diff --git a/extra/start.sh b/extra/start.sh
index ac8a9646..61b2343d 100644
--- a/extra/start.sh
+++ b/extra/start.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Set environment variables for proper Python logging
+export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+export PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8
+
 # Start the services
 pm2 start server.js --cwd /app/web --name learnhouse-web > /dev/null 2>&1
-pm2 start uv --cwd /app/api --name learnhouse-api -- run app.py 2>&1
+pm2 start uv --cwd /app/api --name learnhouse-api -- run app.py
 
-# Check if the services are running qnd log the status
+# Check if the services are running and log the status
 pm2 status
 
 # Start Nginx in the background
 nginx -g 'daemon off;' &
 
-# Tail Nginx error and access logs
-pm2 logs
+# Tail PM2 logs with proper formatting
+pm2 logs --raw