diff --git a/include/cosim/observer/file_observer.hpp b/include/cosim/observer/file_observer.hpp
index 6a2ea5b3..3fe6ba7c 100644
--- a/include/cosim/observer/file_observer.hpp
+++ b/include/cosim/observer/file_observer.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 
diff --git a/src/cosim/observer/file_observer.cpp b/src/cosim/observer/file_observer.cpp
index a3c19f91..73d912df 100644
--- a/src/cosim/observer/file_observer.cpp
+++ b/src/cosim/observer/file_observer.cpp
@@ -581,6 +581,14 @@ 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 e5bcd976..9621355e 100644
--- a/tests/data/LogConfig.xml
+++ b/tests/data/LogConfig.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
+<configuration timestampedFilenames="false" floatingPointPrecision="1"/>
 <simulators xmlns="http://opensimulationplatform.com/LogConfig">
 
     <simulator name="slave" decimationFactor="20">
diff --git a/tests/file_observer_logging_from_config_test.cpp b/tests/file_observer_logging_from_config_test.cpp
index f8378557..4e0d8d45 100644
--- a/tests/file_observer_logging_from_config_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/file_observer_logging_from_config_test.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ int main()
         auto simResult = execution.simulate_until(endTime);
         REQUIRE(simResult);
 
+        REQUIRE(cosim::filesystem::exists(cosim::filesystem::path(csvPath / "slave.csv")));
+        REQUIRE(cosim::filesystem::exists(cosim::filesystem::path(csvPath / "slave2.csv")));
+
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
         return 1;