diff --git a/lib/towerops/application.ex b/lib/towerops/application.ex
index 2010487b..73a838cf 100644
--- a/lib/towerops/application.ex
+++ b/lib/towerops/application.ex
@@ -225,7 +225,10 @@ 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, :file_log)
+      LoggerBackends.add(LoggerFileBackend,
+        path: "_build/dev.log",
+        level: :debug
+      )
     else
       Logger.warning("LoggerBackends not available - file logging disabled")
     end