diff --git a/debian/nginx-ldap-auth.init b/debian/nginx-ldap-auth.init
index ce3eb61..86082f4 100755
--- a/debian/nginx-ldap-auth.init
+++ b/debian/nginx-ldap-auth.init
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ case "$1" in
     SSDOPTS="--quiet --oknodo --background --no-close --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --chuid $USER:$GROUP --exec $DAEMON"
     DAEMON_ARGS="$URL $BASE $BIND_DN $BIND_PASS $COOKIE $FILTER $REALM"
 
-	if start-stop-daemon --start $SSDOPTS -- $DAEMON_ARGS &>$LOG
+	if start-stop-daemon --start $SSDOPTS -- $DAEMON_ARGS > $LOG 2>&1
 	then
 		echo "$NAME."
 	else
diff --git a/nginx-ldap-auth-daemon.py b/nginx-ldap-auth-daemon.py
index 4c79f8e..2b529ce 100755
--- a/nginx-ldap-auth-daemon.py
+++ b/nginx-ldap-auth-daemon.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-''''which python2 >/dev/null && exec python2 -u "$0" "$@" &>>$LOG # '''
-''''which python  >/dev/null && exec python  -u "$0" "$@" &>>$LOG # '''
+''''which python2 >/dev/null && exec python2 -u "$0" "$@" >> $LOG 2>&1 # '''
+''''which python  >/dev/null && exec python  -u "$0" "$@" >> $LOG 2>&1 # '''
 
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