diff --git a/openrc/init.d/gollum b/openrc/init.d/gollum
index 63292a2e..ed815b2b 100644
--- a/openrc/init.d/gollum
+++ b/openrc/init.d/gollum
@@ -2,19 +2,26 @@
 
 NAME=gollum
 PID=/var/run/${NAME}.pid
+EXEC=/usr/local/bin/gollum
+LOG=/var/log/gollum.log
 
 depend() {
 	need net
 }
 
 start() {
+	# Change log file to be owned by GOLLUM_USER
+	touch "${LOG}"
+	chown "${GOLLUM_USER}" "${LOG}"
+
 	ebegin "Starting Gollum"
 	start-stop-daemon --start \
 		--name "${NAME}" \
 		--user "${GOLLUM_USER}" \
 		--pidfile "${PID}" \
 		--make-pidfile --background \
-		--exec gollum -- $GOLLUM_OPTS "$GOLLUM_BASE"
+		--stderr "${LOG}" \
+		--exec "${EXEC}" -- $GOLLUM_OPTS "$GOLLUM_BASE"
 	eend $?
 }