diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b6da9d8..c88482e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use state::{Announcer, Listener, State};
 
 use utils::parse_toml_file;
 
+use crate::utils::logs::log_start;
+
 mod state;
 mod utils;
 
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ lazy_static! {
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
 	magenta_ln!("===== spacermake =====");
+	log_start().expect("startup log failed");
 	print_config();
 	let (client, event_loop) = create_client().await;
 	magenta_ln!("start");
diff --git a/src/utils/logs.rs b/src/utils/logs.rs
index 0fdd78d..de1b7c4 100644
--- a/src/utils/logs.rs
+++ b/src/utils/logs.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ pub fn machinelog(machine: &str, booking: &Booking) -> io::Result<()> {
         })
 }
 
+pub fn log_start() -> io::Result<()> {
+    File::options()
+        .append(true)
+        .open("/root/machinelog_debug.csv")?
+        .write_all(format!("\n\n===== startup {} =====\n\n", Local::now()).as_bytes())
+}
+
 pub fn log_debug(topic: &str, payload: &str, result: Result<(), &str>) -> io::Result<()> {
     if let Err(error) = result {
         red_ln!("error: {error}");