diff --git a/startup.sh b/startup.sh
index 85b0a732d8..64e3c21ab3 100755
--- a/startup.sh
+++ b/startup.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="settings"
 
+mv logs/evennia.log logs/evennia.logs.old
+
 ## There are several different ways you can run the server, read the
 ## description for each and uncomment the desired mode.