diff --git a/check_x_capacity.py b/check_x_capacity.py
index b8c4b10..a316593 100755
--- a/check_x_capacity.py
+++ b/check_x_capacity.py
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import logging
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    filename='/home/shane/foodie_automator/logs/check_x_capacity.log',
+    level=logging.DEBUG,
+    format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
+)
+logging.info("TEST: Logging is configured and working.")
+
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from foodie_utils import (
     AUTHORS, check_author_rate_limit, load_json_file,
@@ -14,13 +22,6 @@ from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
 from foodie_config import EMAIL_CONFIG
 
-# Configure logging
-logging.basicConfig(
-    level=logging.DEBUG,
-    format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
-)
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
 # File to track sent notifications
 NOTIFICATION_FILE = '/home/shane/foodie_automator/notification_tracking.json'