diff --git a/src/alternc_reload b/src/alternc_reload
index ac7ae35f..c665b3ec 100755
--- a/src/alternc_reload
+++ b/src/alternc_reload
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ umask 022
 #
 
 DOMAIN_LOG_FILE="/var/log/alternc/update_domains.log"
+exec >>"$DOMAIN_LOG_FILE" 2>&1
 
 if [ `whoami` = 'root' ]; then
   sudo=""
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ fi
 
 apache_reload() {
   if [ -x /usr/sbin/apache2ctl ]; then
-    $sudo /usr/sbin/apache2ctl graceful > /dev/null || echo "Cannot restart apache" >> "$DOMAIN_LOG_FILE"
+    $sudo /usr/sbin/apache2ctl graceful || echo "Cannot restart apache"  
   fi
 }
 
@@ -58,14 +59,14 @@ if [ ! -z "$RELOAD_ZONES" ]; then
   for zone in $RELOAD_ZONES; do
     case $zone in
       "all")
-        $sudo rndc reload > /dev/null || echo "Cannot reload bind" >> "$DOMAIN_LOG_FILE"
+        $sudo rndc reload  || echo "Cannot reload bind" 
         apache_reload # keep for compatibility
         ;;
       "apache")
         apache_reload
         ;;
       *)
-        $sudo rndc reload "$zone" > /dev/null || echo "Cannot reload bind for zone $zone" >> "$DOMAIN_LOG_FILE"
+        $sudo rndc reload "$zone"  || echo "Cannot reload bind for zone $zone" 
         ;;
     esac
   done