diff --git a/utils/log.go b/utils/log.go
index f7f28414..e23c4340 100644
--- a/utils/log.go
+++ b/utils/log.go
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ func InitLogs() error {
 		os.Mkdir("./logs", 0777)
 	}
 
+	file, err := os.Create("./logs/statup.log")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
 	logFile, err = os.OpenFile("./logs/statup.log", os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0755)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("ERROR opening file: %v", err)