diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/base.py b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
index 92e28270..5cb8d4e5 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/base.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 
 
-import sys, os
 import logging
 import optparse
 from optparse import OptionGroup, OptionParser
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
 
 from weboob.capabilities.base import NotAvailable, NotLoaded
 from weboob.core import Weboob, CallErrors
@@ -286,14 +288,7 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
             print ' '.join(items)
             sys.exit(0)
 
-        if self.options.save_responses:
-            from weboob.tools.browser import BaseBrowser
-            BaseBrowser.SAVE_RESPONSES = True
-
-        for handler in logging.root.handlers:
-            logging.root.removeHandler(handler)
-
-        if self.options.debug:
+        if self.options.debug or self.options.save_responses:
             level = logging.DEBUG
         elif self.options.verbose:
             level = logging.INFO
@@ -304,25 +299,22 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
 
         logging.root.setLevel(level)
 
+        if self.options.save_responses:
+            responses_dirname = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='weboob_session_')
+            print 'Debug data will be saved in this directory: %s' % responses_dirname
+            from weboob.tools.browser import BaseBrowser
+            BaseBrowser.SAVE_RESPONSES = True
+            BaseBrowser.responses_dirname = responses_dirname
+            self.add_logging_file_handler(os.path.join(responses_dirname, 'debug.log'))
+
         # file logger
         if self.options.logging_file:
-            try:
-                stream = open(self.options.logging_file, 'w')
-            except IOError, e:
-                self.logger.error('Unable to create the logging file: %s' % e)
-                sys.exit(1)
-            else:
-                format = '%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(pathname)s:%(lineno)d:%(funcName)s %(message)s'
-                handler = logging.StreamHandler(stream)
-                handler.setLevel(level)
-                handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(format))
-                logging.root.addHandler(handler)
+            self.add_logging_file_handler(self.options.logging_file)
         else:
             # stdout logger
             format = '%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(filename)s:%(lineno)d:%(funcName)s %(message)s'
             handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
             handler.setFormatter(createColoredFormatter(sys.stdout, format))
-            handler.setLevel(level)
             logging.root.addHandler(handler)
 
         self._handle_options()
@@ -330,6 +322,18 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
 
         return args
 
+    def add_logging_file_handler(self, filename):
+        try:
+            stream = open(filename, 'w')
+        except IOError, e:
+            self.logger.error('Unable to create the logging file: %s' % e)
+            sys.exit(1)
+        else:
+            format = '%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(pathname)s:%(lineno)d:%(funcName)s %(message)s'
+            handler = logging.StreamHandler(stream)
+            handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(format))
+            logging.root.addHandler(handler)
+
     @classmethod
     def run(klass, args=None):
         """
diff --git a/weboob/tools/browser/browser.py b/weboob/tools/browser/browser.py
index 5448814b..d9a529e4 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/browser/browser.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/browser/browser.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class BaseBrowser(mechanize.Browser):
     }
     USER_AGENT = USER_AGENTS['desktop_firefox']
     SAVE_RESPONSES = False
-    responses_dir = None
+    responses_dirname = None
     responses_count = 0
 
     # ------ Abstract methods --------------------------------------
@@ -283,13 +283,12 @@ class BaseBrowser(mechanize.Browser):
         Save a stream to a temporary file, and log its name.
         The stream is rewinded after saving.
         """
-        if self.responses_dir is None:
-            self.responses_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='weboob/session_')
-        response_filepath = os.path.join(self.responses_dir, unicode(self.responses_count))
+        assert self.responses_dirname is not None
+        response_filepath = os.path.join(self.responses_dirname, unicode(self.responses_count))
         with open(response_filepath, 'w') as f:
             f.write(result.read())
         result.seek(0)
-        match_filepath = os.path.join(self.responses_dir, 'url_response_match.txt')
+        match_filepath = os.path.join(self.responses_dirname, 'url_response_match.txt')
         with open(match_filepath, 'a') as f:
             f.write('%s\t%s\n' % (result.geturl(), response_filepath))
         self.responses_count += 1