diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ebd30895..70bef39d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ config/db/db.sqlite3
 config/settings.json
 
 # logs
-config/logs/*.log
+config/logs/*.log*
 
 # dist files
 dist
diff --git a/server/logger.ts b/server/logger.ts
index e865163c..06c7d025 100644
--- a/server/logger.ts
+++ b/server/logger.ts
@@ -16,15 +16,23 @@ const hformat = winston.format.printf(
 const logger = winston.createLogger({
   level: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || 'debug',
   format: winston.format.combine(
-    winston.format.colorize(),
     winston.format.splat(),
     winston.format.timestamp(),
     hformat
   ),
   transports: [
-    new winston.transports.Console(),
+    new winston.transports.Console({
+      format: winston.format.combine(
+        winston.format.colorize(),
+        winston.format.splat(),
+        winston.format.timestamp(),
+        hformat
+      ),
+    }),
     new winston.transports.File({
       filename: path.join(__dirname, '../config/logs/overseerr.log'),
+      maxsize: 20971520,
+      maxFiles: 6,
     }),
   ],
 });