diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/AuthSources.php b/workflow/engine/classes/AuthSources.php
index b518f37e1..237dfc542 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/AuthSources.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/AuthSources.php
@@ -656,12 +656,11 @@ class AuthSources
 
     private function log($link, $text)
     {
-        $logFile = PATH_DATA . 'logs/ldapAdvanced.log';
+        $logFile = PATH_DATA . 'logs/ldap.log';
 
-        // Validate log file exists and is writable
         if (!file_exists($logFile)) {
-            error_log('Log file does not exist: ' . $logFile);
-            throw new Exception('Log file does not exist: ' . $logFile);
+            file_put_contents($logFile, "Start\n");
+            @chmod($logFile, 0644);
         }
 
         if (!is_writable($logFile)) {