diff --git a/config/log.go b/config/log.go
index c660f84..9c5d66d 100644
--- a/config/log.go
+++ b/config/log.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
@@ -20,10 +21,12 @@ func InitLogging() *os.File {
 		  log.Fatalf("Error opening log file: %v", err)
 		  os.Exit(1)
 		}
-
-		// set logging to file handle
-		log.SetOutput(fileHandle)
 	}
 
+	// create a MultiWriter instance so we can write to both console AND file
+	mw := io.MultiWriter(os.Stdout, fileHandle)
+	// set our multiwriter object as the output for logging
+	log.SetOutput(mw)
+
 	return fileHandle
 }