diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index cfe7fe305..9761649ed 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ extern int is_debugger_attached(void);
 #endif
 
 #include <boost/version.hpp>
+#include <components/openmw-mp/Log.hpp>
 /**
  * Workaround for problems with whitespaces in paths in older versions of Boost library
  */
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ int main(int argc, char**argv)
         std::cout.rdbuf (&coutsb);
         std::cerr.rdbuf (&cerrsb);
 #endif
+        LOG_INIT(Log::LOG_INFO);
 
 
 #if USE_CRASH_CATCHER
@@ -380,6 +382,8 @@ int main(int argc, char**argv)
     std::cout.rdbuf(cout_rdbuf);
     std::cerr.rdbuf(cerr_rdbuf);
 
+    LOG_QUIT();
+
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.cpp
index a9c7cc601..ad2a5f684 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.hpp>
 #include <apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp>
 #include <apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.hpp>
+#include <components/openmw-mp/Log.hpp>
 
 #include "DedicatedPlayer.hpp"
 #include "LocalPlayer.hpp"
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ std::string loadSettings (Settings::Manager & settings)
 
 Main::Main()
 {
-    std::cout << "Main::Main" << std::endl;
+    LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_INFO, "%s", "TES3MP started");
     mNetworking = new Networking();
     mLocalPlayer = new LocalPlayer();
     mGUIController = new GUIController();
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ Main::Main()
 
 Main::~Main()
 {
-    std::cout << "Main::~Main" << std::endl;
+    LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_INFO, "%s", "TES3MP stopped");
     delete mNetworking;
     delete mLocalPlayer;
     delete mGUIController;
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ void Main::Create()
     mgr.mChangedSettings.clear();
     loadSettings(mgr);
 
+    int logLevel = mgr.getInt("loglevel", "General");
+    Log::SetLevel(logLevel);
     pMain->server = mgr.getString("server", "General");
     pMain->port = (unsigned short)mgr.getInt("port", "General");
 
diff --git a/files/tes3mp/tes3mp-client-default.cfg b/files/tes3mp/tes3mp-client-default.cfg
index 24f461e02..a49b18123 100644
--- a/files/tes3mp/tes3mp-client-default.cfg
+++ b/files/tes3mp/tes3mp-client-default.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 [General]
+#0 - Verbose (spam), 1 - Info, 2 - Warnings, 3 - Errors, 4 - Only fatal errors
+loglevel = 0
 #master = master.tes3mp.com:8088
 server = mp.tes3mp.com
 port = 25565