diff --git a/configs/openbox/autostart b/configs/openbox/autostart
index 49731fb..c5778d4 100644
--- a/configs/openbox/autostart
+++ b/configs/openbox/autostart
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-hsetroot -cover ~/.dotfiles/assets/wallpapers/current
-xcompmgr &
-soteria
+#!/bin/sh
+
+log=$(mktemp /tmp/wmas-openbox-XXXXXXXX.txt)
+echo "Openbox autostart file" > $log
+echo -e "Executed @ $(date)\n" >> $log
+
+hsetroot -cover ~/.dotfiles/assets/wallpapers/current >> $log 2>&1
+xcompmgr >> $log 2>&1 &
+soteria >> $log 2>&1 &
+
 # dumb yambar workaround https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/429
-xterm -geometry 1x1+0+18 &
+xterm -geometry 1x1+0+18 >> $log 2>&1 &
 temp=$!
 sleep 1
-yambar &
+yambar >> $log 2>&1 &
 sleep 1
 kill $temp