diff --git a/src/logging.ts b/src/logging.ts
index bffb531..ce24e2f 100644
--- a/src/logging.ts
+++ b/src/logging.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let logger = winston.createLogger({
     format: winston.format.combine(
         winston.format.timestamp(),
         winston.format.splat(),
-        winston.format.json()
+        winston.format.simple()
     ),
     defaultMeta: { service: 'baphomet-js' },
     transports: [
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ let logger = winston.createLogger({
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
     logger.add(new winston.transports.Console({
         format: winston.format.combine(
+            winston.format.colorize(),
             winston.format.simple()
         )
     }));
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
     logger.add(new winston.transports.Console({
         level: 'error',
         format: winston.format.combine(
+            winston.format.colorize(),
             winston.format.simple()
         )
     }));