diff --git a/lib/towerops/application.ex b/lib/towerops/application.ex
index 73a838cf..26b096eb 100644
--- a/lib/towerops/application.ex
+++ b/lib/towerops/application.ex
@@ -225,7 +225,11 @@ defmodule Towerops.Application do
   # Register file logger backend for development (only available in :dev environment)
   defp register_file_logger do
     if Code.ensure_loaded?(LoggerBackends) do
-      LoggerBackends.add(LoggerFileBackend,
+      # Add the backend with a unique identifier
+      LoggerBackends.add({LoggerFileBackend, :file_log})
+
+      # Configure the backend with path and level
+      Logger.configure_backend({LoggerFileBackend, :file_log},
         path: "_build/dev.log",
         level: :debug
       )