diff --git a/start.py b/start.py
index fc83eb9b..99fd2e7a 100755
--- a/start.py
+++ b/start.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ arg_parser.add_argument("--verbose", "-v", action="store_true")
 args = arg_parser.parse_args()
 
 log_level = "debug" if args.verbose else "info"
-log = Logging.Log(log_level, args.log)
+log = Logging.Log(log_level, args.log_dir)
 database = Database.Database(log, args.database)
 
 if args.add_server: