diff --git a/build_script/copy/bin/graylog2ctl b/build_script/copy/bin/graylog2ctl
index 6519189c15cc..bf0226d35245 100755
--- a/build_script/copy/bin/graylog2ctl
+++ b/build_script/copy/bin/graylog2ctl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ LOG_FILE=log/graylog2-server.log
 start() {
     echo "Starting graylog2-server ..."
     cd "$GRAYLOG2CTL_DIR/.."
-    $NOHUP java -jar ${GRAYLOG2_SERVER_JAR} -f ${GRAYLOG2_CONF} -p ${GRAYLOG2_PID} >> ${LOG_FILE} &
+    $NOHUP java -jar ${GRAYLOG2_SERVER_JAR} -f ${GRAYLOG2_CONF} -p ${GRAYLOG2_PID} &
 }
 
 stop() {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j.xml b/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
index 89ef57af1e49..f7c60189d99c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
@@ -9,16 +9,26 @@
 			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p: %c - %m%n" />
 		</layout>
 	</appender>
+	<appender name="graylog2" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender" />
+		<rollingPolicy class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy">
+			<param name="ActiveFileName" value="/var/log/graylog2-server.log"/>
+			<param name="FileNamePattern" value="/var/log/graylog2-server.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log.gz"/>
+		</rollingPolicy>
+		<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
+			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p: %c - %m%n" />
+		</layout>
+	</appender>
 	
 	<!-- Application Loggers -->
 	<logger name="org.graylog2">
-		<level value="warn" />
+		<level value="info" />
+		<appender-ref ref="graylog2" />
 	</logger>
 	
 	<!-- Root Logger -->
 	<root>
-		<priority value="warn" />
-		<appender-ref ref="console" />
+		<priority value="info" />
+		<appender-ref ref="graylog2" />
 	</root>
 	
 </log4j:configuration>