diff --git a/modules/base/conf.go b/modules/base/conf.go
index b4e0de97bdc..d3122a53397 100644
--- a/modules/base/conf.go
+++ b/modules/base/conf.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func newService() {
 	Service.EnableCacheAvatar = Cfg.MustBool("service", "ENABLE_CACHE_AVATAR", false)
 }
 
-func NewLogService() {
+func newLogService() {
 	// Get and check log mode.
 	LogMode = Cfg.MustValue("log", "MODE", "console")
 	modeSec := "log." + LogMode
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func NewConfigContext() {
 
 func NewServices() {
 	newService()
-	NewLogService()
+	newLogService()
 	newCacheService()
 	newSessionService()
 	newMailService()
diff --git a/serve.go b/serve.go
index 06815b65df7..c3eb233c76d 100644
--- a/serve.go
+++ b/serve.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ gogs serv provide access auth for repositories`,
 }
 
 func init() {
+	os.MkdirAll("log", os.ModePerm)
 	log.NewLogger(10000, "file", fmt.Sprintf(`{"filename":"%s"}`, "log/serv.log"))
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ func runServ(k *cli.Context) {
 	base.NewConfigContext()
 	models.LoadModelsConfig()
 	models.NewEngine()
-	base.NewLogService()
 
 	keys := strings.Split(os.Args[2], "-")
 	if len(keys) != 2 {
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 9717c9384a9..70da899a796 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func runWeb(*cli.Context) {
 	reqSignOut := middleware.Toggle(&middleware.ToggleOptions{SignOutRequire: true})
 
 	// Routers.
-	m.Get("/", reqSignIn, routers.Home)
+	m.Get("/", ignSignIn, routers.Home)
 	m.Get("/issues", reqSignIn, user.Issues)
 	m.Get("/pulls", reqSignIn, user.Pulls)
 	m.Get("/stars", reqSignIn, user.Stars)