diff --git a/src/auth.zig b/src/auth.zig
index 60f31c4..077fd35 100644
--- a/src/auth.zig
+++ b/src/auth.zig
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ fn executeX11Cmd(shell: [*:0]const u8, pw_dir: [*:0]const u8, config: Config, de
     const pid = try std.posix.fork();
     if (pid == 0) {
         var cmd_buffer: [1024]u8 = undefined;
-        const cmd_str = std.fmt.bufPrintZ(&cmd_buffer, "{s} {s} {s} -quiet -logfile {s}", .{ config.x_cmd, display_name, vt, config.session_log }) catch std.process.exit(1);
+        const cmd_str = std.fmt.bufPrintZ(&cmd_buffer, "{s} {s} {s} >{s} 2>&1", .{ config.x_cmd, display_name, vt, config.session_log }) catch std.process.exit(1);
         const args = [_:null]?[*:0]const u8{ shell, "-c", cmd_str };
         std.posix.execveZ(shell, &args, std.c.environ) catch {};
         std.process.exit(1);
@@ -426,11 +426,8 @@ fn executeX11Cmd(shell: [*:0]const u8, pw_dir: [*:0]const u8, config: Config, de
 
     xorg_pid = try std.posix.fork();
     if (xorg_pid == 0) {
-        const log_file = try redirectStandardStreams(config.session_log, false);
-        defer log_file.close();
-
         var cmd_buffer: [1024]u8 = undefined;
-        const cmd_str = std.fmt.bufPrintZ(&cmd_buffer, "{s} {s} {s}", .{ config.setup_cmd, config.login_cmd orelse "", desktop_cmd }) catch std.process.exit(1);
+        const cmd_str = std.fmt.bufPrintZ(&cmd_buffer, "{s} {s} {s} >{s} 2>&1", .{ config.setup_cmd, config.login_cmd orelse "", desktop_cmd, config.session_log }) catch std.process.exit(1);
         const args = [_:null]?[*:0]const u8{ shell, "-c", cmd_str };
         std.posix.execveZ(shell, &args, std.c.environ) catch {};
         std.process.exit(1);