diff --git a/aikido_firewall/__init__.py b/aikido_firewall/__init__.py
index 1dfe0b327..49b19264b 100644
--- a/aikido_firewall/__init__.py
+++ b/aikido_firewall/__init__.py
@@ -2,9 +2,19 @@
 Aggregates from the different modules
 """
 
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
 # Import sources
 import aikido_firewall.sources.django
 import aikido_firewall.sources.flask
 
 # Import middleware
 import aikido_firewall.middleware.django
+
+# Import logger
+from aikido_firewall.helpers.logging import logger
+
+# Load environment variables
+load_dotenv()
+
+logger.info("Aikido python firewall started")
diff --git a/aikido_firewall/helpers/__init__.py b/aikido_firewall/helpers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/aikido_firewall/helpers/logging.py b/aikido_firewall/helpers/logging.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f7a47938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aikido_firewall/helpers/logging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""
+Logging helper, this will create and set logging
+"""
+
+import logging
+import sys
+import os
+
+
+APPLICATION_NAME = "aikido_firewall"
+
+# Set log level
+aikido_debug_env = os.getenv("AIKIDO_DEBUG")
+LOG_LEVEL = logging.INFO
+if aikido_debug_env is not None:
+    debug = aikido_debug_env.lower() in ["true", "1"]
+    LOG_LEVEL = logging.DEBUG if debug else logging.INFO
+
+# Create a logger
+logger = logging.getLogger(APPLICATION_NAME)
+
+# Configure format
+fmt = logging.Formatter("%(name)s: %(asctime)s | %(levelname)s > %(message)s")
+# Get stdout handler
+stdout = logging.StreamHandler(stream=sys.stdout)
+stdout.setLevel(LOG_LEVEL)
+stdout.setFormatter(fmt)
+logger.addHandler(stdout)
+
+# Configure logger
+logger.setLevel(LOG_LEVEL)
+logger.debug("Created logger")
diff --git a/aikido_firewall/middleware/django.py b/aikido_firewall/middleware/django.py
index d855848aa..c5fe8bf2b 100644
--- a/aikido_firewall/middleware/django.py
+++ b/aikido_firewall/middleware/django.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 uses headers, body, etc. as sources
 """
 
-import logging
+from aikido_firewall.helpers.logging import logger
 
 
 class AikidoMiddleware:
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ def __init__(self, get_response):
         self.get_response = get_response
 
     def __call__(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        logging.critical("[AIK] Aikido middleware : call")
+        logger.debug("Aikido middleware for `django` was called : __call__")
         return self.get_response(request)
 
     def process_exception(self, request, exception):
         """
         Do something when an exception occurs whilst django is processing a request
         """
-        logging.critical("[AIK] Aikido middleware : exception")
+        logger.debug("Aikido middleware for `django` was called : process_exception")
 
     def process_request(self, request):
         """
         executed during the request phase of the Django request-response cycle.
         """
-        logging.critical("[AIK] Aikido middleware : request")
+        logger.debug("Aikido middleware for `django` was called : process_request")
diff --git a/aikido_firewall/sources/django.py b/aikido_firewall/sources/django.py
index e6d89ad1c..f68d2a2b8 100644
--- a/aikido_firewall/sources/django.py
+++ b/aikido_firewall/sources/django.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 """
 
 import importhook
+from aikido_firewall.helpers.logging import logger
+
 
 AIKIDO_MIDDLEWARE_ADDR = "aikido_firewall.middleware.django.AikidoMiddleware"
 
@@ -19,5 +21,5 @@ def on_django_import(django):
 
     # pylint: disable=no-member
     setattr(modified_django.settings, "MIDDLEWARE", new_middleware_array)
-    print("[AIK] Modified Django")
+    logger.debug("Wrapped `django` module")
     return modified_django
diff --git a/aikido_firewall/sources/flask.py b/aikido_firewall/sources/flask.py
index 0fa2b7d67..5507fa1ad 100644
--- a/aikido_firewall/sources/flask.py
+++ b/aikido_firewall/sources/flask.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 import copy
 from importlib.metadata import version
-import logging
 import importhook
+from aikido_firewall.helpers.logging import logger
 
 
 class AikidoMiddleware:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def __init__(self, app):
         self.app = app
 
     def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
-        logging.critical("[AIK] Aikido middleware is working")
+        logger.debug("Aikido middleware for `flask` was called")
         response = self.app(environ, start_response)
         return response
 
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ def on_flask_import(flask):
 
     def aikido_flask_init(_self, *args, **kwargs):
         prev_flask_init(_self, *args, **kwargs)
-        print("[AIK] Flask version : ", version("flask"))
+        logger.debug("Wrapper - `flask` version : %s", version("flask"))
         _self.wsgi_app = AikidoMiddleware(_self.wsgi_app)
-        print(_self)
 
     # pylint: disable=no-member
     setattr(modified_flask.Flask, "__init__", aikido_flask_init)
-    print("[AIK] Modified flask")
+    logger.debug("Wrapped `flask` module")
     return modified_flask
diff --git a/docs/logging.md b/docs/logging.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3f016901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/logging.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Logging
+Aikido by default uses the `INFO` logging level, if you want debug messages from aikido,
+Set the `AIKIDO_DEBUG` environment variable. Like so :
+```env
+AIKIDO_DEBUG=True
+```
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 4cefad54a..9d59105a8 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -204,6 +204,20 @@ tomlkit = ">=0.10.1"
 spelling = ["pyenchant (>=3.2,<4.0)"]
 testutils = ["gitpython (>3)"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "python-dotenv"
+version = "1.0.1"
+description = "Read key-value pairs from a .env file and set them as environment variables"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
+files = [
+    {file = "python-dotenv-1.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e324ee90a023d808f1959c46bcbc04446a10ced277783dc6ee09987c37ec10ca"},
+    {file = "python_dotenv-1.0.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:f7b63ef50f1b690dddf550d03497b66d609393b40b564ed0d674909a68ebf16a"},
+]
+
+[package.extras]
+cli = ["click (>=5.0)"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tomlkit"
 version = "0.13.0"
@@ -218,4 +232,4 @@ files = [
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.12"
-content-hash = "9eb7e93a0a3575f48f3e4590a1cd7f0b25608fc0e0b632d36e012a2742e95c10"
+content-hash = "40aa90d1427e491a0cef152180c3fe8139d360d8caab01610185754c11fd65a5"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 88739bb6b..df407dbab 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.12"
 importhook = "^1.0.9"
+python-dotenv = "^1.0.1"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 black = "^24.4.2"