diff --git a/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py b/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
index 0762a299..54e0bcc2 100644
--- a/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
+++ b/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@ import time
 import signal
 import sys
 import os
+import logging
 
 
 
 def sigint_handler(signal, frame):
-    print 'Interrupted'
+    logging.warning('Interrupted')
     sys.exit(0)
     os._exit(0)
 
 
 def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
-    print("Connected with result code "+str(rc))
+    logging.info("Connected with result code "+str(rc))
     client.subscribe("$SYS/#")
 
 
@@ -34,13 +35,13 @@ def getRedis(i):
         data = r.brpop("events", 10)
         if data:
             info = data[1].split('|')
-            print "Channel: " + info[0] + " message: " + info[1]
+            logging.info("Channel: " + info[0] + " message: " + info[1])
             client.publish(info[0], info[1])
 
 
 
 def sigint_handler(signal, frame):
-    print 'Interrupted'
+    logging.warning('Interrupted')
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
@@ -49,8 +50,6 @@ def main():
     client.on_connect = on_connect
     client.on_publish = on_publish
 
-
-
     client.tls_set(
         "/etc/letsencrypt/live/resqaws.jankstudio.com/fullchain.pem", cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,
         tls_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
@@ -64,7 +63,9 @@ def main():
     client.loop_forever()
 
 
-
-pid = "/tmp/mqtt_sender.pid"
-daemon = Daemonize(app="mqtt_sender", pid=pid, action=main)
-daemon.start()
+logging.basicConfig(filename='/tmp/mqtt_sender.log', level=logging.INFO)
+logging.info('Started mqtt_sender')
+#pid = "/tmp/mqtt_sender.pid"
+#daemon = Daemonize(app="mqtt_sender", pid=pid, action=main)
+#daemon.start()
+main()