diff --git a/app/src/electron.js b/app/src/electron.js
index b03f05378..bd2036427 100644
--- a/app/src/electron.js
+++ b/app/src/electron.js
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ function createWindow() {
     //     path.join(__dirname, process.env.DEVMODE ? '../../packages/api/src/index' : '../packages/api/dist/bundle.js')
     //   )
     // );
+    api.configureLogger();
     const main = api.getMainModule();
     main.useAllControllers(null, electron);
     mainModule = main;
diff --git a/packages/api/src/index.js b/packages/api/src/index.js
index 3f000b009..462aa2c00 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/index.js
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ if (processArgs.processDisplayName) {
   setLoggerName(processArgs.processDisplayName);
 }
 
-if (processArgs.listenApi) {
-  // configure logger
-
+function configureLogger() {
   const logsFilePath = path.join(logsdir(), `${moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm')}-${process.pid}.ndjson`);
   setLogsFilePath(logsFilePath);
 
@@ -32,6 +30,10 @@ if (processArgs.listenApi) {
   setLogger(logger);
 }
 
+if (processArgs.listenApi) {
+  configureLogger();
+}
+
 const shell = require('./shell');
 const dbgateTools = require('dbgate-tools');
 
@@ -51,5 +53,6 @@ if (processArgs.listenApi) {
 module.exports = {
   ...shell,
   getLogger,
+  configureLogger,
   getMainModule: () => require('./main'),
 };