diff --git a/config/config.yaml b/config/config.yaml
index c95ccfc..6b302bc 100644
--- a/config/config.yaml
+++ b/config/config.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ database:
 # AlpineBits Python config
 # Use annotatedyaml for secrets and environment-specific overrides
 
+logger:
+  level: "INFO"  # Set to DEBUG for more verbose output
+  file: "alpinebits.log"  # Log file path, or null for console only
+
 alpine_bits_auth:
   - hotel_id: "39054_001"
     hotel_name: "Bemelmans Post"
diff --git a/src/alpine_bits_python/api.py b/src/alpine_bits_python/api.py
index 6a50647..a09a0ad 100644
--- a/src/alpine_bits_python/api.py
+++ b/src/alpine_bits_python/api.py
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
 
     try:
         config = load_config()
-    except Exception as e:
-        _LOGGER.error(f"Failed to load config: {e!s}")
+    except Exception:
+        _LOGGER.exception("Failed to load config: ")
         config = {}
 
     DATABASE_URL = get_database_url(config)
-    engine = create_async_engine(DATABASE_URL, echo=True)
+    engine = create_async_engine(DATABASE_URL, echo=False)
     AsyncSessionLocal = async_sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
 
     app.state.engine = engine
diff --git a/src/alpine_bits_python/config_loader.py b/src/alpine_bits_python/config_loader.py
index 2da722f..cf30873 100644
--- a/src/alpine_bits_python/config_loader.py
+++ b/src/alpine_bits_python/config_loader.py
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from annotatedyaml.loader import (
-    Secrets,
-)
-from annotatedyaml.loader import (
-    load_yaml as load_annotated_yaml,
-)
+from annotatedyaml.loader import Secrets
+from annotatedyaml.loader import load_yaml as load_annotated_yaml
 from voluptuous import (
     PREVENT_EXTRA,
     All,
@@ -21,6 +17,15 @@ from voluptuous import (
 database_schema = Schema({Required("url"): str}, extra=PREVENT_EXTRA)
 
 
+logger_schema = Schema(
+    {
+        Required("level"): str,
+        Optional("file"): str,  # If not provided, log to console
+    },
+    extra=PREVENT_EXTRA,
+)
+
+
 hotel_auth_schema = Schema(
     {
         Required("hotel_id"): str,
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ config_schema = Schema(
     {
         Required("database"): database_schema,
         Required("alpine_bits_auth"): basic_auth_schema,
+        Optional("logger", default={"level": "INFO", "file": None}): logger_schema,
     },
     extra=PREVENT_EXTRA,
 )
@@ -52,7 +58,7 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE = "config.yaml"
 class Config:
     def __init__(
         self,
-        config_folder: str | Path = None,
+        config_folder: str | Path | None = None,
         config_name: str = DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE,
         testing_mode: bool = False,
     ):