diff --git a/pkg/logstash.sysv.redhat b/pkg/logstash.sysv.redhat
index 0082d3f39..f95f3c1db 100755
--- a/pkg/logstash.sysv.redhat
+++ b/pkg/logstash.sysv.redhat
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ do_start()
   export PATH HOME JAVA_OPTS LS_HEAP_SIZE LS_JAVA_OPTS LS_USE_GC_LOGGING
   test -n "${JAVACMD}" && export JAVACMD
 
-  nice -n ${LS_NICE} runuser -s /bin/sh -c "exec $DAEMON $DAEMON_OPTS" ${LS_USER} > /dev/null 2>&1 < /dev/null &
+  nice -n ${LS_NICE} runuser -s /bin/sh -c "exec $DAEMON $DAEMON_OPTS" ${LS_USER} >> $LS_LOG_FILE 2>&1 < /dev/null &
 
   RETVAL=$?
   local PID=$!