diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4d25554..88e0a1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ require "redacting_logger"
 
 # Create a new logger
 logger = RedactingLogger.new(
+  $stdout, # The device to log to (defaults to $stdout if not provided)
   redact_patterns: [/REDACTED_PATTERN1/, /REDACTED_PATTERN2/], # An array of Regexp patterns to redact from the logs
-  log_device: $stdout, # The device to log to
   level: Logger::INFO, # The log level to use
   redacted_msg: "[REDACTED]", # The message to replace the redacted patterns with
   use_default_patterns: true # Whether to use the default built-in patterns or not
diff --git a/lib/redacting_logger.rb b/lib/redacting_logger.rb
index bccac75..f398918 100644
--- a/lib/redacting_logger.rb
+++ b/lib/redacting_logger.rb
@@ -8,19 +8,25 @@
 class RedactingLogger < Logger
   # Initializes a new instance of the RedactingLogger class.
   #
+  # @param logdev [Object] The log device. Defaults to $stdout.
+  # @param shift_age [Integer] The number of old log files to keep.
+  # @param shift_size [Integer] The maximum logfile size.
   # @param redact_patterns [Array<String>] The patterns to redact from the log messages. Defaults to [].
-  # @param log_device [Object] The log device (file, STDOUT, etc.) to write to. Defaults to STDOUT.
   # @param redacted_msg [String] The message to replace the redacted patterns with.
   # @param use_default_patterns [Boolean] Whether to use the default patterns or not.
   # @param kwargs [Hash] Additional options to pass to the Logger class.
+  #
+  # logdev, shift_age, and shift_size are all using the defaults from the standard Logger class. -> https://github.com/ruby/logger/blob/0996f90650fd95718f0ffe835b965de18654b71c/lib/logger.rb#L578-L580
   def initialize(
+    logdev = $stdout,
+    shift_age = 0,
+    shift_size = 1048576,
     redact_patterns: [],
-    log_device: $stdout,
     redacted_msg: "[REDACTED]",
     use_default_patterns: true,
     **kwargs
   )
-    super(log_device, **kwargs)
+    super(logdev, **kwargs)
     @redact_patterns = redact_patterns
     @redacted_msg = redacted_msg
     @redact_patterns += Patterns::DEFAULT if use_default_patterns
diff --git a/spec/lib/redacting_logger_spec.rb b/spec/lib/redacting_logger_spec.rb
index b536c11..94f820c 100644
--- a/spec/lib/redacting_logger_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/redacting_logger_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
+
 require "logger"
 require "stringio"
 require_relative "../spec_helper"
@@ -10,8 +11,8 @@
       redact_patterns = ["secret", "password"]
       level = Logger::INFO
       logger = RedactingLogger.new(
+        $stdout,
         redact_patterns:,
-        log_device: $stdout,
         level:,
         redacted_msg: "!!!REDACTED!!!",
         use_default_patterns: false
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
     end
 
     it "ensures the class is initialized properly with default values and uses built-in patterns" do
-      logger = RedactingLogger.new(use_default_patterns: true)
+      logger = RedactingLogger.new($stdout, use_default_patterns: true)
       expect(logger.level).to eq(Logger::DEBUG)
       expect(logger.instance_variable_get(:@redact_patterns).length).to be > 0
       expect(logger.instance_variable_get(:@logdev).dev).to eq($stdout)
@@ -41,14 +42,14 @@
   end
 
   context "#add" do
-    let(:log_device) { StringIO.new }
-    let(:logger) { RedactingLogger.new(redact_patterns: [/secret/, /password/, /token_[A-Z]{5}/], log_device:) }
+    let(:logdev) { StringIO.new }
+    let(:logger) { RedactingLogger.new(logdev, redact_patterns: [/secret/, /password/, /token_[A-Z]{5}/]) }
 
     it "ensures the message is redacted" do
       logger.info { ["This is a secret password", nil] }
 
-      log_device.rewind
-      log_output = log_device.read
+      logdev.rewind
+      log_output = logdev.read
 
       expect(log_output).to match(/This is a \[REDACTED\] \[REDACTED\]/)
     end
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@
     it "ensures the progname is redacted" do
       logger.info { ["This is a message", "secret"] }
 
-      log_device.rewind
-      log_output = log_device.read
+      logdev.rewind
+      log_output = logdev.read
 
       expect(log_output).to match(/\[REDACTED\]: This is a message/)
     end
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@
     it "redacts the message when it is a substring of the redact pattern" do
       logger.info("This is a supersecretmessage")
 
-      log_device.rewind
-      log_output = log_device.read
+      logdev.rewind
+      log_output = logdev.read
       expect(log_output).to match(/This is a super\[REDACTED\]message/)
     end
 
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@
 
       logger.info("logging in with token #{token} ...")
 
-      log_device.rewind
-      log_output = log_device.read
+      logdev.rewind
+      log_output = logdev.read
       expect(log_output).to match(/logging in with token \[REDACTED\] .../)
     end
 
@@ -85,8 +86,8 @@
 
       logger.info("logging in with token #{token} ...")
 
-      log_device.rewind
-      log_output = log_device.read
+      logdev.rewind
+      log_output = logdev.read
       expect(log_output).to match(/logging in with token \[REDACTED\] .../)
     end
 
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@
 
       logger.warn("oh no, I failed to login with that token: #{token}, try again")
 
-      log_device.rewind
-      log_output = log_device.read
+      logdev.rewind
+      log_output = logdev.read
       expect(log_output).to match(/oh no, I failed to login with that token: \[REDACTED\], try again/)
     end
 
@@ -106,8 +107,8 @@
 
       logger.debug("GitHub Actions token: #{token}")
 
-      log_device.rewind
-      log_output = log_device.read
+      logdev.rewind
+      log_output = logdev.read
       expect(log_output).to match(/GitHub Actions token: \[REDACTED\]/)
     end
 
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@
 
       logger.fatal("Custom token: #{token}")
 
-      log_device.rewind
-      log_output = log_device.read
+      logdev.rewind
+      log_output = logdev.read
       expect(log_output).to match(/Custom token: \[REDACTED\]/)
     end
 
@@ -126,8 +127,8 @@
 
       logger.fatal("Custom token: #{token}")
 
-      log_device.rewind
-      log_output = log_device.read
+      logdev.rewind
+      log_output = logdev.read
 
       expect(log_output).to match(/Custom token: token_ABCD/)
     end