diff --git a/src/technitium-ddns.py b/src/technitium-ddns.py
index bccc796..da07e88 100644
--- a/src/technitium-ddns.py
+++ b/src/technitium-ddns.py
@@ -207,7 +207,13 @@ def pretty_print(result: Dict[str, Any]):
     logging.info(pformat(result))
 
 def main():
-    logging.basicConfig(level=LOG_LEVEL)
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=LOG_LEVEL,
+        filename=LOG_FILE,
+        format="{asctime} - {levelname} - {message}",
+        style = "{",
+        datefmt = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
+    )
 
     logging.info(f"Starting updater for {FULL_DOMAIN} (zone {ZONE}) backend={BACKEND}")
     if BACKEND not in ("HTTP_API", "RFC2136"):