diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a368fc1..bd7d62f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "atty"
+version = "0.2.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d9b39be18770d11421cdb1b9947a45dd3f37e93092cbf377614828a319d5fee8"
+dependencies = [
+ "hermit-abi",
+ "libc",
+ "winapi 0.3.9",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -160,7 +171,9 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "dirs",
+ "env_logger",
  "itertools",
+ "log",
  "matrix-sdk",
  "matrix-sdk-base 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk?rev=0.1.0)",
  "matrix-sdk-common 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk?rev=0.1.0)",
@@ -308,6 +321,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "env_logger"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44533bbbb3bb3c1fa17d9f2e4e38bbbaf8396ba82193c4cb1b6445d711445d36"
+dependencies = [
+ "atty",
+ "humantime",
+ "log",
+ "regex",
+ "termcolor",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fnv"
 version = "1.0.7"
@@ -587,6 +613,15 @@ version = "1.3.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cd179ae861f0c2e53da70d892f5f3029f9594be0c41dc5269cd371691b1dc2f9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "humantime"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "df004cfca50ef23c36850aaaa59ad52cc70d0e90243c3c7737a4dd32dc7a3c4f"
+dependencies = [
+ "quick-error",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper"
 version = "0.13.7"
@@ -1141,6 +1176,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quick-error"
+version = "1.2.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a1d01941d82fa2ab50be1e79e6714289dd7cde78eba4c074bc5a4374f650dfe0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "1.0.7"
@@ -1795,6 +1836,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "termcolor"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bb6bfa289a4d7c5766392812c0a1f4c1ba45afa1ad47803c11e1f407d846d75f"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
 version = "1.0.20"
@@ -2161,6 +2211,15 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-util"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "70ec6ce85bb158151cae5e5c87f95a8e97d2c0c4b001223f33a334e3ce5de178"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi 0.3.9",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
 version = "0.4.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7c3322f..706c1e4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ keywords = ["games", "dice", "matrix", "bot"]
 categories = ["games"]
 
 [dependencies]
+log = "0.4"
+env_logger = "0.7"
 toml = "0.5"
 nom = "5"
 rand = "0.7"
diff --git a/src/bin/dicebot.rs b/src/bin/dicebot.rs
index 51875ec..9e04713 100644
--- a/src/bin/dicebot.rs
+++ b/src/bin/dicebot.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use chronicle_dicebot::bot::run_bot;
 use chronicle_dicebot::bot::Config;
+use env_logger::Env;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ fn read_config<P: Into<PathBuf>>(config_path: P) -> Result<Config, Box<dyn std::
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    env_logger::from_env(Env::default().default_filter_or("chronicle_dicebot=info")).init();
+
     let config_path = std::env::args()
         .skip(1)
         .next()
diff --git a/src/bot.rs b/src/bot.rs
index 5bc70ef..d13440a 100644
--- a/src/bot.rs
+++ b/src/bot.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::commands::parse_command;
 use dirs;
+use log::{error, info, warn};
 use matrix_sdk::{
     self,
     events::{
@@ -66,10 +67,10 @@ impl EventEmitter for DiceBot {
             }
 
             let room = room.read().await;
-            println!("Autojoining room {}", room.display_name());
+            info!("Autojoining room {}", room.display_name());
 
             match self.client.join_room_by_id(&room.room_id).await {
-                Err(e) => println!("Could not join room: {}", e.to_string()),
+                Err(e) => warn!("Could not join room: {}", e.to_string()),
                 _ => (),
             }
         }
@@ -110,12 +111,14 @@ impl EventEmitter for DiceBot {
                 NoticeMessageEventContent::html(plain, html),
             ));
 
+            info!("{} executed: {}", sender_username, msg_body);
+
             //we clone here to hold the lock for as little time as possible.
             let room_id = room.read().await.room_id.clone();
             let result = self.client.room_send(&room_id, content, None).await;
 
             match result {
-                Err(e) => println!("Error sending message: {}", e.to_string()),
+                Err(e) => error!("Error sending message: {}", e.to_string()),
                 Ok(_) => (),
             }
         }
@@ -157,10 +160,10 @@ pub async fn run_bot(config: MatrixConfig) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Err
         .login(&username, &password, None, Some("matrix dice bot"))
         .await?;
 
-    println!("Logged in as {}", username);
+    info!("Logged in as {}", username);
 
     if should_sync {
-        println!("Performing initial sync");
+        info!("Performing initial sync");
         client.sync(SyncSettings::default()).await?;
     }
 
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ pub async fn run_bot(config: MatrixConfig) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Err
     let settings = SyncSettings::default().token(token);
 
     //this keeps state from the server streaming in to the dice bot via the EventEmitter trait
-    println!("Listening for commands");
+    info!("Listening for commands");
     client.sync_forever(settings, |_| async {}).await;
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index fe4ac40..7e329f7 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ impl Command for PoolRollCommand {
 /// command was recognized.
 pub fn parse_command(s: &str) -> Result<Option<Box<dyn Command>>, String> {
     match parser::parse_command(s) {
-        //The first clause prevents bot from spamming messages to itself
-        //after executing a previous command.
         Ok((input, result)) => match (input, &result) {
+            //This clause prevents bot from spamming messages to itself
+            //after executing a previous command.
             ("", Some(_)) | (_, None) => Ok(result),
             _ => Err(format!("{}: malformed dice expression", s)),
         },