diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a80bc9d..025b4a2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ func bootstrapNode() {
 	}
 }
 
+var log = logging.MustGetLogger("main")
+
 func nodeMain() {
 	xmlBytes, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ func nodeMain() {
 
 	var config NodeConfig
 	if err := xml.Unmarshal(xmlBytes, &config); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to parse xml: %v\n", err)
+		log.Criticalf("failed to parse xml: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -133,30 +135,30 @@ func nodeMain() {
 
 	// check presense of keystore and id in config
 	if config.KeyStore == "" {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "no keystore path specified!")
+		log.Critical("no keystore path specified!")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	if config.ID == "" {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "no ID in config! You need to --bootstrap")
+		log.Critical("no ID in config! You need to --bootstrap")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	nodeId, err := proto.ParseLuxID(config.ID)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to parse node id: %v\n", err)
+		log.Criticalf("failed to parse node id: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	// load keystore
 	ks := crypto.NewLuxKeyStore(config.KeyStore)
 	if err := ks.Load(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to laod keystore: %v\n", err)
+		log.Criticalf("failed to laod keystore: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	nodeKey, ok := ks.Get(nodeId)
 	if !ok {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "node key is not present in key store!")
+		log.Critical("node key is not present in key store!")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -166,13 +168,13 @@ func nodeMain() {
 	// add interior exterior channels
 	for _, interior := range config.Interior {
 		if err := node.AddInterior(interior); err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to add interior %s: %v\n", interior, err)
+			log.Criticalf("failed to add interior %s: %v\n", interior, err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}
 	for _, exterior := range config.Exterior {
 		if err := node.AddExterior(exterior); err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to add exterior %s: %v\n", exterior, err)
+			log.Criticalf("failed to add exterior %s: %v\n", exterior, err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}
@@ -181,12 +183,12 @@ func nodeMain() {
 	for _, neighbor := range config.Neighbors {
 		neighId, err := proto.ParseLuxID(neighbor.ID)
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to parse neigh id %s: %v\n", neighbor.ID, err)
+			log.Criticalf("failed to parse neigh id %s: %v\n", neighbor.ID, err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
 		if err := node.AddNeighbor(neighId, neighbor.Address); err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to add neighbor %s: %v\n", neighbor.ID, err)
+			log.Criticalf("failed to add neighbor %s: %v\n", neighbor.ID, err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}
@@ -201,18 +203,18 @@ func nodeMain() {
 			path := rpcPath[7:]
 
 			if err := sv.AddEndpoint("unix", path, rpc.LuxRpcTypeRoot); err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to add root rpc %s: %v\n", path, err)
+				log.Criticalf("failed to add root rpc %s: %v\n", path, err)
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 		} else if strings.HasPrefix(rpcPath, "tcp://") {
 			path := rpcPath[6:]
 
 			if err := sv.AddEndpoint("tcp", path, rpc.LuxRpcTypeQuery); err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to add query rpc %s: %v\n", path, err)
+				log.Criticalf("failed to add query rpc %s: %v\n", path, err)
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 		} else {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unknown rpc type %s. It must be either unix:// or tcp://\n", rpcPath)
+			log.Criticalf("unknown rpc type %s. It must be either unix:// or tcp://\n", rpcPath)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ func nodeMain() {
 signaling:
 	for {
 		sig := <-sigs
-		fmt.Println(sig)
+		log.Debug(sig)
 		switch sig {
 		case syscall.SIGINT:
 			break signaling