diff --git a/vagrantSandbox/README b/vagrantSandbox/README
index 15631d112..f512f46d2 100644
--- a/vagrantSandbox/README
+++ b/vagrantSandbox/README
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@
   In the home directory these scripts are found
   - bootstrapFoam.sh :: A script whose aim it is to compile Foam and
        the ThirdParty-packages in one go (no paraview and QT). If this
-       works the box is considered operational
+       works the box is considered operational. The script leaves a
+       log file =bootstrapFoam-log= in the home directory
 * Provisioning scripts
   Every "family" of machines has a specific script that makes sure
   that the software packages necessary to compile =Foam= are installed
diff --git a/vagrantSandbox/skel/bootstrapFoam.sh b/vagrantSandbox/skel/bootstrapFoam.sh
index 8bbd921b7..8bb0e26c0 100755
--- a/vagrantSandbox/skel/bootstrapFoam.sh
+++ b/vagrantSandbox/skel/bootstrapFoam.sh
@@ -4,19 +4,22 @@
 export WM_SCHEDULER=ccache
 export CCACHE_DIR=/vagrant/ccache4vm
 
+BOOTSTRAPLOG=/home/vagrant/bootstrapFoam.log
+
 cd foam/foam-extend-3.0
 source etc/bashrc
 
 ( cd wmake/src && make )
 cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
 
-./AllMake.stage0
-./AllMake.stage1
-./AllMake.stage2
-./AllMake.stage3
+./AllMake.stage0  2>&1 | tee $BOOTSTRAPLOG
+./AllMake.stage1  2>&1 | tee --append $BOOTSTRAPLOG
+./AllMake.stage2  2>&1 | tee --append $BOOTSTRAPLOG
+./AllMake.stage3  2>&1 | tee --append $BOOTSTRAPLOG
 
 cd $WM_PROJECT_DIR
 # pick up installed packages
 source etc/bashrc
 
-./Allwmake
+./Allwmake  2>&1 | tee --append $BOOTSTRAPLOG
+