
 
         REQUIRE(cosim::filesystem::exists(cosim::filesystem::path(csvPath / "slave.csv")));
         REQUIRE(cosim::filesystem::exists(cosim::filesystem::path(csvPath / "slave2.csv")));
 
+        std::ifstream slaveLog(csvPath / "slave.csv");
+        REQUIRE(slaveLog);
+        std::stringstream slaveLogContents;
+        slaveLogContents << slaveLog.rdbuf();
+        REQUIRE(slaveLogContents.str().find(",1.2,1,hello log") != std::string::npos);
+
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
         return 1;