diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4f1e9e..c06f2f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ A simple non-puppeting bridge between Matrix and Discord written in Python.
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 ```
 
+* Logs are saved to the `bot.log` file in `$PWD`.
+
 * Normal Discord bot functionality like commands can be added to the bot via [cogs](https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ext/commands/cogs.html), example [here](https://gist.github.com/EvieePy/d78c061a4798ae81be9825468fe146be).
 
 * Replace `guild.emojis` with `self.discord_client.emojis` (`Callbacks()`, `process_message()`) to make the Discord bot use emojis from ALL it's guilds.
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 301d28c..4f343c2 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -524,7 +524,13 @@ class Callbacks(object):
 
 
 async def main():
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=logging.INFO,
+        handlers=[
+            logging.FileHandler("bot.log"),
+            logging.StreamHandler()
+        ]
+    )
 
     retry = 2