diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 52bb7f2..062eb36 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ syntax: glob
 *.swp
 *~
 luminotes.log
+luminotes_error.log
 luminotes.db
 session/*
 files/*
diff --git a/config/Desktop.py b/config/Desktop.py
index d7f83ca..abd32df 100644
--- a/config/Desktop.py
+++ b/config/Desktop.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ settings = {
     "session_filter.timeout": 60 * 24 * 365, # one year
     "static_filter.root": os.getcwd(),
     "server.log_to_screen": False,
-    "server.log_file": "luminotes.log",
+    "server.log_file": "luminotes_error.log",
     "server.log_access_file": "luminotes.log",
     "server.log_tracebacks": True,
     "luminotes.launch_browser": True,
diff --git a/config/Production.py b/config/Production.py
index 009dda0..711ae56 100644
--- a/config/Production.py
+++ b/config/Production.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ settings = {
     "base_url_filter.on": True,
     "base_url_filter.use_x_forwarded_host": True,
     "server.log_to_screen": False,
-    "server.log_file": "luminotes.log",
+    "server.log_file": "luminotes_error.log",
     "server.log_access_file": "luminotes.log",
     "server.log_tracebacks": True,
   },
diff --git a/controller/Root.py b/controller/Root.py
index d2eee47..189a798 100644
--- a/controller/Root.py
+++ b/controller/Root.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class Root( object ):
 
     import traceback
     if not self.__suppress_exceptions:
-      traceback.print_exc()
+      cherrypy.log( traceback.format_exc() )
     self.report_traceback()
 
     import sys
diff --git a/luminotes.py b/luminotes.py
index 6125c8a..d52ca97 100755
--- a/luminotes.py
+++ b/luminotes.py
@@ -75,11 +75,15 @@ def main( args ):
 
     sys.exit( 0 )
 
-  # remove the existing log file, if any
+  # remove the existing log files, if any
   try:
     os.remove( "luminotes.log" )
   except OSError:
     pass
+  try:
+    os.remove( "luminotes_error.log" )
+  except OSError:
+    pass
 
   socket.setdefaulttimeout( SOCKET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS )
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 65622b3..8e9cc0d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class InnoScript:
 
     print >> ofi, r"[UninstallDelete]"
     print >> ofi, r'Type: files; Name: "{app}\luminotes.log"'
+    print >> ofi, r'Type: files; Name: "{app}\luminotes_error.log"'
     print >> ofi
 
     print >> ofi, r"[UninstallRun]"