diff --git a/atom/app/atom_main_delegate.cc b/atom/app/atom_main_delegate.cc
index 03b7efded3c7..9b4ef1a90ee0 100644
--- a/atom/app/atom_main_delegate.cc
+++ b/atom/app/atom_main_delegate.cc
@@ -149,10 +149,12 @@ bool AtomMainDelegate::BasicStartupComplete(int* exit_code) {
   settings.lock_log = logging::LOCK_LOG_FILE;
   settings.delete_old = logging::DELETE_OLD_LOG_FILE;
 #else
-  settings.logging_dest = logging::LOG_TO_SYSTEM_DEBUG_LOG;
+  settings.logging_dest =
+      logging::LOG_TO_SYSTEM_DEBUG_LOG | logging::LOG_TO_STDERR;
 #endif  // defined(DEBUG)
 #else   // defined(OS_WIN)
-  settings.logging_dest = logging::LOG_TO_SYSTEM_DEBUG_LOG;
+  settings.logging_dest =
+      logging::LOG_TO_SYSTEM_DEBUG_LOG | logging::LOG_TO_STDERR;
 #endif  // !defined(OS_WIN)
 
   // Only enable logging when --enable-logging is specified.