diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
index ca3d24790..2fa6e5cff 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public static enum RequestPolicy {
 
 	private PackWriter.Statistics statistics;
 
-	private UploadPackLogger logger;
+	private UploadPackLogger logger = UploadPackLogger.NULL;
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new pack upload for an open repository.
@@ -376,6 +376,11 @@ public void setPackConfig(PackConfig pc) {
 		this.packConfig = pc;
 	}
 
+	/** @return the configured logger. */
+	public UploadPackLogger getLogger() {
+		return logger;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Set the logger.
 	 *
@@ -1111,7 +1116,7 @@ else if (ref.getName().startsWith(Constants.R_HEADS))
 		if (sideband)
 			pckOut.end();
 
-		if (logger != null && statistics != null)
+		if (statistics != null)
 			logger.onPackStatistics(statistics);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPackLogger.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPackLogger.java
index 6e37b837b..45f91ed81 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPackLogger.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPackLogger.java
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
  * the connection information before invoking UploadPack.
  */
 public interface UploadPackLogger {
+	/** A simple no-op logger. */
+	public static final UploadPackLogger NULL = new UploadPackLogger() {
+		public void onPackStatistics(PackWriter.Statistics stats) {
+			// Do nothing.
+		}
+	};
+
 	/**
 	 * Notice to the logger after a pack has been sent.
 	 *