diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1085feff..9e935f68 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ statsD consumer.
 
 To use this instrumentation mechanism, simply use a new logger::
 
-    $ gunicorn --logging-class gunicorn.instrument.statsd.Statsd ...
+    $ gunicorn --statsd-to localhost:8125 ...
 
 The `Statsd` logger overrides `gunicorn.glogging.Logger` to track
 all requests. The following metrics are generated:
diff --git a/gunicorn/config.py b/gunicorn/config.py
index ba6116ac..c6dbdbfe 100644
--- a/gunicorn/config.py
+++ b/gunicorn/config.py
@@ -142,8 +142,13 @@ class Config(object):
         if uri == "simple":
             # support the default
             uri = "gunicorn.glogging.Logger"
-
-        logger_class = util.load_class(uri,
+        
+        # if statsd is on, automagically switch to the statsd logger
+        if 'statsd_to' in self.settings:
+            logger_class = util.load_class("gunicorn.instrument.statsd.Statsd",
+                section="gunicorn.loggers")
+        else:
+            logger_class = util.load_class(uri,
                 default="gunicorn.glogging.Logger",
                 section="gunicorn.loggers")
 
@@ -1639,7 +1644,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (2, 7):
 class StatsdTo(Setting):
     name = "statsd_to"
     section = "Logging"
-    cli = ["--log-statsd-to"]
+    cli = ["--statsd-to"]
     meta = "STATSD_ADDR"
     default = "localhost:8125"
     validator = validate_hostport
diff --git a/tests/test_009-statsd.py b/tests/test_010-statsd.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/test_009-statsd.py
rename to tests/test_010-statsd.py