diff --git a/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/logging.properties b/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/logging.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8fd21a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/logging.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+handlers= java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
+
+java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = ALL
+java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter = net.java.sip.communicator.util.ScLogFormatter
+
+net.java.sip.communicator.util.ScLogFormatter.programname=Jicofo
+
+.level=INFO
+net.sf.level=SEVERE
+net.java.sip.communicator.plugin.reconnectplugin.level=FINE
+org.ice4j.level=SEVERE
+org.jitsi.impl.neomedia.level=SEVERE
+
+# Do not worry about missing strings
+net.java.sip.communicator.service.resources.AbstractResourcesService.level=SEVERE
+
+#net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.level=ALL
+
+# Enable debug packets logging
+#org.jitsi.impl.protocol.xmpp.level=FINE
+
diff --git a/jicofo/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config b/jicofo/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
index 96baa86..8e7b0f4 100644
--- a/jicofo/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
+++ b/jicofo/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
 
 if [[ ! -f /config/sip-communicator.properties ]]; then
-    cp /defaults/sip-communicator.properties /config
+    tpl /defaults/sip-communicator.properties > /config/sip-communicator.properties
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f /config/logging.properties ]]; then
+    cp /defaults/logging.properties /config
 fi
 
diff --git a/jicofo/rootfs/etc/services.d/jicofo/run b/jicofo/rootfs/etc/services.d/jicofo/run
index f3688ff..5c6b453 100644
--- a/jicofo/rootfs/etc/services.d/jicofo/run
+++ b/jicofo/rootfs/etc/services.d/jicofo/run
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
 
-JAVA_SYS_PROPS="-Dnet.java.sip.communicator.SC_HOME_DIR_LOCATION=/ -Dnet.java.sip.communicator.SC_HOME_DIR_NAME=config"
+JAVA_SYS_PROPS="-Dnet.java.sip.communicator.SC_HOME_DIR_LOCATION=/ -Dnet.java.sip.communicator.SC_HOME_DIR_NAME=config -Djava.util.logging.config.file=/config/logging.properties"
 DAEMON=/usr/share/jicofo/jicofo.sh
 DAEMON_DIR=/usr/share/jicofo/
 DAEMON_OPTS="--domain=$XMPP_DOMAIN --host=$XMPP_SERVER --secret=$JICOFO_COMPONENT_SECRET --user_name=$JICOFO_AUTH_USER --user_domain=$XMPP_AUTH_DOMAIN --user_password=$JICOFO_AUTH_PASSWORD"