diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d934d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+financer.log
+.attach*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
index cfaaa4c..3c0c7cc 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ info.build.artifact=@project.artifactId@
 info.build.version=@project.version@
 
 logging.level.de.financer=DEBUG
+logging.file=financer.log
 
 # Country code for holiday checks
 # Mostly an uppercase ISO 3166 2-letter code