diff --git a/build/windows/win32/PolycodeStudio/main.cpp b/build/windows/win32/PolycodeStudio/main.cpp
index bdab51b38..8a86faf1a 100644
--- a/build/windows/win32/PolycodeStudio/main.cpp
+++ b/build/windows/win32/PolycodeStudio/main.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ void registerFileType(String extension, String progId, String app, String defaul
 
 }
 
-int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
-{
+int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow){
 
 	ChangeWindowMessageFilter(WM_COPYDATA,MSGFLT_ADD);
 
@@ -56,6 +55,13 @@ int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLi
 
 	fileName = fileName.replace("\\", "/");
 
+	String arg;
+	for (int i = 1; i < nArgs; i++) {
+		arg = String(szArglist[i]);
+		if (arg == "-d" || arg == "--debug")
+			Logger::getInstance()->setLogToFile(true);
+	}
+
 	// check if an instance of Polycode is running and bring it up and open file if needed
 	HWND runningHwnd = FindWindow(L"POLYCODEAPPLICATION", L"Polycode");
 	if(runningHwnd) {
diff --git a/src/core/PolyLogger.cpp b/src/core/PolyLogger.cpp
index b6c30a5a7..570af3f12 100644
--- a/src/core/PolyLogger.cpp
+++ b/src/core/PolyLogger.cpp
@@ -119,13 +119,16 @@ void Logger::setLogToFile(bool val){
 		time_t t = time(NULL);
 		char mbstr[100];
 		if (strftime(mbstr, sizeof(mbstr), "%y_%m_%d.log", localtime(&t))) {
-			logFile = fopen((const char*)mbstr, "w");
+			logFile = fopen((const char*)mbstr, "a");
 		} else {
-			logFile = fopen("poly.log", "w");
+			logFile = fopen("poly.log", "a");
 		}
+		strftime(mbstr, sizeof(mbstr), "%y_%m_%d %H:%M", localtime(&t));
+		logToFile = val;
+		Logger::log("== Starting Logging %s ==\n\n", mbstr);
+	} else {
+		logToFile = val;
 	}
-
-	logToFile = val;
 }
 
 void Logger::setLogFile(FILE *f){