diff --git a/run_galaxy_listener.sh b/run_galaxy_listener.sh
index 3f4838dfc0d..f68e7af9737 100644
--- a/run_galaxy_listener.sh
+++ b/run_galaxy_listener.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-python scripts/galaxy_messaging/amqp_consumer.py
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+cd `dirname $0`
+python scripts/galaxy_messaging/amqp_consumer.py >> galaxy_listener.log 2>&1
\ No newline at end of file