diff --git a/delojza.py b/delojza.py
index c2a1c87..15736d2 100755
--- a/delojza.py
+++ b/delojza.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class DelojzaDB:
 class DelojzaBot:
     def __init__(self, tg_api_key, out_dir, tmp_dir=None, db_path=None, protected_password=None,
                  acoustid_key=None, tumblr_name=None, tumblr_keys=None, markov=None):
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger("delojza")
+        self._setup_logging(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
 
         self.db = DelojzaDB(db_path or os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "delojza.db"))
 
@@ -124,6 +124,29 @@ class DelojzaBot:
         self.last_downloaded = {}
         self.last_hashtags = {}
 
+    def _setup_logging(self, log_path):
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger("delojza")
+        self.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+        ch = logging.StreamHandler()
+        ch.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+        dfh = logging.FileHandler(log_path + "/delojza.log")
+        dfh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s')
+
+        ch.setFormatter(formatter)
+        dfh.setFormatter(formatter)
+
+        self.logger.addHandler(ch)
+        self.logger.addHandler(dfh)
+
+    def _log_msg(self, update):
+        from_user = update.message.from_user
+        self.logger.debug(f"Received from {from_user.username or (from_user.first_name + from_user.last_name)}"
+                          f" ({update.message.chat.id}): " + (update.message.text or "<NONE>"))
+
     @staticmethod
     def ytdl_can(url):
         ies = youtube_dl.extractor.gen_extractors()
@@ -460,8 +483,7 @@ class DelojzaBot:
         return ytdl_res or raw_res
 
     def tg_handle(self, bot, update):
-        self.logger.debug(f"Received from: {update.message.from_user} ({update.message.chat.id}): " +
-                          update.message.text)
+        self._log_msg(update)
         hashtags = self._get_hashtags(update.message)
         if hashtags:
             url_res = self.handle_urls(update.message, self._get_hashtags(update.message))
@@ -491,6 +513,7 @@ class DelojzaBot:
                                   os.listdir(self.out_dir))))
 
     def tg_stats(self, _, update):
+        self._log_msg(update)
         self.db.initialize()
         if update.message.chat.id not in self.db.get_protected_chats():
             update.message.reply_text((self.markov.make_sentence() + "!") if self.markov and random() > .7 else "nope.")
@@ -533,6 +556,7 @@ class DelojzaBot:
         return sorted(result, key=itemgetter(0))
 
     def tg_orphan(self, _, update):
+        self._log_msg(update)
         self.db.initialize()
         if update.message.chat.id not in self.db.get_protected_chats():
             update.message.reply_text((self.markov.make_sentence() + "!") if self.markov and random() > .7 else "nope.")
@@ -545,6 +569,7 @@ class DelojzaBot:
                                       ", ".join(map(itemgetter(0), orphans)))
 
     def tg_orphan_full(self, _, update):
+        self._log_msg(update)
         self.db.initialize()
         if update.message.chat.id not in self.db.get_protected_chats():
             update.message.reply_text((self.markov.make_sentence() + "!") if self.markov and random() > .7 else "nope.")
@@ -564,6 +589,7 @@ class DelojzaBot:
                 update.message.reply_text(tmp_reply)
 
     def tg_retag(self, _, update):
+        self._log_msg(update)
         if self.last_downloaded.get(update.message.chat.id) is not None and " - " in update.message.text:
             files, hashtags, tumblr_ids = self.last_downloaded[update.message.chat.id]
             mp3s = [filename for filename in files if filename.endswith("mp3")]
@@ -579,6 +605,7 @@ class DelojzaBot:
         update.message.reply_text((self.markov.make_sentence() if self.markov and random() > .7 else "") + "???")
 
     def tg_delete(self, _, update):
+        self._log_msg(update)
         if self.last_downloaded.get(update.message.chat.id) is not None:
             files, hashtags, tumblr_ids = self.last_downloaded[update.message.chat.id]
             for file in files:
@@ -604,6 +631,7 @@ class DelojzaBot:
         update.message.reply_text("Nothing to remove!")
 
     def tg_protect(self, _, update):
+        self._log_msg(update)
         self.db.initialize()
 
         msg_split = update.message.text.split(" ")
@@ -646,12 +674,14 @@ class DelojzaBot:
 
     # noinspection PyMethodMayBeStatic
     def tg_version(self, _, update):
+        self._log_msg(update)
         delojza_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime(os.path.realpath(__file__))) \
             .strftime('%Y/%m/%d - %H:%M:%S')
         update.message.reply_text("delojza modified date: {}\nyoutube-dl version: {}"
                                   .format(delojza_date, YTDL_VERSION))
 
     def tg_start(self, _, update):
+        self._log_msg(update)
         update.message.reply_text(self.markov.make_sentence() if self.markov else "HELLO")
 
     def tg_error(self, bot, update, error):