diff --git a/config/initializers/load_resque.rb b/config/initializers/load_resque.rb
index 5e4ae7ebd8..51b840e279 100644
--- a/config/initializers/load_resque.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/load_resque.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,15 @@ Resque::Failure::Multiple.classes = [Resque::Failure::Redis, ResqueFailureLogger
 Resque::Failure.backend = Resque::Failure::Multiple
 
 ## Logging
-logger_stdout = STDOUT.dup
-logger_stdout.sync = Rails.env.development?
 
 Resque.logger.level = :info
-Resque.logger = Carto::Common::Logger.new(logger_stdout)
+
+logger_output = if Rails.env.production? || Rails.env.staging?
+                  Carto::Conf.new.log_file_path('resque.log')
+                else
+                  logger_stdout = STDOUT.dup
+                  logger_stdout.sync = Rails.env.development?
+                  logger_stdout
+                end
+
+Resque.logger = Carto::Common::Logger.new(logger_output)