diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 79c82a459d..ae63436ace 100644
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -747,17 +747,19 @@ function screen_it {
         screen_rc "$1" "$2"
 
         screen -S $SCREEN_NAME -X screen -t $1
+
+        if [[ -n ${SCREEN_LOGDIR} ]]; then
+            screen -S $SCREEN_NAME -p $1 -X logfile ${SCREEN_LOGDIR}/screen-${1}.${CURRENT_LOG_TIME}.log
+            screen -S $SCREEN_NAME -p $1 -X log on
+            ln -sf ${SCREEN_LOGDIR}/screen-${1}.${CURRENT_LOG_TIME}.log ${SCREEN_LOGDIR}/screen-${1}.log
+        fi
+
         if [[ "$SCREEN_DEV" = "True" ]]; then
             # sleep to allow bash to be ready to be send the command - we are
             # creating a new window in screen and then sends characters, so if
             # bash isn't running by the time we send the command, nothing happens
             sleep 1.5
 
-            if [[ -n ${SCREEN_LOGDIR} ]]; then
-                screen -S $SCREEN_NAME -p $1 -X logfile ${SCREEN_LOGDIR}/screen-${1}.${CURRENT_LOG_TIME}.log
-                screen -S $SCREEN_NAME -p $1 -X log on
-                ln -sf ${SCREEN_LOGDIR}/screen-${1}.${CURRENT_LOG_TIME}.log ${SCREEN_LOGDIR}/screen-${1}.log
-            fi
             NL=`echo -ne '\015'`
             screen -S $SCREEN_NAME -p $1 -X stuff "$2 || touch \"$SERVICE_DIR/$SCREEN_NAME/$1.failure\"$NL"
         else