diff --git a/backend.py b/backend.py
index fd18aee..0286f77 100755
--- a/backend.py
+++ b/backend.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def shutdown():
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     logger = logging.getLogger()
-    fh = logging.FileHandler('/var/log/ticketfrei/backend.log')
+    fh = logging.FileHandler(config["log"]["log_backend"])
     fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     logger.addHandler(fh)
 
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 02ef632..ce381aa 100755
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -55,8 +55,14 @@ def load_env():
         pass
 
     try:
-        if os.environ['LOG_PATH'] != "":
-            configdict['log']['log_path'] = os.environ['LOG_PATH']
+        if os.environ['LOG_FRONTEND'] != "":
+            configdict['log']['log_frontend'] = os.environ['LOG_FRONTEND']
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+
+    try:
+        if os.environ['LOG_BACKEND'] != "":
+            configdict['log']['log_backend'] = os.environ['LOG_BACKEND']
     except KeyError:
         pass
 
diff --git a/config.toml.example b/config.toml.example
index 35c6316..ff54708 100644
--- a/config.toml.example
+++ b/config.toml.example
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ mbox_user = "root"
 db_path = "/var/ticketfrei/db.sqlite"
 
 [log]
-log_path = "/var/ticketfrei/error.log"
+log_frontend = "/var/ticketfrei/frontend.log"
+log_backend = "/var/log/ticketfrei/backend.log"
diff --git a/frontend.py b/frontend.py
index 7d7a539..5611796 100755
--- a/frontend.py
+++ b/frontend.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def login_mastodon(user):
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
-fh = logging.FileHandler(config['log']['log_path'])
+fh = logging.FileHandler(config['log']['log_frontend'])
 fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 logger.addHandler(fh)