diff --git a/vspace/src/main/resources/log4j.xml b/vspace/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
index a9fd2ce0f..c39c48622 100644
--- a/vspace/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
+++ b/vspace/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
 			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss,SSS} %-5p: %c - %m%n" />
 		</layout>
 	</appender>
+	<appender name="FILE" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender">
+          <param name="file" value="logs/vspace.log"/>
+          <param name="immediateFlush" value="true"/>
+
+          <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
+            <param name="conversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n"/>
+          </layout>
+        </appender>
 	
 	<!-- Application Loggers -->
 	<logger name="edu.asu.diging">
@@ -47,6 +55,7 @@
 	<root>
 		<priority value="warn" />
 		<appender-ref ref="console" />
+		<appender-ref ref="FILE" />
 	</root>
 	
 </log4j:configuration>