diff --git a/src/core/config.py b/src/core/config.py
index 989b59c..88b6798 100644
--- a/src/core/config.py
+++ b/src/core/config.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     PROJECT_NAME: str = "mAIcro"
     VERSION: str = "0.1.0"
     API_V1_STR: str = "/api/v1"
+    LOG_LEVEL: str = "INFO"
+    LOG_FORMAT: str = "%(asctime)s | %(levelname)s | %(name)s | %(message)s"
 
     ORG_NAME: str = "MicroClub"
     ORG_DESCRIPTION: Optional[str] = "A generic organization using mAIcro"
diff --git a/src/core/llm_provider.py b/src/core/llm_provider.py
index 2160d2e..e058729 100644
--- a/src/core/llm_provider.py
+++ b/src/core/llm_provider.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ConfigurationError(ValueError):
     """Raised when model providers are misconfigured."""
 
 
-_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class RateLimitExceeded(Exception):
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def _invoke(prompt: str):
         try:
             return _invoke_with_rate_limit_retries(primary_llm, prompt)
         except RateLimitExceeded:
-            _LOGGER.warning(
+            logger.warning(
                 "Primary Gemini model rate-limited after %s attempts; switching to fallback.",
                 settings.LLM_MAX_PRIMARY_ATTEMPTS,
             )
diff --git a/src/core/logging_config.py b/src/core/logging_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eba727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/logging_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import logging
+import sys
+from core.config import settings
+
+def setup_logging():
+    """Centralized logging configuration."""
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=getattr(logging, settings.LOG_LEVEL.upper(), logging.INFO),
+        format=settings.LOG_FORMAT,
+        handlers=[
+            logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+        ],
+        force=True  # Ensure that the root logger is reset and configured correctly
+    )
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 294c615..76b3bfa 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
 from core.discord_listener import run_discord_listener
 from core.ingestion import ingest_from_discord, run_startup_audit
 import logging
+from core.logging_config import setup_logging
+
+setup_logging()
 
-logging.basicConfig(
-    level=logging.INFO,
-    format="%(asctime)s | %(levelname)s | %(name)s | %(message)s",
-)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)