diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de6b43f74c..586cc9d3b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ That's it! You are now running a standalone version of Parse Server on your mach
 
 **Using a remote MongoDB?** Pass the  `--databaseURI DATABASE_URI` parameter when starting `parse-server`. Learn more about configuring Parse Server [here](#configuration). For a full list of available options, run `parse-server --help`.
 
+**Want logs to be in placed in other folder?** Pass the `PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER` environment variable when starting `parse-server`. Usage :-  `PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER='<path-to-logs-folder>' parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY`
+
 ### Saving your first object
 
 Now that you're running Parse Server, it is time to save your first object. We'll use the [REST API](https://parse.com/docs/rest/guide), but you can easily do the same using any of the [Parse SDKs](https://parseplatform.github.io/#sdks). Run the following:
diff --git a/src/logger.js b/src/logger.js
index e0556bf7d9..d5b81e9ecf 100644
--- a/src/logger.js
+++ b/src/logger.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ if (typeof process !== 'undefined' && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
   LOGS_FOLDER = './test_logs/'
 }
 
+LOGS_FOLDER = process.env.PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER || LOGS_FOLDER;
+
 let currentLogsFolder = LOGS_FOLDER;
 
 function generateTransports(level) {