diff --git a/src/auth.zig b/src/auth.zig
index 86301a2..e7d6296 100644
--- a/src/auth.zig
+++ b/src/auth.zig
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ pub fn authenticate(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, log_writer: *std.Io.Writer, op
 
     child_pid = try std.posix.fork();
     if (child_pid == 0) {
-        try log_writer.writeAll("starting session");
+        try log_writer.writeAll("starting session\n");
+        try log_writer.flush();
 
         startSession(log_writer, allocator, options, tty_str, user_entry, handle, current_environment) catch |e| {
             shared_err.writeError(e);
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ fn xauth(log_writer: *std.Io.Writer, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, display_name:
 
     const status = std.posix.waitpid(pid, 0);
     if (status.status != 0) {
-        try log_writer.print("xauth command failed with status {d}", .{status.status});
+        try log_writer.print("xauth command failed with status {d}\n", .{status.status});
         return error.XauthFailed;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 0733d1f..89f99d7 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
     var log_buffer: [1024]u8 = undefined;
     var log_file_writer = log_file.writer(&log_buffer);
+
+    // Seek to the end of the log file
+    if (could_open_log_file) {
+        const stat = try log_file.stat();
+        try log_file_writer.seekTo(stat.size);
+    }
+
     var log_writer = &log_file_writer.interface;
 
     // These strings only end up getting freed if the user quits Ly using Ctrl+C, which is fine since in the other cases
@@ -787,7 +794,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
                 update = true;
             },
             termbox.TB_KEY_ENTER => authenticate: {
-                try log_writer.writeAll("authenticating...");
+                try log_writer.writeAll("authenticating...\n");
 
                 if (!config.allow_empty_password and password.text.items.len == 0) {
                     // Let's not log this message for security reasons
@@ -898,7 +905,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
                     password.clear();
                     try info_line.addMessage(lang.logout, config.bg, config.fg);
-                    try log_writer.writeAll("logged out");
+                    try log_writer.writeAll("logged out\n");
                 }
 
                 try std.posix.tcsetattr(std.posix.STDIN_FILENO, .FLUSH, tb_termios);
@@ -955,6 +962,8 @@ pub fn main() !void {
                 update = true;
             },
         }
+
+        try log_writer.flush();
     }
 }