diff --git a/pkg/candleappstore_adapter.py b/pkg/candleappstore_adapter.py
index 4baaf26..ab8b909 100755
--- a/pkg/candleappstore_adapter.py
+++ b/pkg/candleappstore_adapter.py
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ def __init__(self, verbose=True):
         # create or remove developer.txt from /boot
         if self.developer:
             os.system('sudo touch /boot/developer.txt')
+            os.system('sudo systemctl start rsyslog.service')
         else:
             if os.path.isfile('/boot/developer.txt'):
                 os.system('sudo rm /boot/developer.txt')