diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 90190de..95da168 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ sudo curl -Lo /usr/local/sbin/gitea-updater -sSf https://gitea.illuad.fr/adrien/
 sudo chmod 750 /usr/local/sbin/gitea-updater
 ```
 
+Create the logs' directory.
+
+```
+sudo mkdir -p /var/log/updater/gitea
+```
+
 ## Configuration
 This script requires the configuration of 2 variables to work: `key` and `chat_id`.
 
diff --git a/gitea-updater b/gitea-updater
index 8e8ca83..99cc68c 100644
--- a/gitea-updater
+++ b/gitea-updater
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 
+# all executed commands are printed to stdout
+set -x
+
+# redirect stdout (and stderr to stdout) to a file
+exec 1> /var/log/updater/gitea/gitea-$(date +%F).log 2>&1
+
 # abort on nonzero exitstatus
 set -o errexit
 
@@ -32,8 +38,8 @@ function update_gitea {
 
 	# set the correct permissions
 	chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gitea
-	restorecon /usr/local/bin/gitea
-	restorecon /var/lib/gitea/log/gitea.log
+	/usr/sbin/restorecon /usr/local/bin/gitea
+	/usr/sbin/restorecon /var/lib/gitea/log/gitea.log
 
 	if systemctl start gitea.service
 	then