diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index d51a8b2..1940222 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void* reserved)
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
+    //FOrce writing to the console on UNIX/BSD devices
+    if (!qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("QT_LOGGING_TO_CONSOLE"))
+        qputenv("QT_LOGGING_TO_CONSOLE", "1");
+#endif
+
     // install the message handler
     AppMessages::installHandler();
 
@@ -150,7 +156,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             break;
         }
     }
-
 #endif
 
     // The following calls to qRegisterMetaType are done to silence debug output which warns