diff --git a/backend/api/Configurations/ConfigurationBuilderExtensions.cs b/backend/api/Configurations/ConfigurationBuilderExtensions.cs
index 8ed6a198e..ba533158f 100644
--- a/backend/api/Configurations/ConfigurationBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/backend/api/Configurations/ConfigurationBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -29,5 +29,20 @@ public static void AddAzureEnvironmentVariables(this WebApplicationBuilder build
                 Console.WriteLine("'AZURE_TENANT_ID' set to " + tenantId);
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Configures the logger used by the application
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="builder"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static void ConfigureLogger(this WebApplicationBuilder builder)
+        {
+            builder.Logging.AddSimpleConsole(options =>
+            {
+                options.IncludeScopes = true;
+                options.TimestampFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss - ";
+                options.ColorBehavior = Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.LoggerColorBehavior.Enabled;
+            });
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/api/Program.cs b/backend/api/Program.cs
index 1e704b165..766863c54 100644
--- a/backend/api/Program.cs
+++ b/backend/api/Program.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
 builder.AddAzureEnvironmentVariables();
+builder.ConfigureLogger();
 
 builder.Services.ConfigureDatabase(builder.Configuration);