diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-base/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-base/tasks/main.yaml
index 1db9045a09..55820437b6 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-base/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-base/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
     group: nodepool
     mode: 0755
 
+- name: Create nodepool log dir
+  file:
+    name: /var/log/nodepool
+    state: directory
+    owner: nodepool
+    group: nodepool
+    mode: 0755
+
 - name: Look for a host specific config file
   stat:
     path: /opt/project-config/nodepool/{{ inventory_hostname }}.yaml
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/files/logging.conf b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/files/logging.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9de3dd722d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/files/logging.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+[loggers]
+keys=root,nodepool,requests,openstack,kazoo
+
+[handlers]
+keys=console,debug,normal
+
+[formatters]
+keys=simple
+
+[logger_root]
+level=WARNING
+handlers=console
+
+[logger_requests]
+level=WARNING
+handlers=debug,normal
+qualname=requests
+
+[logger_openstack]
+level=WARNING
+handlers=debug,normal
+qualname=openstack
+
+[logger_nodepool]
+level=DEBUG
+handlers=debug,normal
+qualname=nodepool
+
+[logger_kazoo]
+level=INFO
+handlers=debug,normal
+qualname=kazoo
+propagate=0
+
+[handler_console]
+level=WARNING
+class=StreamHandler
+formatter=simple
+args=(sys.stdout,)
+
+[handler_debug]
+level=DEBUG
+class=logging.handlers.TimedRotatingFileHandler
+formatter=simple
+args=('/var/log/nodepool/builder-debug.log', 'H', 8, 30,)
+
+[handler_normal]
+level=INFO
+class=logging.handlers.TimedRotatingFileHandler
+formatter=simple
+args=('/var/log/nodepool/nodepool-builder.log', 'H', 8, 30,)
+
+[formatter_simple]
+format=%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s
+datefmt=
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml
index db821cd593..a65cbcdee3 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+- name: Copy logging config
+  copy:
+    src: logging.conf
+    dest: /etc/nodepool/builder-logging.conf
+
 - name: Ensure dib directories
   file:
     state: directory
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index 3594256ed4..41d5eac840 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ services:
     user: nodepool
     network_mode: host
     restart: always
+    command: nodepool-builder -c /etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml -l /etc/nodepool/builder-logging.conf
 
     privileged: true
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-launcher/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-launcher/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index 95c8d8fce7..1cee0cae60 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-launcher/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-launcher/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ services:
     user: nodepool
     network_mode: host
     restart: always
+    command: nodepool-launcher -c /etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml -l /etc/nodepool/launcher-logging.conf
 
     environment:
       - DEBUG=1