diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index 1301a84..e3d6e9b 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ zuluTime = False
 urlTimeout = 10
 # logging to file of the non Bot messages
 LogMessagesToFile = False
+# Logging of system messages to file
+SyslogToFile = False
 
 
 [sentry]
diff --git a/mesh_bot.py b/mesh_bot.py
index f1a8319..ca537f6 100755
--- a/mesh_bot.py
+++ b/mesh_bot.py
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ async def start_rx():
                     f"{get_name_from_number(myNodeNum2, 'short', 2)}. NodeID: {myNodeNum2}, {decimal_to_hex(myNodeNum2)}")
     if log_messages_to_file:
         logger.debug(f"System: Logging Messages to disk")
+    if syslog_to_file:
+        logger.debug(f"System: Logging System Logs to disk")
     if bbs_enabled:
         logger.debug(f"System: BBS Enabled, {bbsdb} has {len(bbs_messages)} messages. Direct Mail Messages waiting: {(len(bbs_dm) - 1)}")
     if solar_conditions_enabled:
diff --git a/modules/log.py b/modules/log.py
index d257921..5e4d632 100644
--- a/modules/log.py
+++ b/modules/log.py
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ stdout_handler.setFormatter(CustomFormatter(logFormat))
 
 # Add handlers to the logger
 logger.addHandler(stdout_handler)
+if syslog_to_file:
+    # Create file handler for logging to a file
+    file_handler = logging.FileHandler('system{}.log'.format(today.strftime('%Y_%m_%d')))
+    file_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG) # DEBUG used for system logs
+    file_handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(logFormat))
+    logger.addHandler(file_handler)
 
 if log_messages_to_file:
     # Create file handler for logging to a file
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index 4db0a52..c456f6e 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ try:
     publicChannel = config['general'].getint('defaultChannel', 0) # the meshtastic public channel
     zuluTime = config['general'].getboolean('zuluTime', False) # aka 24 hour time
     log_messages_to_file = config['general'].getboolean('LogMessagesToFile', True) # default True
+    syslog_to_file = config['general'].getboolean('SyslogToFile', False) # default True
     urlTimeoutSeconds = config['general'].getint('urlTimeout', 10) # default 10 seconds
     store_forward_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('StoreForward', True) # default False
     storeFlimit = config['general'].getint('StoreLimit', 3) # default 3 messages for S&F