diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ef9750df..a5caa095 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -500,6 +500,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "termcolor",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "env_logger"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44533bbbb3bb3c1fa17d9f2e4e38bbbaf8396ba82193c4cb1b6445d711445d36"
+dependencies = [
+ "atty",
+ "humantime",
+ "log",
+ "regex",
+ "termcolor",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "erased-serde"
 version = "0.3.12"
@@ -759,6 +772,7 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
+ "env_logger 0.7.1",
  "fluence-app-service",
  "itertools",
  "rustop",
@@ -1957,7 +1971,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
  "derive_builder",
- "env_logger",
+ "env_logger 0.6.2",
  "fuzzy-matcher",
  "lazy_static",
  "log",
diff --git a/tools/repl/Cargo.toml b/tools/repl/Cargo.toml
index dd9d7df0..e9881122 100644
--- a/tools/repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ clap = "2.33.1"
 serde_json = "1.0.57"
 wasmer-wasi = { package = "wasmer-wasi-fl", version = "0.17.0"}
 
+env_logger = "0.7.1"
 rustyline = { version = "6.1.2", features = ["with-fuzzy"] }
 rustyline-derive = "0.3.1"
 rustop = "1.1.0"
diff --git a/tools/repl/src/main.rs b/tools/repl/src/main.rs
index 88484364..3b6fb139 100644
--- a/tools/repl/src/main.rs
+++ b/tools/repl/src/main.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ const HISTORY_FILE_PATH: &str = ".repl_history";
 pub(crate) type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, anyhow::Error>;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    env_logger::init();
+
     let (args, _) = rustop::opts! {
         synopsis "Fluence Application service REPL";
         param config_file_path: Option<String>, desc: "Path to a service config";