diff --git a/datamover/dist/datamover.sh b/datamover/dist/datamover.sh
index b555480be048084a60eef12389ef988acc38c468..68cf7a636b8588efdced59900ac67bc25d3bc948 100755
--- a/datamover/dist/datamover.sh
+++ b/datamover/dist/datamover.sh
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ case "$command" in
 				rm $PIDFILE
 				echo "FAILED"
 				echo "startup log says:"
-				cat $WD/$STARTUPLOG
+				cat $STARTUPLOG
 			fi
 		else
 			echo "FAILED"