diff --git a/cmd/dwelling-upload/main.go b/cmd/dwelling-upload/main.go
index be19c88..fdf8f3c 100644
--- a/cmd/dwelling-upload/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dwelling-upload/main.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var configPath *string = flag.String("conf", "config.yaml", "path to configuration file")
+var logToStdout *bool = flag.Bool("log-stdout", false, "write logs to stdout")
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -42,19 +43,23 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	logErr, err := logging.NewLogger(config.Log.Error)
+	if *logToStdout {
+		config.Log.ToStdout = true
+	}
+
+	logErr, err := logging.NewLogger(config.Log.Error, config.Log.ToStdout)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("failed to open error logger:", err)
 	}
 	defer logErr.Close()
 
-	logUpload, err := logging.NewLogger(config.Log.Upload)
+	logUpload, err := logging.NewLogger(config.Log.Upload, config.Log.ToStdout)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("failed to open upload logger:", err)
 	}
 	defer logUpload.Close()
 
-	logDownload, err := logging.NewLogger(config.Log.Download)
+	logDownload, err := logging.NewLogger(config.Log.Download, config.Log.ToStdout)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("failed to open download logger:", err)
 	}