diff --git a/sugar/browser/browser.py b/sugar/browser/browser.py
index f311ba14..fbf9a8fd 100755
--- a/sugar/browser/browser.py
+++ b/sugar/browser/browser.py
@@ -318,8 +318,9 @@ class BrowserShell(dbus.service.Object):
 		self.__browsers.append(browser)
 		browser.activity_connect_to_shell()
 
-sys.stdout = LogWriter("Web Browser")
-sys.stderr = LogWriter("Web Browser")
+if len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == "--console":
+	sys.stdout = LogWriter("Web Browser")
+	sys.stderr = LogWriter("Web Browser")
 	
 BrowserShell.get_instance().open_web_activity()
 gtk.main()
diff --git a/sugar/chat/chat.py b/sugar/chat/chat.py
index 0ed0e1ce..e23b3475 100755
--- a/sugar/chat/chat.py
+++ b/sugar/chat/chat.py
@@ -398,9 +398,10 @@ class ChatShell(dbus.service.Object):
 	@dbus.service.method('com.redhat.Sugar.ChatShell')
 	def send_message(self, message):
 		self._group_chat.send_message(message)
-		
-sys.stdout = LogWriter("Chat")
-sys.stderr = LogWriter("Chat")
+
+if len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == "--console":		
+	sys.stdout = LogWriter("Chat")
+	sys.stderr = LogWriter("Chat")
 
 ChatShell.get_instance().open_group_chat()
 gtk.main()
diff --git a/sugar/session/session.py b/sugar/session/session.py
index c3043af7..9b082b70 100644
--- a/sugar/session/session.py
+++ b/sugar/session/session.py
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ import gtk
 
 from sugar.shell import shell
 
-def start():
+def start(console):
 	shell.main()
-
+	print 'aaaa'
 	activities = ['sugar/chat/chat', 'sugar/browser/browser']
 
 	for activity in activities:
-		os.spawnvp(os.P_NOWAIT, 'python', [ 'python', '-m', activity ])
+		args = [ 'python', '-m', activity ]
+		if console:
+			args.append('--console')
+		os.spawnvp(os.P_NOWAIT, 'python', args)
 
 	gtk.main()
diff --git a/sugar/sugar b/sugar/sugar
index b293f19b..023e3f60 100755
--- a/sugar/sugar
+++ b/sugar/sugar
@@ -9,18 +9,24 @@ if curdir == '.':
 	basedir = os.path.dirname(os.getcwd())
 else:
 	basedir = os.path.dirname(curdir)
-	
+
+console = False
+
 if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(curdir, '__uninstalled__.py')):
 	if basedir == '':
-		print "Running sugar from current directory..."
+		print 'Running sugar from current directory...'
 	else:
-		print "Running sugar from " + basedir + " ..."
-	sys.path.append(basedir)
+		print 'Running sugar from ' + basedir + ' ...'
+	sys.path.insert(0, basedir)
 	os.environ['PYTHONPATH'] = basedir
+	console = True
 else:
-	print "Running the installed sugar..."
+	print 'Running the installed sugar...'
+
+if console:
+	print 'Redirecting output to the console, press ctrl+d to open it.'
 	
 from sugar.session import session
 
-session.start()
+session.start(console)