diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 7a97a0c..56e1812 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -180,8 +180,25 @@ def kill(self):
     handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
     formatter = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s: %(message)s")
     logger.addHandler(handler)
-    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-    logger.info("Debug logs enabled")
+    fh = logging.FileHandler('/var/log/bluetooth.log', mode= 'a')
+    fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(funcName)s:%(lineno)d %(message)s')
+    fh.setFormatter(formatter)
+    logger.addHandler(fh)
+    try:
+        f = open("/etc/treehouses.conf", "r")
+    except IOError:
+        print("config file not found")
+        f = ''
+    for line in f:
+        if "bluetoothlog=" in line:
+            if "1" in line:
+                logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+                logger.info("Debug logs enabled")
+            else:
+                logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+                logger.info("Debug logs disabled")
+						
     try:
         multithreaded_server = Server()
         multithreaded_server.run()