diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/connectcore-demo-example/connectcore-demo-example-init b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/connectcore-demo-example/connectcore-demo-example-init
index 2c0c421b1..a4eca3e48 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/connectcore-demo-example/connectcore-demo-example-init
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/connectcore-demo-example/connectcore-demo-example-init
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ readonly DEMOSERVER_BINARY="/srv/www/demoserver.py"
 readonly STOP_TIMEOUT="5"
 readonly PULSEAUDIO_START_COMMAND="pulseaudio --start"
 
+[ -z "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}" ] && export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$UID
+
 stop_process() {
 	# try to stop gracefully
 	pkill -f "${1}" >/dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-init b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-init
index 22284ceee..f0c74b6d7 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-init
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-init
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 [ -f "/etc/profile.d/weston.sh" ] && source /etc/profile.d/weston.sh
 [ -f "/etc/X11/Xsession.d/13xdgbasedirs.sh" ] && source /etc/X11/Xsession.d/13xdgbasedirs.sh
 
+[ -z "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}" ] && export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$UID
+
 export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/bus
 
-pulseaudio --start
+pulseaudio --start --log-target=journal
 
 # Create a symlink to the daemon's PID file in a more accesible directory
 ln -sf ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/pulse/pid /run/pulse.pid