diff --git a/discord_bot.py b/discord_bot.py
index d0c7ea1..4ae92e8 100644
--- a/discord_bot.py
+++ b/discord_bot.py
@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ import dota
 import utils
 
 
-logging.basicConfig(filename='/root/develop/log/dotabot.log', level=logging.INFO)
+formatter = logging.Formatter('%(levelname)s %(name)s %(asctime)s %(message)s', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+log_handler = logging.FileHandler(utils.logger_file)
+log_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.addHandler(log_handler)
+logger.propagate = False
+
+logger.info('start bot')
 
 # bot = discord.Bot(proxy='http://127.0.0.1:1235')
 bot = discord.Bot()
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ async def send_message(channel):
     return
   for match_ in matches:
     data = dota.serialize_match_for_discord(match_)
-    logger.info(f'sending match {match_.match_id}, {data}')
+    logger.info(f"sending match {match_['match_id']}, {data}")
     await channel.send(content=data['content'], embeds=[discord.Embed.from_dict(embed) for embed in data['embeds']])
 
 @tasks.loop(minutes=1)
diff --git a/dota.py b/dota.py
index d834100..417e9d8 100644
--- a/dota.py
+++ b/dota.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import logging
 import players
 import utils
 
-
-logging.basicConfig(filename='/root/develop/log/dotabot.log', level=logging.INFO)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 86290fa..f4bab01 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import datetime
 import requests
 import logging
 
+# logger_file = '/root/develop/log/dotabot.log'
+logger_file = 'dotabot.log'
 
-logging.basicConfig(filename='/root/develop/log/dotabot.log', level=logging.INFO)
+logging.basicConfig(filename=logger_file, level=logging.INFO)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def convert_seconds_to_hms(total_seconds):