diff --git a/etc/linux-runit/README.md b/etc/linux-runit/README.md
index 2586f569a..739f6823c 100644
--- a/etc/linux-runit/README.md
+++ b/etc/linux-runit/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ other platforms also using runit.
     recommended to place it in a directory writeable by the running user
     so that automatic upgrades work.
 
- 3. Copy the edited `run` file to `/etc/service/syncthing/run`.
+ 3. Copy this directory (containing the edited `run` file and `log` folder) to
+    `/etc/service/syncthing`.
 
 Log output is sent to syslogd.
 
diff --git a/etc/linux-runit/log/run b/etc/linux-runit/log/run
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..04eec1560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/linux-runit/log/run
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+exec logger -t syncthing
+
diff --git a/etc/linux-runit/run b/etc/linux-runit/run
index 9e9352703..497066b93 100644
--- a/etc/linux-runit/run
+++ b/etc/linux-runit/run
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ export USERNAME=jb
 export HOME="/home/$USERNAME"
 export SYNCTHING="$HOME/bin/syncthing"
 
-chpst -u "$USERNAME" "$SYNCTHING" -logflags 0 2>&1 | logger -t syncthing
+exec 2>&1
+exec chpst -u "$USERNAME" "$SYNCTHING" -logflags 0