diff --git a/pisa/__init__.py b/pisa/__init__.py
index 8aa5441..e136c76 100644
--- a/pisa/__init__.py
+++ b/pisa/__init__.py
@@ -6,8 +6,22 @@ import pisa.conf as conf
 HOST = 'localhost'
 PORT = 9814
 
-# Configure logging
-logging.basicConfig(format='%(message)s', level=logging.INFO, handlers=[
-    logging.FileHandler(conf.SERVER_LOG_FILE),
-    logging.StreamHandler()
-])
+# Create the file logger
+f_logger = logging.getLogger('pisa_file_log')
+f_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+fh = logging.FileHandler(conf.SERVER_LOG_FILE)
+fh.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+fh_formatter = logging.Formatter('%(message)s')
+fh.setFormatter(fh_formatter)
+f_logger.addHandler(fh)
+
+# Create the console logger
+c_logger = logging.getLogger('pisa_console_log')
+c_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+ch = logging.StreamHandler()
+ch.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+ch_formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(message)s', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+ch.setFormatter(ch_formatter)
+c_logger.addHandler(ch)
diff --git a/pisa/logger.py b/pisa/logger.py
index e6a1f4e..b698cfa 100644
--- a/pisa/logger.py
+++ b/pisa/logger.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import logging
 import time
 import json
 
+from pisa import f_logger, c_logger
+
 
 class StructuredMessage(object):
     def __init__(self, message, **kwargs):
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ class StructuredMessage(object):
         self.kwargs = kwargs
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return json.dumps({**self.kwargs, "message": self.message, "time": self.time})
+        return {**self.kwargs, "message": self.message, "time": self.time}
 
 
 class Logger(object):
@@ -20,14 +21,24 @@ class Logger(object):
     def _add_prefix(self, msg):
         return msg if self.actor is None else "[{}] {}".format(self.actor, msg)
 
+    def create_console_message(self, msg, **kwargs):
+        return StructuredMessage(self._add_prefix(msg), actor=self.actor, **kwargs).message
+
+    def create_file_message(self, msg, **kwargs):
+        return json.dumps(StructuredMessage(msg, actor=self.actor, **kwargs).__str__())
+
     def info(self, msg, **kwargs):
-        logging.info(StructuredMessage(self._add_prefix(msg), actor=self.actor, **kwargs))
+        f_logger.info(self.create_file_message(msg, **kwargs))
+        c_logger.info(self.create_console_message(msg, **kwargs))
 
     def debug(self, msg, **kwargs):
-        logging.debug(StructuredMessage(self._add_prefix(msg), actor=self.actor, **kwargs))
+        f_logger.debug(self.create_file_message(msg, **kwargs))
+        c_logger.debug(self.create_console_message(msg, **kwargs))
 
     def error(self, msg, **kwargs):
-        logging.error(StructuredMessage(self._add_prefix(msg), actor=self.actor, **kwargs))
+        f_logger.error(self.create_file_message(msg, **kwargs))
+        c_logger.error(self.create_console_message(msg, **kwargs))
 
     def warning(self, msg, **kwargs):
-        logging.warning(StructuredMessage(self._add_prefix(msg), actor=self.actor, **kwargs))
+        f_logger.warning(self.create_file_message(msg, **kwargs))
+        c_logger.warning(self.create_console_message(msg, **kwargs))