diff --git a/mealie/core/root_logger.py b/mealie/core/root_logger.py
index 29db504f..30fc05dc 100644
--- a/mealie/core/root_logger.py
+++ b/mealie/core/root_logger.py
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ DATA_DIR = determine_data_dir()
 
 from .config import get_app_settings  # noqa E402
 
-LOGGER_FILE = DATA_DIR.joinpath("mealie.log")
+import os
+
+LOGGER_FILE = os.getenv("MEALIE_LOG_FILE")
+if not LOGGER_FILE:
+    LOGGER_FILE = DATA_DIR.joinpath("mealie.log")
+
 DATE_FORMAT = "%d-%b-%y %H:%M:%S"
 LOGGER_FORMAT = "%(levelname)s: %(asctime)s \t%(message)s"