diff --git a/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startnc.sh b/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startnc.sh
index da087ed..8e742ea 100644
--- a/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startnc.sh
+++ b/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startnc.sh
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@
 	   -node-id $NODEID -iodevices "${IO_DIRS}" );
 
 printf "\n\n\n********************************************\nStarting NC with command %s\n\n" "${cmd[*]}" >> "$NCLOGS_DIR/$NODEID.log"
-${cmd[@]} &>> "$NCLOGS_DIR/$NODEID.log" &
+${cmd[@]} >> "$NCLOGS_DIR/$NODEID.log" 2>&1 &