diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1ec57110d..b12c06c18 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 PRODUCT_ID=Airtime
-PRODUCT_RELEASE=1.8.2
+PRODUCT_RELEASE=1.9.0
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtime-media-monitor b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtime-media-monitor
index 26c5e7999..c6f892fdf 100755
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/airtime-media-monitor
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/airtime-media-monitor
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ exec 2>&1
 export PYTHONPATH=${api_client_path}
 
 # Note the -u when calling python! we need it to get unbuffered binary stdout and stderr
-exec python -u ${media_monitor_path}${media_monitor_script}
+exec python -u ${media_monitor_path}${media_monitor_script} > /var/log/airtime/media-monitor/py-interpreter.log 2>&1
 
 # EOF
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout b/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout
index 995575622..0eb206f1c 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/airtime-playout
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ export HOME="/var/tmp/airtime/pypo/"
 export PYTHONPATH=${api_client_path}:$PYTHONPATH
 
 # Note the -u when calling python! we need it to get unbuffered binary stdout and stderr
-exec python -u ${pypo_path}${pypo_script}
+exec python -u ${pypo_path}${pypo_script} > /var/log/airtime/pypo/py-interpreter.log 2>&1
 
 # EOF
diff --git a/python_apps/show-recorder/airtime-show-recorder b/python_apps/show-recorder/airtime-show-recorder
index 97124ff6f..0bd0562e6 100755
--- a/python_apps/show-recorder/airtime-show-recorder
+++ b/python_apps/show-recorder/airtime-show-recorder
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ export PYTHONPATH=${api_client_path}
 
 #this line works: su ${recorder_user} -c "python -u ${recorder_path}${recorder_script}"
 # Note the -u when calling python! we need it to get unbuffered binary stdout and stderr
-exec python -u ${recorder_path}${recorder_script}
+exec python -u ${recorder_path}${recorder_script}  > /var/log/airtime/show-recorder/py-interpreter.log 2>&1
 
 # EOF