diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 5b95ac58..6ef05ff4 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ func initLogging() {
 	} else if config.Get().Quiet {
 		log.SetLevel(log.WarnLevel)
 	}
-	log.SetHandler(multi.New(cli.Default, cli.New(w.File, false)))
+	log.SetHandler(multi.New(cli.Default, cli.New(w, false)))
 	log.WithField("path", p).Info("writing log files to disk")
 }