diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/IEngineInstallation.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/IEngineInstallation.cs
index af111b9a15..f9aecca33b 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/IEngineInstallation.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/IEngineInstallation.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Engine
 		/// <param name="dmbProvider">The <see cref="IDmbProvider"/>.</param>
 		/// <param name="parameters">The map of parameter <see cref="string"/>s as a <see cref="IReadOnlyDictionary{TKey, TValue}"/>. Should NOT include the <see cref="DreamDaemonLaunchParameters.AdditionalParameters"/> of <paramref name="launchParameters"/>.</param>
 		/// <param name="launchParameters">The <see cref="DreamDaemonLaunchParameters"/>.</param>
-		/// <param name="logFilePath">The path to the log file, if any.</param>
+		/// <param name="logFilePath">The full path to the log file, if any.</param>
 		/// <returns>The formatted arguments <see cref="string"/>.</returns>
 		string FormatServerArguments(
 			IDmbProvider dmbProvider,
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/OpenDreamInstallation.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/OpenDreamInstallation.cs
index 8954643601..254861e69a 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/OpenDreamInstallation.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/OpenDreamInstallation.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models;
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models.Internal;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Deployment;
+using Tgstation.Server.Host.IO;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Engine
 {
@@ -34,19 +35,27 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Engine
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public override Task InstallationTask { get; }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The <see cref="IIOManager"/> for the <see cref="OpenDreamInstallation"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		readonly IIOManager ioManager;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="OpenDreamInstallation"/> class.
 		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="ioManager">The value of <see cref="ioManager"/>.</param>
 		/// <param name="serverExePath">The value of <see cref="ServerExePath"/>.</param>
 		/// <param name="compilerExePath">The value of <see cref="CompilerExePath"/>.</param>
 		/// <param name="installationTask">The value of <see cref="InstallationTask"/>.</param>
 		/// <param name="version">The value of <see cref="Version"/>.</param>
 		public OpenDreamInstallation(
+			IIOManager ioManager,
 			string serverExePath,
 			string compilerExePath,
 			Task installationTask,
 			EngineVersion version)
 		{
+			this.ioManager = ioManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(ioManager));
 			ServerExePath = serverExePath ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(serverExePath));
 			CompilerExePath = compilerExePath ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(compilerExePath));
 			InstallationTask = installationTask ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(installationTask));
@@ -70,7 +79,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Engine
 			var parametersString = EncodeParameters(parameters, launchParameters);
 
 			var loggingEnabled = logFilePath != null;
-			var arguments = $"--cvar {(loggingEnabled ? $"log.path=\"{logFilePath}\"" : "log.enabled=false")} --cvar net.port={launchParameters.Port.Value} --cvar opendream.topic_port=0 --cvar opendream.world_params=\"{parametersString}\" --cvar opendream.json_path=\"./{dmbProvider.DmbName}\"";
+			var arguments = $"--cvar {(loggingEnabled ? $"log.path=\"{ioManager.GetDirectoryName(logFilePath)}\" --cvar log.format=\"{ioManager.GetFileName(logFilePath)}\"" : "log.enabled=false")} --cvar log.runtimelog=false --cvar net.port={launchParameters.Port.Value} --cvar opendream.topic_port=0 --cvar opendream.world_params=\"{parametersString}\" --cvar opendream.json_path=\"./{dmbProvider.DmbName}\"";
 			return arguments;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/OpenDreamInstaller.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/OpenDreamInstaller.cs
index da7a9fae08..1357836c58 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/OpenDreamInstaller.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Engine/OpenDreamInstaller.cs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Engine
 			CheckVersionValidity(version);
 			GetExecutablePaths(path, out var serverExePath, out var compilerExePath);
 			return new OpenDreamInstallation(
+				IOManager,
 				serverExePath,
 				compilerExePath,
 				installationTask,
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Session/SessionControllerFactory.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Session/SessionControllerFactory.cs
index 3670e146b9..9cd7fa15aa 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Session/SessionControllerFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Session/SessionControllerFactory.cs
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Session
 		/// <param name="engineLock">The <see cref="IEngineExecutableLock"/>.</param>
 		/// <param name="launchParameters">The <see cref="DreamDaemonLaunchParameters"/>.</param>
 		/// <param name="accessIdentifier">The secure string to use for the session.</param>
-		/// <param name="logFilePath">The path to log DreamDaemon output to.</param>
+		/// <param name="logFilePath">The full path to log DreamDaemon output to.</param>
 		/// <param name="apiValidate">If we are only validating the DMAPI then exiting.</param>
 		/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> for the operation.</param>
 		/// <returns>A <see cref="ValueTask{TResult}"/> resulting in the DreamDaemon <see cref="IProcess"/>.</returns>