diff --git a/feature-logging/babashka/impl/logging.clj b/feature-logging/babashka/impl/logging.clj
index 25e1221d..7e15cf14 100644
--- a/feature-logging/babashka/impl/logging.clj
+++ b/feature-logging/babashka/impl/logging.clj
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@
          'println-appender (sci/copy-var println-appender tns)
          '-log-and-rethrow-errors (sci/copy-var -log-and-rethrow-errors tns)))
 
+(def timbre-appenders-namespace
+  (let [tan (sci/create-ns 'taoensso.timbre.appenders.core nil)]
+    {'println-appender (sci/copy-var println-appender tan)
+     'spit-appender (sci/copy-var #_:clj-kondo/ignore timbre/spit-appender tan)}))
+
 ;;;; clojure.tools.logging
 
 (defn- force-var "To support dynamic vars, etc."
diff --git a/src/babashka/main.clj b/src/babashka/main.clj
index 95485c8a..3d1aee96 100644
--- a/src/babashka/main.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/main.clj
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ Use bb run --help to show this help output.
                             'selmer.validator
                             @(resolve 'babashka.impl.selmer/selmer-validator-namespace))
     features/logging? (assoc 'taoensso.timbre @(resolve 'babashka.impl.logging/timbre-namespace)
+                             'taoensso.timbre.appenders.core @(resolve 'babashka.impl.logging/timbre-appenders-namespace)
                              'clojure.tools.logging
                              @(resolve 'babashka.impl.logging/tools-logging-namespace)
                              'clojure.tools.logging.impl