diff --git a/foodie_utils.py b/foodie_utils.py
index c4a71b3..532016d 100644
--- a/foodie_utils.py
+++ b/foodie_utils.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ from foodie_config import (
 last_author_index = -1
 # Global to track round-robin index
 round_robin_index = 0
+# Define logger at module level
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 load_dotenv()
 client = OpenAI(api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"))