diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c79a3f1..570b227 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 # django
 __pycache__/
 
+# logs
+*.log
+
 # data
 *.csv
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fa94aa..b0bdbd7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ python sqlquerygraph.py -sd 'sql' -ed 'neo4j' -rd 'github_repos' 'analytics' 're
 
 ### Run neo4j graph database
 We use [neo4j](https://neo4j.com/) for this project to visualise the dependencies between tables. To install neo4j locally using Docker Compose, follow the below instructions:
-1. Install and open Docker
+1. Install and open Docker (if already installed, just open the program).
     + For Mac OSX, install Docker and Docker Compose together [here](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/install/).
     + For Linux, install Docker [here](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) and then follow these [instructions](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/) to install docker-compose.
     + For Windows, install Docker and Docker Compose together [here](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/).
 1. Create a new file, `.secrets`, in the directory where this `README.md` file sits, and store the following in there. This allows you to set the password for your local neo4j instance without exposing it.
    ```
    export NEO4J_AUTH=neo4j/<your_password>
-   export NEO4J_AUTH=neo4j
-   export NEO4J_AUTH=<your_password>
+   export NEO4J_USERNAME=neo4j
+   export NEO4J_PASSWORD=<your_password>
    ```
 1. Update your `.env` file to take in the new `.secrets` file you created by entering the below in your shell/terminal:
    ```shell script
diff --git a/loader.py b/loader.py
index ad19ca0..66ff189 100644
--- a/loader.py
+++ b/loader.py
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
+import logging
 import os
 import argparse
 
 from py2neo import Graph
 
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    filename="log/loader.log",
+    filemode="w",
+    format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+)
+
 NEO4J_AUTH = (os.getenv(key="NEO4J_USERNAME"), os.getenv(key="NEO4J_PASSWORD"))
 
 g = Graph(auth=NEO4J_AUTH, host="localhost", port=7687, scheme="bolt")
@@ -13,17 +22,14 @@
     argp.add_argument("-f", "--file", type=str, help="Path for where Cypher query is.")
     args = argp.parse_args()
 
-    print(f"Reading {args.file}\n")
-    print("*******************************************\n")
+    logging.info(f"Reading {args.file}\n")
     with open(file=args.file, mode="r") as f:
         queries = f.read()
 
-    print(f"Formatting {args.file} for importing into neo4j\n")
-    print("*******************************************\n")
+    logging.info(f"Formatting {args.file} for importing into neo4j\n")
     queries = queries.split(sep=";")
     queries = [txt for txt in queries if txt != "\n"]
 
-    print(f"Executing {args.file} in neo4j\n")
-    print("*******************************************\n")
+    logging.info(f"Executing {args.file} in neo4j\n")
     for query in queries:
         g.evaluate(cypher=query)
diff --git a/log/.gitkeep b/log/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/sqlquerygraph.py b/sqlquerygraph.py
index 7a2996a..a2050ef 100644
--- a/sqlquerygraph.py
+++ b/sqlquerygraph.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import os
 import argparse
 
@@ -9,6 +10,13 @@
 import pandas as pd
 
 
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    filename="log/sqlquerygraph.log",
+    filemode="w",
+    format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+)
+
 if __name__ == """__main__""":
     argp = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     argp.add_argument(
@@ -55,9 +63,10 @@
     print(subdir)
 
     for i, dataset in enumerate(subdir):
-        print(f"Extracting {dataset} tables and their dependencies from scripts\n")
-        print("*******************************************\n")
 
+        logging.info(
+            f"Extracting {dataset} tables and their dependencies from scripts\n"
+        )
         # create text to remove
         dir_report = f"{args.script_dir}/{dataset}"
         remove_txt = []
@@ -75,27 +84,23 @@
             str_to_remove=remove_txt,
             verbose=args.verbose,
         )
-        print(f"Converting {dataset} dictionaries to dataframes\n")
-        print("*******************************************\n")
+
+        logging.info(f"Converting {dataset} dictionaries to dataframes\n")
         df_tables = exporter.convert_dict_to_df(data=table_dependencies)
         df_tables = df_tables.to_numpy()
         arr = np.concatenate((arr, df_tables), axis=0)
 
-    print("Splitting tables from their dependencies\n")
-    print("*******************************************\n")
+    logging.info("Splitting tables from their dependencies\n")
     df = pd.DataFrame(data=arr, columns=["table", "dependency"])
     df = exporter.separate_dataset_table(data=df)
 
-    print("Exporting unique table names for nodes\n")
-    print("*******************************************\n")
+    logging.info("Exporting unique table names for nodes\n")
     exporter.export_unique_names(data=df, path_or_buf=args.export_dir)
 
-    print("Exporting table dependencies for relationships\n")
-    print("*******************************************\n")
+    logging.info("Exporting table dependencies for relationships\n")
     exporter.export_table_dependency(data=df, path_or_buf=args.export_dir)
 
-    print("Creating Cypher queries for neo4j database\n")
-    print("*******************************************\n")
+    logging.info("Creating Cypher queries for neo4j database\n")
     datasets = [txt.title() for txt in args.reference_datasets]
     writer.create_query_constraint(datasets=datasets, dir_file=args.export_dir)
     writer.create_query_node_import(datasets=datasets, dir_file=args.export_dir)