diff --git a/backup-podman-volumes.py b/backup-podman-volumes.py
index 787118a..e0eb012 100644
--- a/backup-podman-volumes.py
+++ b/backup-podman-volumes.py
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ import pydantic
 import boto3
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__file__)
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logging.basicConfig(
+    filename="/var/log/backup-volumes.log", encoding="utf-8", level=logging.INFO
+)
+
 
 class Config(pydantic.BaseModel):
     # List of volumes to back up.
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     config_path = sys.argv[1]
 
     if not pathlib.Path(config_path).exists():
+        logger.error("Did not find configuration file at %s.", config_path)
         raise RuntimeError(f"Did not find configuration at {config_path}")
 
     config = Config.parse_file(config_path)