diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/server/lib/bfLogging/filelogger.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/server/lib/bfLogging/filelogger.cpp
index ed24b4d2..7bae55d7 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/server/lib/bfLogging/filelogger.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/server/lib/bfLogging/filelogger.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void FileLogger::refreshSettings() {
 
     // Load new config settings
     settings->sync();
-    fileName=settings->value("fileName").toString();
+    fileName=settings->value("fileName","./server/logs/log.log").toString();
     // Convert relative fileName to absolute, based on the directory of the config file.
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
     if (QDir::isRelativePath(fileName) && settings->format()!=QSettings::NativeFormat)