diff --git a/instfiles/sesman.ini b/instfiles/sesman.ini
index 079f99d5..7b26059a 100644
--- a/instfiles/sesman.ini
+++ b/instfiles/sesman.ini
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ ListenPort=3350
 EnableUserWindowManager=1
 UserWindowManager=startwm.sh
 DefaultWindowManager=startwm.sh
+
+[Logging]
+LogFile=/usr/local/xrdp/sesman.log
+LogLevel=DEBUG
+EnableSyslog=0
+SyslogLevel=DEBUG
diff --git a/instfiles/xrdpstart.sh b/instfiles/xrdpstart.sh
index b91a65af..d731e819 100755
--- a/instfiles/xrdpstart.sh
+++ b/instfiles/xrdpstart.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 cd /usr/local/xrdp
 ./xrdp&
-./sesman wait&
+./sesman > /usr/local/xrdp/sesman.boot.log