diff --git a/start-extended-web-server b/start-extended-web-server
index 97b33f1..840c4d3 100755
--- a/start-extended-web-server
+++ b/start-extended-web-server
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ exec scsh -lel SSAX-4.9/load.scm -lel sunet-2.1/load.scm -dm -o http-test -e mai
  cgi-bin-dir    directory of cgi files  (default: web-server/root/cgi-bin)
  port           port server is listening to (default: 8080)
  log-file-name  directory where to store the logfile in CLF
-                 (default: web-server/httpd.log)
+                 (default: /tmp/httpd.log)
  requests       maximal amount of simultaneous requests (default 5)
  --help         show this help
 "))
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ exec scsh -lel SSAX-4.9/load.scm -lel sunet-2.1/load.scm -dm -o http-test -e mai
       `((htdocs-dir	. ,(absolute-file-name "web-server/root/htdocs"))
 	(cgi-bin-dir	. ,(absolute-file-name "web-server/root/cgi-bin"))
 	(port		. 8080)
-	(log-file-name	. ,(absolute-file-name "web-server/httpd.log"))
+	(log-file-name	. "/tmp/httpd.log")
 	(requests	. 5)))
 
     (define (raise-usage-error msg . info)
diff --git a/start-surflet-server b/start-surflet-server
index 921de27..4b66895 100755
--- a/start-surflet-server
+++ b/start-surflet-server
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ exec scsh -lel SSAX-4.9/load.scm -lel sunet-2.1/load.scm -dm -o surflet-server -
  images-dir     directory of images files (default: ./web-server/root/img)
  port           port server is listening to (default: 8008)
  log-file-name  directory where to store the logfile in CLF
-                 (default: ./web-server/httpd.log)
+                 (default: /tmp/httpd.log)
  requests       maximal amount of simultaneous requests (default 5)
  --help         show this help
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ exec scsh -lel SSAX-4.9/load.scm -lel sunet-2.1/load.scm -dm -o surflet-server -
 	(surflet-dir	. ,(absolute-file-name "root/surflets"))
 	(images-dir	. ,(absolute-file-name "root/img"))
 	(port		. 8008)
-	(log-file-name	. ,(absolute-file-name "httpd.log"))
+	(log-file-name	. "/tmp/httpd.log")
 	(requests	. 5)))
 
     (define (raise-usage-error msg . info)
diff --git a/start-web-server b/start-web-server
index 4f53c15..5bd2fb8 100755
--- a/start-web-server
+++ b/start-web-server
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ exec scsh -lel SSAX-4.9/load.scm -lel sunet-2.1/load.scm -dm -o http-test -e mai
  cgi-bin-dir    directory of cgi files  (default: web-server/root/cgi-bin)
  port           port server is listening to (default: 8080)
  log-file-name  directory where to store the logfile in CLF
-                (default: web-server/httpd.log)
+                 (default: /tmp/httpd.log)
  --help         show this help
 "))
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ exec scsh -lel SSAX-4.9/load.scm -lel sunet-2.1/load.scm -dm -o http-test -e mai
       `((htdocs-dir	. ,(absolute-file-name "web-server/root/htdocs"))
 	(cgi-bin-dir	. ,(absolute-file-name "web-server/root/cgi-bin"))
 	(port		. 8080)
-	(log-file-name	. ,(absolute-file-name "web-server/httpd.log"))
+	(log-file-name	. "/tmp/httpd.log")
 	(requests	. 5)))
 
     (define (raise-usage-error msg . info)