diff --git a/bin/pt-agent b/bin/pt-agent
index bbe3e0cd..b2cae0dc 100755
--- a/bin/pt-agent
+++ b/bin/pt-agent
@@ -5796,12 +5796,12 @@ sub start_services {
       my $cmd = ($env_vars ? "$env_vars " : '')
               . "${bin_dir}pt-agent --run-service " . $service->name
               . " </dev/null"
-              . " >>$start_file 2>&1";
+              . " >>$start_log 2>&1";
       _info('Starting ' . $service->name . ' service: ' . $cmd);
       system($cmd);
       my $cmd_exit_status = $CHILD_ERROR >> 8;
       if ( $cmd_exit_status != 0 ) {
-         my $err = slurp($start_file);
+         my $err = slurp($start_log);
          _warn('Error starting ' . $service->name . ': ' . ($err || ''));
          next SERVICE;
       }