diff --git a/src/controllers/challenges.js b/src/controllers/challenges.js
index bb1eff241d..4dd06e87ac 100644
--- a/src/controllers/challenges.js
+++ b/src/controllers/challenges.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var shared = require('habitrpg-shared');
 var User = require('./../models/user').model;
 var Group = require('./../models/group').model;
 var Challenge = require('./../models/challenge').model;
+var logging = require('./../logging');
 var csv = require('express-csv');
 var api = module.exports;
 
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ api.update = function(req, res){
       // Compare whether any changes have been made to tasks. If so, we'll want to sync those changes to subscribers
       if (before.isOutdated(req.body)) {
         User.find({_id: {$in: saved.members}}, function(err, users){
-          console.log('Challenge updated, sync to subscribers');
+          logging.info('Challenge updated, sync to subscribers');
           if (err) throw err;
           _.each(users, function(user){
             saved.syncToUser(user);
diff --git a/src/controllers/user.js b/src/controllers/user.js
index f0f1f72cbe..a44f5937da 100644
--- a/src/controllers/user.js
+++ b/src/controllers/user.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var sanitize = validator.sanitize;
 var User = require('./../models/user').model;
 var Group = require('./../models/group').model;
 var Challenge = require('./../models/challenge').model;
+var logging = require('./../logging');
 var acceptablePUTPaths;
 var api = module.exports;
 
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ api.buyGemsPaypalIPN = function(req, res, next) {
         user.balance += 5;
         //user.purchased.ads = true;
         user.save();
-        console.log('PayPal transaction completed and user updated');
+        logging.info('PayPal transaction completed and user updated');
       });
     }
   });
@@ -518,4 +519,4 @@ api.batchUpdate = function(req, res, next) {
       res.json(200, {_v: response._v});
     }
   });
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/middleware.js b/src/middleware.js
index 19ada70aaf..781b6f7202 100644
--- a/src/middleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
 var User = require('./models/user').model
 var limiter = require('connect-ratelimit');
+var logging = require('./logging');
 
 module.exports.apiThrottle = function(app) {
   app.use(limiter({
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports.apiThrottle = function(app) {
       }
     }
   })).use(function(req,res,next){
-    //console.log(res.ratelimit);
+    //logging.info(res.ratelimit);
     if (res.ratelimit.exceeded) return res.json(429,{err:'Rate limit exceeded'});
     next();
   });
@@ -92,15 +93,15 @@ var getManifestFiles = function(page){
   var css = '';
 
   _.each(files.css, function(file){
-    css += '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="' + getBuildUrl(file) + '">'; 
+    css += '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="' + getBuildUrl(file) + '">';
   });
 
   if(nconf.get('NODE_ENV') === 'production'){
-    return css + '<script type="text/javascript" src="' + getBuildUrl(page + '.js') + '"></script>'; 
+    return css + '<script type="text/javascript" src="' + getBuildUrl(page + '.js') + '"></script>';
   }else{
     var results = css;
     _.each(files.js, function(file){
-      results += '<script type="text/javascript" src="' + getBuildUrl(file) + '"></script>'; 
+      results += '<script type="text/javascript" src="' + getBuildUrl(file) + '"></script>';
     });
     return results;
   }
@@ -184,16 +185,16 @@ var getUserLanguage = function(req, callback){
       }
     });
   }else{
-    return callback(null, _.find(avalaibleLanguages, {code: getFromBrowser()}));    
+    return callback(null, _.find(avalaibleLanguages, {code: getFromBrowser()}));
   }
 }
 
 module.exports.locals = function(req, res, next) {
   getUserLanguage(req, function(err, language){
-    if(err) return res.json(500, {err: err});    
+    if(err) return res.json(500, {err: err});
 
     language.momentLang = (momentLangs[language.code] || undefined);
-    
+
     res.locals.habitrpg = {
       NODE_ENV: nconf.get('NODE_ENV'),
       BASE_URL: nconf.get('BASE_URL'),
@@ -209,11 +210,11 @@ module.exports.locals = function(req, res, next) {
         var string = translations[language.code][stringName];
         if(!string) return _.template(translations[language.code].stringNotFound, {string: stringName});
 
-        return vars === undefined ? string : _.template(string, vars);    
+        return vars === undefined ? string : _.template(string, vars);
       },
       siteVersion: siteVersion
     }
 
-    next(); 
+    next();
   });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/apiv1.js b/src/routes/apiv1.js
index 53207631d2..ce09e8a24a 100644
--- a/src/routes/apiv1.js
+++ b/src/routes/apiv1.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var icalendar = require('icalendar');
 var api = require('./../controllers/user');
 var auth = require('./../controllers/auth');
 var middleware = require('../middleware');
+var logging = require('./../logging');
 
 /* ---------- Deprecated API ------------*/
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ var batchUpdate = function(req, res, next) {
     req.body = action.data;
     res.send = res.json = function(code, data) {
       if (_.isNumber(code) && code >= 400) {
-        console.error({
+        logging.error({
           code: code,
           data: data
         });
@@ -168,4 +169,4 @@ router.get('*', deprecated);
 router.post('*', deprecated);
 router.put('*', deprecated);
 
-module.exports = router;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/src/seed.js b/src/seed.js
index becd3cf94b..111dfee1df 100644
--- a/src/seed.js
+++ b/src/seed.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require('coffee-script') // for habitrpg-shared
 var nconf = require('nconf');
 var utils = require('./utils');
+var logging = require('./logging');
 utils.setupConfig();
 var async = require('async');
 var mongoose = require('mongoose');
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ async.waterfall([
     Group.findById('habitrpg', cb);
   },
   function(tavern, cb){
-    console.log({tavern:tavern,cb:cb});
+    logging.info({tavern:tavern,cb:cb});
     if (!tavern) {
       tavern = new Group({
         _id: 'habitrpg',
@@ -31,6 +32,6 @@ async.waterfall([
   }
 ],function(err){
   if (err) throw err;
-  console.log("Done initializing database");
+  logging.info("Done initializing database");
   mongoose.disconnect();
 })
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 8d95852ad0..d428beae8f 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var cluster = require("cluster");
 var _ = require('lodash');
 var nconf = require('nconf');
 var utils = require('./utils');
+var logging = require('./logging');
 utils.setupConfig();
 
 var isProd = nconf.get('NODE_ENV') === 'production';
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ if (cluster.isMaster && (isDev || isProd)) {
 
   cluster.on('exit', function(worker, code, signal) {
     var w = cluster.fork(); // replace the dead worker
-    console.error('[%s] [master:%s] worker:%s disconnect! new worker:%s fork', new Date(), process.pid, worker.process.pid, w.process.pid);
+    logging.error('[%s] [master:%s] worker:%s disconnect! new worker:%s fork', new Date(), process.pid, worker.process.pid, w.process.pid);
   });
 
 } else {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ if (cluster.isMaster && (isDev || isProd)) {
   require('./models/challenge');
   mongoose.connect(nconf.get('NODE_DB_URI'), {auto_reconnect:true}, function(err) {
       if (err) throw err;
-      console.info('Connected with Mongoose');
+      logging.info('Connected with Mongoose');
   });
 
 
@@ -141,8 +142,8 @@ if (cluster.isMaster && (isDev || isProd)) {
 
   server.on('request', app);
   server.listen(app.get("port"), function() {
-    return console.log("Express server listening on port " + app.get("port"));
+    return logging.info("Express server listening on port " + app.get("port"));
   });
 
   module.exports = server;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index eacb9e7c59..f4020694d6 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
 var nconf = require('nconf');
 var crypto = require('crypto');
 var path = require("path");
+var logging = require('./logging');
 
 module.exports.sendEmail = function(mailData) {
   var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport("SMTP",{
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ module.exports.sendEmail = function(mailData) {
     }
   });
   smtpTransport.sendMail(mailData, function(error, response){
-    if(error) console.log(error);
-    else console.log("Message sent: " + response.message);
+    if(error) logging.error(error);
+    else logging.info("Message sent: " + response.message);
     smtpTransport.close(); // shut down the connection pool, no more messages
   });
 }
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ module.exports.setupConfig = function(){
 //      // * https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/heap-profiling
 //      // * https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/memory-analysis-101
 //      agent = require('webkit-devtools-agent');
-//      console.log("To debug memory leaks:" +
+//      logging.info("To debug memory leaks:" +
 //          "\n\t(1) Run `kill -SIGUSR2 " + process.pid + "`" +
 //          "\n\t(2) open http://c4milo.github.com/node-webkit-agent/21.0.1180.57/inspector.html?host=localhost:1337&page=0");
 //  }
@@ -75,9 +76,9 @@ module.exports.errorHandler = function(err, req, res, next) {
     subject: "HabitRPG Error",
     text: stack
   });
-  console.error(stack);
+  logging.error(stack);
   var message = err.message ? err.message : err;
   message =  (message.length < 200) ? message : message.substring(0,100) + message.substring(message.length-100,message.length);
   res.json(500,{err:message}); //res.end(err.message);
   process.exit(0);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}