diff --git a/cmd/backrest/backrest.go b/cmd/backrest/backrest.go
index 8fc1d58d..82457f5d 100644
--- a/cmd/backrest/backrest.go
+++ b/cmd/backrest/backrest.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http2/h2c"
+	"gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 )
 
 var InstallDepsOnly = flag.Bool("install-deps-only", false, "install dependencies and exit")
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
+	installLoggers()
 
 	resticPath, err := resticinstaller.FindOrInstallResticBinary()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -133,26 +135,6 @@ func main() {
 	wg.Wait()
 }
 
-func init() {
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(os.Getenv("ENV"), "prod") {
-		c := zap.NewDevelopmentEncoderConfig()
-		c.EncodeLevel = zapcore.CapitalColorLevelEncoder
-		c.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder
-		l := zap.New(zapcore.NewCore(
-			zapcore.NewConsoleEncoder(c),
-			zapcore.AddSync(colorable.NewColorableStdout()),
-			zapcore.DebugLevel,
-		))
-		zap.ReplaceGlobals(l)
-	} else {
-		zap.ReplaceGlobals(zap.New(zapcore.NewCore(
-			zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()),
-			zapcore.AddSync(os.Stdout),
-			zapcore.DebugLevel,
-		)))
-	}
-}
-
 func createConfigProvider() config.ConfigStore {
 	return &config.CachingValidatingStore{
 		ConfigStore: &config.JsonFileStore{Path: env.ConfigFilePath()},
@@ -203,3 +185,40 @@ func newForceKillHandler() func() {
 		zap.S().Warn("attempting graceful shutdown, to force termination press Ctrl+C again")
 	}
 }
+
+func installLoggers() {
+	// Pretty logging for console
+	c := zap.NewDevelopmentEncoderConfig()
+	c.EncodeLevel = zapcore.CapitalColorLevelEncoder
+	c.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder
+	pretty := zapcore.NewCore(
+		zapcore.NewConsoleEncoder(c),
+		zapcore.AddSync(colorable.NewColorableStdout()),
+		zapcore.InfoLevel,
+	)
+
+	// JSON logging to log directory
+	logsDir := env.LogsPath()
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(logsDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		zap.ReplaceGlobals(zap.New(pretty))
+		zap.S().Errorf("error creating logs directory %q, will only log to console for now: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	writer := &lumberjack.Logger{
+		Filename:   filepath.Join(logsDir, "backrest.log"),
+		MaxSize:    5, // megabytes
+		MaxBackups: 3,
+		MaxAge:     14,
+		Compress:   true,
+	}
+
+	ugly := zapcore.NewCore(
+		zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()),
+		zapcore.AddSync(writer),
+		zapcore.DebugLevel,
+	)
+
+	zap.ReplaceGlobals(zap.New(zapcore.NewTee(pretty, ugly)))
+	zap.S().Infof("writing logs to: %v", logsDir)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/backrestmon/backrestmon.go b/cmd/backrestmon/backrestmon.go
index 2387e5c8..5eb01757 100644
--- a/cmd/backrestmon/backrestmon.go
+++ b/cmd/backrestmon/backrestmon.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/garethgeorge/backrest/internal/env"
 	"github.com/getlantern/systray"
 	"github.com/ncruces/zenity"
-	lumberjack "gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 
 	_ "embed"
 )
@@ -25,13 +23,6 @@ import (
 var icon []byte
 
 func main() {
-	l, err := createLogWriter()
-	if err != nil {
-		reportError(err)
-		return
-	}
-	defer l.Close()
-
 	backrest, err := findBackrest()
 	if err != nil {
 		reportError(err)
@@ -45,14 +36,6 @@ func main() {
 	cmd.Env = os.Environ()
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "ENV=production")
 
-	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
-	cmd.Stdout = pw
-	cmd.Stderr = pw
-
-	go func() {
-		io.Copy(l, pr)
-	}()
-
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		reportError(err)
 		cancel()
@@ -80,7 +63,7 @@ func main() {
 		mOpenLog.ClickedCh = make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
 			for range mOpenLog.ClickedCh {
-				cmd := exec.Command(`explorer`, `/select,`, logsPath())
+				cmd := exec.Command(`explorer`, `/select,`, env.LogsPath())
 				cmd.Start()
 				go cmd.Wait()
 			}
@@ -147,26 +130,3 @@ func openBrowser(url string) error {
 func reportError(err error) {
 	zenity.Error(err.Error(), zenity.Title("Backrest Error"))
 }
-
-func createLogWriter() (io.WriteCloser, error) {
-	logsDir := logsPath()
-	fmt.Printf("Logging to %s\n", logsDir)
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(logsDir, 0755); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	l := &lumberjack.Logger{
-		Filename:   filepath.Join(logsDir, "backrest.log"),
-		MaxSize:    5, // megabytes
-		MaxBackups: 3,
-		MaxAge:     14,
-		Compress:   true,
-	}
-
-	return l, nil
-}
-
-func logsPath() string {
-	dataDir := env.DataDir()
-	return filepath.Join(dataDir, "processlogs")
-}
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index e1936415..59a5a202 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ create_launchd_plist() {
     </array>
     <key>KeepAlive</key>
     <true/>
-    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
-    <string>/tmp/backrest.log</string>
-    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
-    <string>/tmp/backrest.log</string>
     <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
     <dict>
         <key>PATH</key>
diff --git a/internal/env/environment.go b/internal/env/environment.go
index 9fd7d4d4..1e08be37 100644
--- a/internal/env/environment.go
+++ b/internal/env/environment.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ func ResticBinPath() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func LogsPath() string {
+	dataDir := DataDir()
+	return filepath.Join(dataDir, "processlogs")
+}
+
 func getHomeDir() string {
 	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go b/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go
index 7e145cf0..854c4c9f 100644
--- a/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go
+++ b/internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func NewOrchestrator(resticBin string, cfg *v1.Config, log *oplog.OpLog, logStor
 			}
 		}
 
-		zap.S().Info("scrubbed operation log for incomplete operations",
+		zap.L().Info("scrubbed operation log for incomplete operations",
 			zap.Duration("duration", time.Since(startTime)),
 			zap.Int("incomplete_ops", len(incompleteOps)),
 			zap.Int("incomplete_repos", len(incompleteRepos)),