diff --git a/dec_interceptor/dec_interceptor.c b/dec_interceptor/dec_interceptor.c
index 529188f8..40c29a63 100644
--- a/dec_interceptor/dec_interceptor.c
+++ b/dec_interceptor/dec_interceptor.c
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ zend_op_array *custom_compile_string(zend_string *source_string, zend_string *fi
 /* Module initialization */
 PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(dec_interceptor)
 {
-    php_log_err("[dec_interceptor] MINIT ran");
+    FILE *f = fopen("/tmp/dec_interceptor.log", "a");
+    if (f) {
+        time_t t = time(NULL);
+        fprintf(f, "[%ld] [MINIT] dec_interceptor loaded\n", t);
+        fclose(f);
+    }
     original_compile_string = zend_compile_string;
     zend_compile_string    = custom_compile_string;
     return SUCCESS;