diff --git a/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
similarity index 82%
rename from config.go
rename to internal/config/config.go
index 0ad5290..28472f5 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-var appConfig *AppConfig
-
 type AppConfig struct {
 	LogFile        string `yaml:"log_file"`
 	LogDir         string `yaml:"log_dir"`
@@ -18,7 +16,9 @@ type AppConfig struct {
 	LogAddSource   bool   `yaml:"log_add_source"`
 }
 
-func parseConfigs() error {
+func Parse() (*AppConfig, error) {
+	var appConfig *AppConfig
+
 	setDefaults()
 
 	// automatically populate config with any matching environment vars
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ func parseConfigs() error {
 
 	err := viper.ReadInConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error reading configs: %s", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading configs: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	err = viper.Unmarshal(&appConfig)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error unmarshaling configs: %s", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshaling configs: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return appConfig, nil
 }
 
 func setDefaults() {
diff --git a/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
similarity index 81%
rename from config_test.go
rename to internal/config/config_test.go
index a5eff4e..eb9f022 100644
--- a/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package config
 
 import (
 	"testing"
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ log_max_backups: 3
 log_max_age_days: 365
 log_compression: false
 `
+	// the config file is stored in the project root
+	viper.AddConfigPath("../..")
 }
 
 // test that default configs are working
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ func TestDefaultConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 
 	viper.SetDefault(k, v)
 
-	err := parseConfigs()
+	_, err := Parse()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
diff --git a/internal/logging/logging.go b/internal/logging/logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d22af85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/logging/logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package logging
+
+import (
+	"log/slog"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"gitlab.com/whom/bingobot/internal/config"
+	"gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
+)
+
+type Logger struct {
+	*slog.Logger
+}
+
+var (
+	logger Logger
+)
+
+func InitLogger(appConfig *config.AppConfig) Logger {
+
+	lj := &lumberjack.Logger{
+		Filename:   filepath.Join(appConfig.LogDir, appConfig.LogFile),
+		MaxSize:    appConfig.LogMaxSizeMB,
+		MaxBackups: appConfig.LogMaxBackups,
+		MaxAge:     appConfig.LogMaxAgeDays,
+		Compress:   appConfig.LogCompression,
+	}
+
+	logger = Logger{
+		slog.New(
+			slog.NewJSONHandler(lj, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+				AddSource: appConfig.LogAddSource,
+			}),
+		),
+	}
+
+	return logger
+}
+
+func GetLogger() Logger {
+	return logger
+}
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 58f3d6d..0000000
--- a/log.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"log/slog"
-	"path/filepath"
-
-	"gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
-)
-
-var (
-	Log *slog.Logger
-)
-
-func initLogger() {
-
-	lj := &lumberjack.Logger{
-		Filename:   filepath.Join(appConfig.LogDir, appConfig.LogFile),
-		MaxSize:    appConfig.LogMaxSizeMB,
-		MaxBackups: appConfig.LogMaxBackups,
-		MaxAge:     appConfig.LogMaxAgeDays,
-		Compress:   appConfig.LogCompression,
-	}
-
-	Log = slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(lj, &slog.HandlerOptions{
-		AddSource: true,
-	}))
-}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8ee45b7..321ae32 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,12 +7,17 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
+	"gitlab.com/whom/bingobot/internal/config"
+	"gitlab.com/whom/bingobot/internal/logging"
 )
 
 var (
 	Token = flag.String("token", "", "Bot authentication token")
 	App   = flag.String("app", "", "Application ID")
 	Guild = flag.String("guild", "", "Guild ID") // Do we want it to be tied to one server?
+
+	appConfig *config.AppConfig
+	Log       logging.Logger
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -21,13 +26,15 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal("application id is not set")
 	}
 
-	err := parseConfigs()
+	var err error
+
+	appConfig, err = config.Parse()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	initLogger()
+	Log = logging.InitLogger(appConfig)
 
 	err = startBot()