diff --git a/samples/worker/run_worker_1.sh b/samples/worker/run_worker_1.sh
index 2577d34c8f..b7c2283e60 100755
--- a/samples/worker/run_worker_1.sh
+++ b/samples/worker/run_worker_1.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # script for running worker in a VM, with shared slot and project dirs
 
-mkdir /root/project
-mount -t vboxsf project /root/project
-execpath=`./boinc_resolve worker`
-inpath=`./boinc_resolve in`
-outpath=`./boinc_resolve out`
+mkdir /root/project >>log 2>&1
+mount -t vboxsf project /root/project >>log 2>&1
+execpath=`./boinc_resolve worker` >>log 2>&1
+inpath=`./boinc_resolve in` >>log 2>&1
+outpath=`./boinc_resolve out` >>log 2>&1
 
-$execpath $inpath $outpath
+echo $execpath >>log
+echo $inpath >>log
+echo $outpath >>log
+
+$execpath $inpath $outpath >>log 2>&1