diff --git a/mailling/project_daily_status_report.py b/mailling/project_daily_status_report.py
index 171fcf5..d5b3c05 100644
--- a/mailling/project_daily_status_report.py
+++ b/mailling/project_daily_status_report.py
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 import requests
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os
+import logging, traceback
 
-load_dotenv(dotenv_path="config.env", override=True)
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format='[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s: %(message)s',
+    handlers=[
+        logging.FileHandler("app.log"),
+        logging.StreamHandler()  # logs to console
+    ]
+)
+
+script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+load_dotenv(dotenv_path=f"{script_dir}/config.env", override=True)
 
 base_url = os.getenv("API_BASE_URL")
+print(f"base_url: {base_url}")
+
 def login():
     payload = {
         "username": os.getenv("USERNAME"),
@@ -30,13 +44,19 @@ def project_proccess(jwt):
     return response
 
 try:
+    logging.info("Script started")
     jwt = login()
+    logging.info("Login Success")
     response = project_proccess(jwt)  # Call your function
     
     if response.status_code == 200:
         print("Email sent")
+        logging.info("Script started")
     else:
         print(f"Failed with response: {response}")
-except Exception as e:
-    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+        logging.info(f"Failed with response: {response}")
+except Exception:
+    msg = traceback.format_exc()
+    logging.error("An error occurred:\n%s", msg)
+    print(f"An error occurred: {msg }")