diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index ba5f1c1..c09fa11 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
 from cogs.utils import config
 import traceback
+import logging
 
 extensions = ['cogs.interaction',
               'cogs.core',
@@ -15,7 +16,11 @@ extensions = ['cogs.interaction',
               'cogs.overwatch']
 
 bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix=config.commandPrefix, description=config.botDescription, pm_help=True)
-
+logger = logging.getLogger('discord')
+logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+handler = logging.FileHandler(filename='/home/phxntx5/public_html/Bonfire/bot_error', encoding='utf-8', mode='w')
+handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s: %(message)s'))
+logger.addHandler(handler)
 
 # Bot event overrides
 @bot.event
@@ -64,7 +69,6 @@ async def on_command_error(error, ctx):
         await bot.send_message(ctx.message.channel, fmt)
     else:
         fmt = 'An error occurred while processing this request: ```py\n{}: {}\n```'
-        traceback.print_exc(file="/home/phxntx5/public_html/Bonfire/bot_error")
         await bot.send_message(ctx.message.channel, fmt.format(type(error).__name__, error))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':