diff --git a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
index c2d60b9..bc847d2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ info.build.version=@project.version@
 
 logging.level.de.financer=DEBUG
 logging.file=financer-server.log
+logging.file.max-history=7
+logging.file.max-size=50MB
 
 # Country code for holiday checks
 # Mostly an uppercase ISO 3166 2-letter code