diff --git a/data.py b/data.py
index e55eed45ba3fa82dd35e1fe75fbde24d77c64e77..41d01ef99e14535a06f606a75c5009099146d039 100644
--- a/data.py
+++ b/data.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import os
 import subprocess
 
 class Algorithm():
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ class Run:
             return False
         return self.algo_version == self.algo.current_version
 
-raw_json = "[" + open('log',mode='r').read()[0:-2] + "]"
+logfile = os.environ.get('LOGFILE', 'log')
+raw_json = "[" + open(logfile,mode='r').read()[0:-2] + "]"
 data = json.loads(raw_json)
 
 algorithms = {}