diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 5e0caa9..354ef63 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void config_defaults()
 	config.tty = 2;
 	config.wayland_cmd = strdup("/etc/ly/wsetup.sh");
 	config.waylandsessions = strdup("/usr/share/wayland-sessions");
-	config.x_cmd = strdup("/usr/bin/X");
+	config.x_cmd = strdup("/usr/bin/X -keeptty > ~/.xorg.log 2>&1");
 	config.x_cmd_setup = strdup("/etc/ly/xsetup.sh");
 	config.xauth_cmd = strdup("/usr/bin/xauth");
 	config.xsessions = strdup("/usr/share/xsessions");