diff --git a/src/kwaylon/__init__.py b/src/kwaylon/__init__.py
index 3a14815..c17c536 100644
--- a/src/kwaylon/__init__.py
+++ b/src/kwaylon/__init__.py
@@ -3,13 +3,37 @@ import logging
 import os
 
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.highlighter import NullHighlighter
+from rich.logging import RichHandler
 
 from .jokes import GifJoke, Joke
 from .kwaylon import Kwaylon
 from .reactions import ReactionData
 
 
+def init_logging(log_level: int = logging.INFO):
+    rich_handler = RichHandler(
+        console=Console(width=150),
+        highlighter=NullHighlighter(),
+        markup=True,
+        rich_tracebacks=True,
+        tracebacks_suppress=['pandas', 'discord'],
+    )
+    dt_fmt = '%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S %p'
+    # https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html#logrecord-attributes
+    log_format = '[magenta]%(name)s[/] [cyan]%(funcName)s[/] %(message)s'
+
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=log_level,
+        format=log_format,
+        datefmt=dt_fmt,
+        handlers=[rich_handler]
+    )
+
+
 def main(token_var: str = 'DISCORD_TOKEN'):
+    init_logging(logging.DEBUG)
     load_dotenv()
     loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
     loop.create_task(
diff --git a/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py b/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py
index dd0377e..463187b 100644
--- a/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py
+++ b/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-
-import asyncio
 import logging
-import os
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import AsyncIterator, List
@@ -10,9 +7,6 @@ import pandas as pd
 from discord import (Client, Emoji, Guild, Intents, Message,
                      RawReactionActionEvent, TextChannel, utils)
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
-from rich.console import Console
-from rich.highlighter import NullHighlighter
-from rich.logging import RichHandler
 
 from . import jokes
 
@@ -47,25 +41,6 @@ class Kwaylon(Client):
 
     @classmethod
     async def create_and_start(cls, token: str, log_level: int = logging.INFO):
-        rich_handler = RichHandler(
-            console=Console(width=150),
-            highlighter=NullHighlighter(),
-            markup=True,
-            rich_tracebacks=True,
-            tracebacks_suppress=['pandas', 'discord'],
-        )
-        dt_fmt = '%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S %p'
-        # https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html#logrecord-attributes
-        log_format = '[magenta]%(name)s[/] [cyan]%(funcName)s[/] %(message)s'
-        formatter = logging.Formatter(log_format, dt_fmt)
-
-        logging.basicConfig(
-            level=log_level,
-            format=log_format,
-            datefmt=dt_fmt,
-            handlers=[rich_handler]
-        )
-
         intents = Intents.default()
         intents.message_content = True
         client = cls(intents=intents)