diff --git a/startsql.bat b/startsql.bat
index 632d61f0..60df9ad6 100644
--- a/startsql.bat
+++ b/startsql.bat
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 @rem old version
 @rem C:\data\code\postgres_13\bin\pg_ctl -D ^"C^:^\data^\code^\postgres^_13^\ayanova^" -l logfile start
-C:\data\code\postgres_15\bin\pg_ctl -D ^"C^:^\data^\code^\postgres^_15^\ayanova^" -l logfile start
+@rem the server log goes beside the data folder, not into whichever folder this was started from
+C:\data\code\postgres_15\bin\pg_ctl -D ^"C^:^\data^\code^\postgres^_15^\ayanova^" -l C:\data\code\postgres_15\postgres.log start
 ECHO Press any key to stop POSTGRES database server
 pause
 C:\data\code\postgres_15\bin\pg_ctl -D ^"C^:^\data^\code^\postgres^_15^\ayanova^" stop