diff --git a/openshift/backend-cron b/openshift/backend-cron
index 5efad5f7..9ebec931 100755
--- a/openshift/backend-cron
+++ b/openshift/backend-cron
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DEFAULT_DELETE_STATS_FREQ = 60*60*24 # 1 day
 # The logger used in the delete stats code defaults to /tmp/backend_logger.log
 # When running this executable STDOUT is more convenient to check that
 # everything is working correctly.
-ENV['CONFIG_LOG_PATH'] ||= 'dev/stdout'
+ENV['CONFIG_LOG_PATH'] ||= '/dev/stdout'
 
 def run_rake_task_in_thread(name, freq, check_once = false)
   Thread.new do