diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 363f821..5cbbec8 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ HACKERBASE-DEPS=hackerbase.scm month.import.scm				\
 	cards.import.scm members-print.import.scm			\
 	members-payments.import.scm web-static.import.scm		\
 	environment.import.scm mailman.import.scm texts.import.scm	\
-	tests.import.scm reminders.import.scm
+	tests.import.scm reminders.import.scm logging.import.scm
 
 HACKERBASE-OBJS=hackerbase.o testing.o listing.o month.o period.o	\
 	 ansi.o util-dict-list.o command-line.o members-base.o		\
diff --git a/src/hackerbase.scm b/src/hackerbase.scm
index 4e80349..cc0967e 100644
--- a/src/hackerbase.scm
+++ b/src/hackerbase.scm
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 	texts
 	tests
 	reminders
-	util-mail)
+	util-mail
+	logging)
 
 ;; Print banner
 (print "HackerBase 0.9.5 (c) 2023 Brmlab, z.s.")
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@
 	    (-send-emails- #t))
  (-mailto (email) "Override all outgoing emails destination"
 	  (*mailto-override* email))
+ (-logfile (filename) "Enable logging to file"
+	   (*log-file* filename))
  ""
  "Query options:"
  (-mi (id) "Specify member by id" (-member-id- (string->number id)))
@@ -281,6 +284,7 @@
   ((repl)
    (repl))
   ((genweb)
+   (log-info "Generating static web files")
    (gen-web-static MB (-web-dir-)))
   ((edit)
    (if mr
diff --git a/src/logging.scm b/src/logging.scm
index 2294c10..c04c740 100644
--- a/src/logging.scm
+++ b/src/logging.scm
@@ -70,12 +70,14 @@
    (when (or (not (*log-file*))
 	     (not (log-file)))
      (when (not (log-file))
-       (log-file (open-output-file (*log-file*) #:append)))
+       (log-file (open-output-file (*log-file*) #:append))
+       (log-info "Logging started"))
      (display (format "~A [~A] ~A"
 		      (format-current-time)
 		      (string-upcase (symbol->string level))
 		      (apply format fmt args))
 	      (log-file))
+     (newline (log-file))
      (flush-output (log-file))))
 
  ;; Specific log procedures