diff --git a/smart-house-web/backend/src/lib.rs b/smart-house-web/backend/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fba8d83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smart-house-web/backend/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+pub fn init_logger() {
+    use tracing_subscriber::{Layer, layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt};
+
+    let layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
+        .with_thread_names(true)
+        .with_file(false)
+        .with_line_number(false)
+        .compact()
+        .boxed();
+    if let Err(e) = tracing_subscriber::registry().with(vec![layer]).try_init() {
+        eprintln!("Logger initialization failed: {:?}", e);
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    } else {
+        tracing::trace!("Logger succesfully initialized");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/smart-house-web/backend/src/main.rs b/smart-house-web/backend/src/main.rs
index 395ac74..339cd95 100644
--- a/smart-house-web/backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/smart-house-web/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-use tracing::info;
+use backend::init_logger;
 
 fn main() {
-    // tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
-    let _s = tracing_subscriber::fmt()
-        .event_format(tracing_subscriber::fmt::format().compact())
-        .init();
-    info!("logger initialized");
+    init_logger();
     println!("Hello, world!");
 }