diff --git a/annotation_tool/settings/production.py b/annotation_tool/settings/production.py
index 7d02fc70..497c96c6 100644
--- a/annotation_tool/settings/production.py
+++ b/annotation_tool/settings/production.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+import sys
 from .base import *
 
 # Enable csrf in production
@@ -6,3 +8,29 @@
 )
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS.append('annotate.gate.ac.uk')
+
+
+LOGGING = {
+   'version': 1,
+   'disable_existing_loggers': False,
+   'formatters': {
+       'verbose': {
+           'format': '%(asctime)s %(name)-12s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s',
+       },
+   },
+   'handlers': {
+       'console': {
+           'level': 'INFO',
+           'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
+           'stream': sys.stdout,
+           'formatter': 'verbose'
+       },
+   },
+   'loggers': {
+       '': {
+           'handlers': ['console'],
+           'level': 'INFO',
+           'propagate': True,
+       },
+   },
+}
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diff --git a/annotation_tool/settings/staging.py b/annotation_tool/settings/staging.py
index f445008a..fd12fd10 100644
--- a/annotation_tool/settings/staging.py
+++ b/annotation_tool/settings/staging.py
@@ -6,3 +6,28 @@
 )
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS.append('annotate-test.gate.ac.uk')
+
+LOGGING = {
+   'version': 1,
+   'disable_existing_loggers': False,
+   'formatters': {
+       'verbose': {
+           'format': '%(asctime)s %(name)-12s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s',
+       },
+   },
+   'handlers': {
+       'console': {
+           'level': 'INFO',
+           'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
+           'stream': sys.stdout,
+           'formatter': 'verbose'
+       },
+   },
+   'loggers': {
+       '': {
+           'handlers': ['console'],
+           'level': 'INFO',
+           'propagate': True,
+       },
+   },
+}
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