diff --git a/conf/systemd.service b/conf/systemd.service
index 6f7f3f8..9f00342 100644
--- a/conf/systemd.service
+++ b/conf/systemd.service
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Type=simple
 User=__APP__
 Group=__APP__
 WorkingDirectory=__INSTALL_DIR__/
-StandardOutput=null
-StandardError=syslog
+StandardOutput=append:/var/log/__APP__/__APP__.log
+StandardError=inherit
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/php__PHPVERSION__ __INSTALL_DIR__/bin/daemon.php start
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/php__PHPVERSION__ __INSTALL_DIR__/bin/daemon.php stop
 PIDFile=friendica/daemon.pid