diff --git a/telegram_inference_bot.py b/telegram_inference_bot.py
index a00bdfe..90f28d8 100644
--- a/telegram_inference_bot.py
+++ b/telegram_inference_bot.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import importlib
 import inspect
 import tempfile
 import base64
+import logging
 from telegram import Update
 from telegram.ext import Application, CommandHandler, MessageHandler, filters, ContextTypes
 from openai import OpenAI
@@ -18,6 +19,12 @@ client = OpenAI()
 GPT_4O = "gpt-4o"
 GPT_4O_MINI = "gpt-4o-mini"
 
+# Set up logging to console and file
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, handlers=[
+    logging.StreamHandler(),
+    logging.FileHandler('logs/output.log', mode='a')
+])
+
 # TODO: ensure log output goes to both console and logs/output.log
 
 # Set up Telegram bot
@@ -50,6 +57,7 @@ for tool in tools:
     functions.extend(tool.get_functions())
 
 async def start(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
+    logging.info("Bot started")
     await update.message.reply_text("Hello! I'm your AI assistant. How can I help you today? You can send me images and then ask questions about them.")
 
 async def clear(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
@@ -59,6 +67,7 @@ async def clear(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
     if user_id in user_images:
         os.remove(user_images[user_id])
         del user_images[user_id]
+    logging.info(f"Cleared conversation history and image for user {user_id}")
     await update.message.reply_text("Conversation history and image cleared. Let's start fresh!")
 
 async def handle_image(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
@@ -75,6 +84,7 @@ async def handle_image(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> No
         await photo_file.download_to_drive(custom_path=temp_file.name)
         user_images[user_id] = temp_file.name
 
+    logging.info(f"Received image from user {user_id}")
     await update.message.reply_text("I've received your image. What would you like to know about it?")
 
 async def handle_message(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
@@ -82,6 +92,8 @@ async def handle_message(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) ->
         user_id = update.effective_user.id
         user_message = update.message.text
 
+        logging.info(f"Message from user {user_id}: {user_message}")
+
         # Initialize conversation history for new users
         if user_id not in conversation_history:
             conversation_history[user_id] = []
@@ -154,7 +166,7 @@ async def handle_message(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) ->
         await update.message.reply_text(assistant_reply)
 
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f"An error occurred: {str(e)}")
+        logging.error(f"An error occurred: {str(e)}")
         await update.message.reply_text("Sorry, an error occurred while processing your request.")
 
 def call_tool(function_call, messages):
@@ -186,7 +198,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     application.add_handler(MessageHandler(filters.TEXT & ~filters.COMMAND, handle_message))
 
     # Start the Bot
-    print("Bot is running...")
+    logging.info("Bot is running...")
     application.run_polling()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':