diff --git a/conf/maintainer.conf b/conf/maintainer.conf
index 58cee64..757a1c3 100644
--- a/conf/maintainer.conf
+++ b/conf/maintainer.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 include = /etc/py-i2phosts/common.conf
 
+log_level = debug # debug, info, warning, error, critical
+log_file = /var/log/py-i2phosts/maintainer.log
+
 # NB: default values specified as comments
 
 # external hosts which we never seen after X days of inactivity will be deleted