diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c311e8f..828a4cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 launchConfigurations/
 local-*
 /node_modules
+/npm-debug.log
+/mqtt.log
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 7bb5a38..f08c88a 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ mqttServe.on('clientConnected', function(client) {
 mqttServe.on('published', function(packet, client){
 
 	console.log('Message: ', packet.payload.toString("utf8"));
-	
-	fs.appendFile("../logs/mqtt.log", packet.topic + ": " + packet.payload.toString("utf8") + "\n", function(err) {
+	var logfile = appEnv.isLocal ? "mqtt.log" : "../logs/mqtt.log";
+	fs.appendFile(logfile, packet.topic + ": " + packet.payload.toString("utf8") + "\n", function(err) {
 	    if(err) {
 	        return console.log(err);
 	    }