diff --git a/be/src/common/logconfig.cpp b/be/src/common/logconfig.cpp
index cb2d748e4886b2..2264f673f5d40f 100644
--- a/be/src/common/logconfig.cpp
+++ b/be/src/common/logconfig.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ bool init_glog(const char* basename, bool install_signal_handler) {
         return true;
     }
 
+    if (getenv("DORIS_LOG_TO_STDERR") != nullptr) {
+        FLAGS_alsologtostderr = true;
+    }
+
     if (install_signal_handler) {
         google::InstallFailureSignalHandler();
     }
diff --git a/bin/start_be.sh b/bin/start_be.sh
index c29da577ba52bb..7981c5693868b4 100755
--- a/bin/start_be.sh
+++ b/bin/start_be.sh
@@ -116,5 +116,6 @@ fi
 if [ ${RUN_DAEMON} -eq 1 ]; then
     nohup $LIMIT ${DORIS_HOME}/lib/palo_be "$@" >> $LOG_DIR/be.out 2>&1 < /dev/null &
 else
-    $LIMIT ${DORIS_HOME}/lib/palo_be "$@" >> $LOG_DIR/be.out 2>&1 < /dev/null
+    export DORIS_LOG_TO_STDERR=1
+    $LIMIT ${DORIS_HOME}/lib/palo_be "$@" 2>&1 < /dev/null
 fi