diff --git a/src/core/Logger.cpp b/src/core/Logger.cpp
index 196a497..f6da88b 100644
--- a/src/core/Logger.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Logger.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Logger::Logger(enum Level logLevel) :
     warn(WARN, *this),
     fatal(FATAL, *this)
 {
-    output = new ofstream("plains.log");
+    output = new ofstream("plains.log", std::ios_base::app);
 
     if (!(*output)) {
         cout << "Unable to open Logfile! writing to /tmp/plains.log" << endl;
diff --git a/src/core/main.cpp b/src/core/main.cpp
index b6eef61..5279746 100644
--- a/src/core/main.cpp
+++ b/src/core/main.cpp
@@ -4,19 +4,22 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 
+using namespace Plains;
+using namespace Core;
+using std::vector;
+using std::string;
+
+
 int main(int args, char **argv) {
-
-    using namespace Plains;
-    using namespace Core;
-    using std::vector;
-    using std::string;
-
-    vector<string> arguments;
-    for ( unsigned index = 0; index < args; ++index ) {
-        arguments.push_back (argv[index]);
-    }
     Logger logger(Logger::DEBUG);
+    logger.info.ln ("Starting PlaiNS...");
+
     try{
+        vector<string> arguments;
+        for ( unsigned index = 0; index < args; ++index ) {
+            arguments.push_back (argv[index]);
+        }
+
         ConfigManager cfg(logger, arguments);
         EventBus      eventBus(logger);
         Resolver::Server resolver(logger, eventBus);
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ int main(int args, char **argv) {
         //Record testrec = ARecord();
         logger.debug.ln ("Running DNS resolver...");
         resolver.run();
-        logger.debug.ln ("PlaiNS successfully started.");
+        logger.info.ln ("PlaiNS successfully started.");
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {