diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6171657..829be05 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 bin*
+scopes.log
diff --git a/logging/logging.go b/logging/logging.go
index 1813658..9e45032 100644
--- a/logging/logging.go
+++ b/logging/logging.go
@@ -25,30 +25,35 @@ func Setup(ctx lib.Context, cfg *Cfg, home string) {
 	if cfg == nil {
 		return // use unchanged predefined logger
 	}
+	if logger, err := New(cfg, home); err != nil {
+		//panic(err)
+		logger.Err(err)
+		//GetLogger(nil).Err(err)
+	} else {
+		*globalLogger = logger
+	}
+}
+
+func New(cfg *Cfg, home string) (Logger, error) {
 	home, _ = filepath.Abs(home)
 	fn := cfg.Logfile
-	// TODO: use: logger := New(cfg, home)
 	if fn == "" {
 		fn = filepath.Join(home, "log", "scopes.log")
 	} else if !filepath.IsAbs(fn) {
 		fn = filepath.Join(home, fn)
 	}
 	fmt.Println("logfile:", fn)
-	if f, err := os.OpenFile(fn, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE, 0664); err == nil {
-		logger := zerolog.New(f).With().Timestamp().Logger()
-		*globalLogger = logger
-	} else {
-		panic(err)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(fn, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE, 0664)
+	if err != nil {
+		return *globalLogger, err
 	}
-}
-
-func New(cfg *Cfg, home string) *Logger {
-	return nil
+	return zerolog.New(f).With().Timestamp().Logger(), nil
 }
 
 func GetLogger(ctx lib.Context) *Logger {
 	if ctx == nil {
 		return globalLogger
 	}
+	// return ctx.Logger()
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tests/log/scopes.log b/tests/log/scopes.log
deleted file mode 100644
index b2b1f72..0000000
--- a/tests/log/scopes.log
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{"level":"info","service":"config","time":"2023-06-26T10:21:47+02:00","message":"started"}
-{"level":"info","service":"test-receiver","time":"2023-06-26T10:21:47+02:00","message":"started"}
-{"level":"info","service":"config","time":"2023-06-26T10:28:53+02:00","message":"started"}
-{"level":"info","service":"test-receiver","time":"2023-06-26T10:28:53+02:00","message":"started"}
diff --git a/tests/scopes_test.go b/tests/scopes_test.go
index bb03bd9..9deb4b2 100644
--- a/tests/scopes_test.go
+++ b/tests/scopes_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func ConfigTest(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := etc.Config()
 	t.AssertEqual(cfg.Name(), "testing")
 	appCfg := cfg.(*app.Cfg)
-	t.AssertEqual(appCfg.Home, "tests")
+	t.AssertEqual(appCfg.Home, ".")
 	confCtx := t.Ctx.Services()["config"]
 	t.AssertEqual(confCtx.Config().Name(), "config")
 }