diff --git a/tor.sh.in b/tor.sh.in
index 37e338f4d2..b47d82ae87 100644
--- a/tor.sh.in
+++ b/tor.sh.in
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-#! /bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh
 
 TORBIN=@BINDIR@/tor
 TORPID=@LOCALSTATEDIR@/run/tor.pid
 TORLOG=@LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/tor/tor.log
 TORCONF=@CONFDIR@/torrc
+TORARGS="-l warn"
 RETVAL=0
 
 case "$1" in
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ case "$1" in
         RETVAL=1
     else 
         echo -n "Starting tor..."
-        $TORBIN -f $TORCONF -l warning >$TORLOG 2>&1 &
+        $TORBIN -f $TORCONF $TORARGS >$TORLOG 2>&1 &
         RETVAL=$?
         if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
             echo " ok"