diff --git a/postplug.d/12loadconf b/postplug.d/12loadconf
index 03a35e4..2049e98 100644
--- a/postplug.d/12loadconf
+++ b/postplug.d/12loadconf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # loadconf - postplug plugin: restore the QiLinux Live system/user configuration
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2007 by Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it>
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2017 by Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it>
 
 if [ $UID != 0 ]; then
    echo "$0: must be superuser." >&2
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ while read dev mountpoint skip; do
    /mnt/cdrom*|swap) ;;
    *) mount | grep "$dev" &>/dev/null
       let "res = $?"   # 0: mounted; 1: not mounted
-      [ "$res" = 1 ] && mount $mountpoint 2>>$logfile
+      [ "$res" = 1 ] && mount $mountpoint >&2
       if [ -e $mountpoint/$qiconf ]; then
          # temporary disable bootsplash
          [ -w /proc/splash ] && echo "verbose" > /proc/splash
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ $dialog_backtitle -- "$"Restore QiLinux configuration" \
 ""\Z4$dev\Zn ?" 8 56
 
          if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-            /usr/sbin/livecd-restore $mountpoint >>$logfile 2>&1
-            [ "$res" = 1 ] && umount $mountpoint 2>>$logfile
+            /usr/sbin/livecd-restore $mountpoint
+            [ "$res" = 1 ] && umount $mountpoint >&2
             break
          fi
       fi
-      [ "$res" = 1 ] && umount $mountpoint 2>>$logfile ;;
+      [ "$res" = 1 ] && umount $mountpoint >&2 ;;
    esac
 done
diff --git a/postplug.d/30xorg b/postplug.d/30xorg
index 732c123..0badbfb 100644
--- a/postplug.d/30xorg
+++ b/postplug.d/30xorg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # xorg - xorg plugin for postplug
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2015 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2017 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2007 by Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@gmail.com>
 
 if [ $UID != 0 ]; then
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ if [ "$CONFCREATED" = "1" -a "$VIDEODRIVER" ]; then
    # sync to avoid filesystem corruption in case of system hang on probe
    sync
 
-   xinit /bin/true -- :5 2>>$logfile
+   xinit /bin/true -- :5
 
    if [ -r /var/log/Xorg.5.log ]; then
 
diff --git a/postplug/postplug b/postplug/postplug
index c52331e..017af11 100644
--- a/postplug/postplug
+++ b/postplug/postplug
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # postplug - Postplug boot time configuration script
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2011 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2017 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2007 by Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@qilinux.it>
 
 if [ $UID != 0 ]; then
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ me="${0##*/}"
 [ -r /etc/postplug/postplug.defs ] ||
  { currtime="`LANG=C date +\"%b %d %H:%M:%S\" 2>/dev/null`"
    echo "\
-$currtime postplug: "$"error: "$"cannot read postplug.defs" >> $logfile
+$currtime postplug: "$"error: "$"cannot read postplug.defs" >&2
    exit 1; }
 
 . /etc/postplug/postplug.defs
@@ -28,13 +28,8 @@ export POSTPLUGON=1
 # set homedir if not set (needed at boot time execution)
 [ "$HOME" ] || export HOME=/root
 
-logfile=/var/log/postplug.log
-touch $logfile
-
 logmsg "" $"starting"" ${me}"
 
-export logfile
-
 rm -f $postplugnewdir/*
 
 # check via /proc/cmdline for plugins that must not be executed
diff --git a/postplug/postplug-defs b/postplug/postplug-defs
index bb25723..060d1f0 100644
--- a/postplug/postplug-defs
+++ b/postplug/postplug-defs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function logmsg() {
    local pluginame="${1:+ [$1]}"
    local currtime="`LANG=C date +\"%b %d %H:%M:%S\" 2>/dev/null`"
 
-   if [ -w "$logfile" ]; then
+   if [ "$logfile" -a -w "$logfile" ]; then
       echo "$currtime `hostname` postplug${pluginame}: $2" >> $logfile
    else
       echo "$currtime `hostname` postplug${pluginame}: $2"