diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 291fe828d..1a791f213 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-10-27  Badlop  <badlop@process-one.net>
+
+	* src/ejabberd_app.erl: Open ejabberd.log before parsing
+	ejabberd.cfg and translation files (EJAB-777)
+
 2008-10-17  Christophe Romain <christophe.romain@process-one.net>
 
 	* src/mod_pubsub/mod_pubsub.erl: fix badarg issue on get_roster_info
diff --git a/src/ejabberd_app.erl b/src/ejabberd_app.erl
index 96995af2e..17e212377 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_app.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_app.erl
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ start(normal, _Args) ->
     sha:start(),
     catch ssl:start(),
     stringprep_sup:start_link(),
+    start(),
     translate:start(),
     acl:start(),
     ejabberd_ctl:init(),
     gen_mod:start(),
     ejabberd_config:start(),
     ejabberd_check:config(),
-    start(),
     connect_nodes(),
     Sup = ejabberd_sup:start_link(),
     ejabberd_rdbms:start(),