diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 100c424b..4b73bf91 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func Execute() {
+	log.Info("----- Starting vDB -----")
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 27f46ea1..e376b631 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	log.SetFormatter(&log.JSONFormatter{})
-	file, err := os.OpenFile("vulcanizedb.log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
+	file, err := os.OpenFile("vulcanizedb.log",
+		os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
 	if err == nil {
 		log.SetOutput(file)
 	} else {