diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/Application.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/Application.kt
index efb5fb5..49426bd 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/Application.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/Application.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 package observer.nelle.nelleObserverBackend
 
+import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KotlinLogging
 import io.ktor.client.*
 import io.ktor.client.engine.cio.*
 import io.ktor.client.plugins.auth.*
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import io.ktor.server.plugins.cors.routing.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import observer.nelle.nelleObserverBackend.plugins.configureRouting
 
+val logger = KotlinLogging.logger("karizzma")
+
 fun main(args: Array<String>): Unit = EngineMain.main(args)
 
 fun Application.module() {
diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt
index 4a553c7..3ef0981 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import io.ktor.server.response.*
 import io.ktor.server.routing.*
 import observer.nelle.nelleObserverBackend.Config
 import observer.nelle.nelleObserverBackend.getMeow
+import observer.nelle.nelleObserverBackend.logger
 import observer.nelle.nelleObserverBackend.makePost
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.concurrent.timerTask
@@ -18,11 +19,10 @@ var meowTimedOut = false
 
 fun meowTimer() {
     meowTimedOut = true
-    println("timed out")
     Timer("SettingUp", true).schedule(
         timerTask {
             meowTimedOut = false
-            println("not timed out")
+            logger.debug { "timeout reset" }
         },
         // 33 minutes in milliseconds
         1980000,
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ fun Application.configureRouting(client: HttpClient) {
             if (meowTimedOut) {
                 call.response.status(HttpStatusCode(423, "Timed Out"))
                 call.respondText("Timed Out")
+                logger.debug { "timed out" }
             }
             if (!meowTimedOut) {
                 call.response.status(HttpStatusCode(100, "Not Timed Out"))
                 call.respondText("Not Timed Out")
+                logger.debug { "not timed out" }
             }
         }
 
@@ -48,18 +50,19 @@ fun Application.configureRouting(client: HttpClient) {
         post("/meow") {
             if (call.receiveText() == Config().superSecret) {
                 call.response.status(HttpStatusCode(201, "Meow Posted"))
-                println("secret code received, bypassing timeout")
                 makePost(client, getMeow(), Config().instanceDomain)
-                println("meow sent!")
+                logger.debug { "meowed with bypass" }
             } else {
                 if (meowTimedOut) {
                     call.response.status(HttpStatusCode(423, "Timed Out"))
                     call.respondText("still Sleeping...")
+                    logger.debug { "failed meow" }
                 } else {
                     call.response.status(HttpStatusCode(201, "Meow Posted"))
                     makePost(client, getMeow(), Config().instanceDomain)
                     meowTimer()
                     call.respondText("meow sent!")
+                    logger.debug { "meowed" }
                 }
             }
         }