diff --git a/logging/logging.go b/logging/logging.go
index 917fd4c..1813658 100644
--- a/logging/logging.go
+++ b/logging/logging.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package logging
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"git.sr.ht/~cco/go-scopes/config"
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 type Logger = zerolog.Logger
 
-var globalLogger Logger = log.Logger
+var globalLogger *Logger = &log.Logger
 
 type Cfg struct {
 	*config.BaseCfg
@@ -24,23 +25,30 @@ func Setup(ctx lib.Context, cfg *Cfg, home string) {
 	if cfg == nil {
 		return // use unchanged predefined logger
 	}
-	fmt.Println("logging:", home, cfg.Logfile)
+	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)
+	}
 }
 
 func New(cfg *Cfg, home string) *Logger {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func GetLogger(ctx lib.Context) *zerolog.Logger {
+func GetLogger(ctx lib.Context) *Logger {
 	if ctx == nil {
-		return &globalLogger
+		return globalLogger
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tests/etc/etc.go b/tests/etc/etc.go
index 75a08d1..40e85e0 100644
--- a/tests/etc/etc.go
+++ b/tests/etc/etc.go
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ const (
 // file `settings.go` that should not be stored in code repository.
 func Overrides() config.Settings {
 	return config.Settings{
-		HOME: "tests",
+		//HOME: "tests",
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/log/scopes.log b/tests/log/scopes.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2b1f72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/log/scopes.log
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{"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"}