diff --git a/helpers/contributor_helper.py b/helpers/contributor_helper.py
index 3a8c861..8044d89 100644
--- a/helpers/contributor_helper.py
+++ b/helpers/contributor_helper.py
@@ -39,12 +39,16 @@ class Contributor_helper:
         if not os.path.exists(logDir):
             os.makedirs(logDir)
         try:
-            logging.basicConfig(filename=logPath, filemode='a', level=logging.INFO)
+            handler = logging.FileHandler(logPath)
         except PermissionError as error:
             print(error)
             print("Please fix the above and try again.")
             sys.exit(126)
+        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s')
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        self.logger.addHandler(handler)
 
         #honorBadge
         self.honorBadgeNum = len(self.cfg_org_rank.options('HonorBadge'))
diff --git a/helpers/geo_helper.py b/helpers/geo_helper.py
index 20bed1a..1133c62 100644
--- a/helpers/geo_helper.py
+++ b/helpers/geo_helper.py
@@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ class Geo_helper:
         if not os.path.exists(logDir):
             os.makedirs(logDir)
         try:
-            logging.basicConfig(filename=logPath, filemode='a', level=logging.INFO)
+            handler = logging.FileHandler(logPath)
         except PermissionError as error:
             print(error)
             print("Please fix the above and try again.")
             sys.exit(126)
+        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s')
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        self.logger.addHandler(handler)
 
         self.keyCategCoord = "GEO_COORD"
         self.keyCategCountry = "GEO_COUNTRY"
diff --git a/helpers/live_helper.py b/helpers/live_helper.py
index a8fa21a..6644afd 100644
--- a/helpers/live_helper.py
+++ b/helpers/live_helper.py
@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@ class Live_helper:
         if not os.path.exists(logDir):
             os.makedirs(logDir)
         try:
-            logging.basicConfig(filename=logPath, filemode='a', level=logging.INFO)
+            handler = logging.FileHandler(logPath)
         except PermissionError as error:
             print(error)
             print("Please fix the above and try again.")
             sys.exit(126)
+        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s')
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        self.logger.addHandler(handler)
 
     def publish_log(self, zmq_name, name, content, channel=None):
         channel = channel if channel is not None else self.CHANNEL
diff --git a/helpers/trendings_helper.py b/helpers/trendings_helper.py
index 359d614..549b1c0 100644
--- a/helpers/trendings_helper.py
+++ b/helpers/trendings_helper.py
@@ -32,12 +32,16 @@ class Trendings_helper:
         if not os.path.exists(logDir):
             os.makedirs(logDir)
         try:
-            logging.basicConfig(filename=logPath, filemode='a', level=logging.INFO)
+            handler = logging.FileHandler(logPath)
         except PermissionError as error:
             print(error)
             print("Please fix the above and try again.")
             sys.exit(126)
+        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s')
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        self.logger.addHandler(handler)
 
     ''' SETTER '''
 
diff --git a/helpers/users_helper.py b/helpers/users_helper.py
index a730161..194d864 100644
--- a/helpers/users_helper.py
+++ b/helpers/users_helper.py
@@ -29,12 +29,16 @@ class Users_helper:
         if not os.path.exists(logDir):
             os.makedirs(logDir)
         try:
-            logging.basicConfig(filename=logPath, filemode='a', level=logging.INFO)
+            handler = logging.FileHandler(logPath)
         except PermissionError as error:
             print(error)
             print("Please fix the above and try again.")
             sys.exit(126)
+        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s')
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        self.logger.addHandler(handler)
 
     def add_user_login(self, timestamp, org, email=''):
         timestampDate = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(timestamp))