diff --git a/passenger_wsgi.py b/passenger_wsgi.py
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+++ b/passenger_wsgi.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import os
+import sys
+import logging
+
+me = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+# Add us to the PYTHONPATH/sys.path if we're not on it
+if not me in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, me)
+
+logfilename = os.path.join('/tmp/', 'puppetboard_passenger_wsgi.log')
+# configure the logging
+logging.basicConfig(filename=logfilename, level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+try:
+  from puppetboard.app import app as application
+except Exception, inst:
+  logging.exception("Error: %s", str(type(inst)))
+