diff --git a/sandbox/servers/5.5/my.sandbox.cnf b/sandbox/servers/5.5/my.sandbox.cnf
index d7f23f8c..967d5cf7 100644
--- a/sandbox/servers/5.5/my.sandbox.cnf
+++ b/sandbox/servers/5.5/my.sandbox.cnf
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ report-host                = 127.0.0.1
 report-port                = PORT
 log-error                  = mysqld.log
 innodb_lock_wait_timeout   = 3
-general_log                = genlog
+general_log
+general_log_file           = genlog