diff --git a/cpdctrl/cpdctrl_interactive.py b/cpdctrl/cpdctrl_interactive.py
index ad7563d..9377f3f 100644
--- a/cpdctrl/cpdctrl_interactive.py
+++ b/cpdctrl/cpdctrl_interactive.py
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ Enter 'help()' for a list of commands""")
     args = vars(parser.parse_args())
     from os import environ
 
+    # Load config file
     if path.isfile(cfilename):
         config_path = cfilename
     elif 'XDG_CONFIG_HOME' in environ.keys():
@@ -298,6 +299,18 @@ Enter 'help()' for a list of commands""")
     config_file = ConfigFile(config_path, init_values=settings)
     load_settings()
 
+    # setup logging
+    log_path = path.expanduser(config_file.get_or("path_log", "~/.cache/cpdctrl-interactive.log"))
+    makedirs(path.dirname(log_path), exist_ok=True)
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=logging.WARN,
+        format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] [%(name)s] %(message)s",
+        handlers=[
+            logging.FileHandler(log_path),
+            logging.StreamHandler()
+        ]
+    )
+
     if not path.isdir(settings["datadir"]):
         makedirs(settings["datadir"])