diff --git a/external/subpack/net/softethervpn5/patches/101-add-config-write-syslog.patch b/external/subpack/net/softethervpn5/patches/101-add-config-write-syslog.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cf45ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/subpack/net/softethervpn5/patches/101-add-config-write-syslog.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+--- a/src/Cedar/Server.c
++++ b/src/Cedar/Server.c
+@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
+ // Server.c
+ // VPN Server module
+ 
++#include <syslog.h>
+ #include "Server.h"
+ 
+ #include "Admin.h"
+@@ -6593,6 +6594,10 @@ UINT SiWriteConfigurationFile(SERVER *s)
+ 	{
+ 		return 0;
+ 	}
++	
++	openlog("softethervpn-server", LOG_CONS | LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, LOG_DAEMON);
++	syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Writing vpn_server.config (AutoSaveConfigSpan set to < %d > seconds)", (s->AutoSaveConfigSpan / 1000));
++	closelog();
+ 
+ 	Lock(s->SaveCfgLock);
+ 	{