diff --git a/src/server/api/admin_api.py b/src/server/api/admin_api.py
index 76905705..4e2cb1a4 100644
--- a/src/server/api/admin_api.py
+++ b/src/server/api/admin_api.py
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ def upload_csv():
             try:
                 validate_and_arrange_upload(file)
             except Exception as e:
-                current_app.logger.exception(e)
+                current_app.logger.error(e)
             finally:
                 file.close()
+        else:
+            current_app.logger.error("File of bad format")
 
     return redirect(request.origin)
 
diff --git a/src/server/app.py b/src/server/app.py
index fb5d6246..f0cbe3e6 100644
--- a/src/server/app.py
+++ b/src/server/app.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import os
+import logging
 
 from flask import Flask
-
 from flask_jwt_extended import JWTManager
 
+
 try:   
     from secrets_dict import JWT_SECRET, APP_SECRET_KEY
 except ImportError:   
@@ -46,12 +47,15 @@
 app.register_blueprint(user_api)
 app.register_blueprint(internal_api)
 
-app.logger.setLevel('INFO')  # By default, Docker appears to set at INFO but VSCode at WARNING 
+logging.basicConfig(filename='error.log', level=logging.ERROR, format=f'%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s : %(message)s')
 
 # init_db_schema.start(connection)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import logging
+
+
     FLASK_PORT = os.getenv("FLASK_PORT", None)
 
     # create_app()