diff --git a/WindowsInstaller/Install Files/log4j2.properties b/WindowsInstaller/Install Files/log4j2.properties
index 44e1b1e3..54f295c1 100755
--- a/WindowsInstaller/Install Files/log4j2.properties	
+++ b/WindowsInstaller/Install Files/log4j2.properties	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 rootLogger.level = info
 # On Windows, uncomment next line to set dirname:
 # property.dirname = ${sys:user.home}\\AppData\\Local\\qortal\\
-property.filename = ${sys:log4j2.filenameTemplate:-log.txt}
+# property.filename = ${sys:log4j2.filenameTemplate:-log.txt}
 
 rootLogger.appenderRef.console.ref = stdout
 rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = FILE
@@ -59,11 +59,14 @@ appender.console.filter.threshold.level = error
 
 appender.rolling.type = RollingFile
 appender.rolling.name = FILE
+appender.rolling.fileName = qortal.log
+appender.rolling.filePattern = qortal.%d{dd-MMM}.log.gz
 appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
 appender.rolling.layout.pattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
-appender.rolling.filePattern = ./${filename}.%i
 appender.rolling.policy.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
-appender.rolling.policy.size = 4MB
+appender.rolling.policy.size = 10MB
+appender.rolling.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
+appender.rolling.strategy.max = 7
 # Set the immediate flush to true (default)
 # appender.rolling.immediateFlush = true
 # Set the append to true (default), should not overwrite