diff --git a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
index 5d2c261..6db2d9f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ info.build.version=@project.version@
 
 logging.level.de.financer=DEBUG
 logging.file=financer-web-client.log
+logging.file.max-history=7
+logging.file.max-size=50MB
 
 # The date format of the client-supplied date string, used to parse the string into a proper object
 financer.dateFormat=dd.MM.yyyy