diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 0856b741..4346ffde 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func LoadConfig(c *config.LuetConfig) error {
 
 	NewSpinner()
 
-	if c.GetLogging().Path != "" {
+	if c.GetLogging().EnableLogFile && c.GetLogging().Path != "" {
 		// Init zap logger
 		err = ZapLogger()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ func init() {
 	pflags.StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.luet.yaml)")
 	pflags.BoolP("debug", "d", false, "verbose output")
 	pflags.Bool("fatal", false, "Enables Warnings to exit")
+	pflags.Bool("enable-logfile", false, "Enable log to file")
+	pflags.StringP("logfile", "l", config.LuetCfg.GetLogging().Path,
+		"Logfile path. Empty value disable log to file.")
 
 	sameOwner := false
 	u, err := user.Current()
@@ -166,10 +169,13 @@ func init() {
 	pflags.Bool("same-owner", sameOwner, "Maintain same owner on uncompress.")
 	pflags.Int("concurrency", runtime.NumCPU(), "Concurrency")
 
-	config.LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("general.same_owner", pflags.Lookup("same-owner"))
-	config.LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("general.debug", pflags.Lookup("debug"))
+	config.LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("logging.enable_logfile", pflags.Lookup("enable-logfile"))
+	config.LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("logging.path", pflags.Lookup("logfile"))
+
 	config.LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("general.concurrency", pflags.Lookup("concurrency"))
+	config.LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("general.debug", pflags.Lookup("debug"))
 	config.LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("general.fatal_warnings", pflags.Lookup("fatal"))
+	config.LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("general.same_owner", pflags.Lookup("same-owner"))
 }
 
 // initConfig reads in config file and ENV variables if set.
diff --git a/contrib/config/luet.yaml b/contrib/config/luet.yaml
index c1f31089..9835442d 100644
--- a/contrib/config/luet.yaml
+++ b/contrib/config/luet.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 # Logging configuration section:
 # ---------------------------------------------
 # logging:
+#   # Enable loggging to file (if path is not empty)
+#   enable_logfile: false
+#
 #   Leave empty to skip logging to file.
-#   path: ""
+#   path: "/var/log/luet.log"
 #
 #   Set logging level: error|warning|info|debug
 #   level: "info"
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 6557f0fb..3b2df64a 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ var LuetCfg = NewLuetConfig(v.GetViper())
 var AvailableResolvers = strings.Join([]string{solver.QLearningResolverType}, " ")
 
 type LuetLoggingConfig struct {
-	Path       string `mapstructure:"path"`
-	JsonFormat bool   `mapstructure:"json_format"`
-	Level      string `mapstructure:"level"`
+	Path          string `mapstructure:"path"`
+	EnableLogFile bool   `mapstructure:"enable_logfile"`
+	JsonFormat    bool   `mapstructure:"json_format"`
+	Level         string `mapstructure:"level"`
 }
 
 type LuetGeneralConfig struct {
@@ -205,7 +206,8 @@ func NewLuetConfig(viper *v.Viper) *LuetConfig {
 
 func GenDefault(viper *v.Viper) {
 	viper.SetDefault("logging.level", "info")
-	viper.SetDefault("logging.path", "")
+	viper.SetDefault("logging.enable_logfile", false)
+	viper.SetDefault("logging.path", "/var/log/luet.log")
 	viper.SetDefault("logging.json_format", false)
 
 	viper.SetDefault("general.concurrency", runtime.NumCPU())
@@ -318,9 +320,10 @@ func (c *LuetLoggingConfig) SetLogLevel(s string) {
 func (c *LuetLoggingConfig) String() string {
 	ans := fmt.Sprintf(`
 logging:
+  enable_logfile: %t
   path: %s
   json_format: %t
-  level: %s`, c.Path, c.JsonFormat, c.Level)
+  level: %s`, c.EnableLogFile, c.Path, c.JsonFormat, c.Level)
 
 	return ans
 }