diff --git a/src/cpp/garbage-collector.cpp b/src/cpp/garbage-collector.cpp
index 25d943b..b51154f 100644
--- a/src/cpp/garbage-collector.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/garbage-collector.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ void GC::collect() {
     }
 
     // Sweep phase
-    DEBUG << "Removing " << (objects_.size() - black.size()) << " out of " << objects_.size() << std::endl;
+    DEBUG("gc") << "Removing " << (objects_.size() - black.size())
+                << " out of " << objects_.size() << std::endl;
     objects_ = std::move(black);
 
     lastCleanup_.store(std::max(objects_.size(), MINIMUN_SIZE_LEFT));
diff --git a/src/cpp/logger.cpp b/src/cpp/logger.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bde8bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/logger.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include "logger.h"
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <cstring>
+
+
+namespace effil {
+
+static std::unique_ptr<std::ostream> getLoggerStream() {
+    const char* logFile = getenv("EFFIL_LOG");
+
+    if (logFile == nullptr) {
+        return std::make_unique<std::ostream>(nullptr);
+    }
+    else if (strcmp(logFile, "term") == 0) {
+        return std::make_unique<std::ostream>(std::cout.rdbuf());
+    }
+    return std::make_unique<std::ofstream>(logFile);
+}
+
+std::mutex Logger::lock_;
+std::unique_ptr<std::ostream> Logger::stream_(getLoggerStream());
+
+std::string getCurrentTime() {
+    const auto currTime = std::time(nullptr);
+    const auto tm = std::localtime(&currTime);
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << std::put_time(tm, "%F %T");
+    return ss.str();
+}
+
+} // namespace effil
diff --git a/src/cpp/logger.h b/src/cpp/logger.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a64eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/logger.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <memory>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
+
+namespace effil {
+
+class Logger
+{
+public:
+    Logger()
+        : lockGuard_(lock_)
+    {}
+
+    ~Logger() {
+        *stream_ << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    std::ostream& getStream() { return *stream_; }
+
+private:
+    static std::mutex lock_;
+    static std::unique_ptr<std::ostream> stream_;
+
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lockGuard_;
+};
+
+std::string getCurrentTime();
+
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+#   define DEBUG(x) if (false) std::cout
+#else
+#   define DEBUG(name) Logger().getStream() << getCurrentTime() \
+                            << " " << "[" << std::this_thread::get_id() \
+                            << "][" << name << "] "
+#endif
+
+} // effil
diff --git a/src/cpp/threading.cpp b/src/cpp/threading.cpp
index d3fddfc..ed8fc01 100644
--- a/src/cpp/threading.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/threading.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void Thread::runThread(Thread thread,
     } catch (const LuaHookStopException&) {
         thread.ctx_->changeStatus(Status::Canceled);
     } catch (const sol::error& err) {
-        DEBUG << "Failed with msg: " << err.what() << std::endl;
+        DEBUG("thread") << "Failed with msg: " << err.what() << std::endl;
         auto& returns = thread.ctx_->result();
         returns.insert(returns.begin(),
                 { createStoredObject("failed"),
diff --git a/src/cpp/utils.h b/src/cpp/utils.h
index b9b1656..116cec1 100644
--- a/src/cpp/utils.h
+++ b/src/cpp/utils.h
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <iostream>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <thread>
+#include "logger.h"
 
+#include <sstream>
 #include <sol.hpp>
 
 #if LUA_VERSION_NUM < 501 || LUA_VERSION_NUM > 503
@@ -52,13 +51,10 @@ private:
     std::function<void()> f_;
 };
 
-} // effil
-
 #define REQUIRE(cond) if (!(cond)) throw effil::Exception()
-#define RETHROW_WITH_PREFIX(preff) catch(const effil::Exception& err) { throw effil::Exception() << preff << ": " << err.what(); }
+#define RETHROW_WITH_PREFIX(preff) catch(const effil::Exception& err) { \
+        DEBUG(preff) << err.what(); \
+        throw effil::Exception() << preff << ": " << err.what(); \
+    }
 
-#ifdef NDEBUG
-#define DEBUG if (false) std::cout
-#else
-#define DEBUG std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __FUNCTION__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " tid:" << std::this_thread::get_id() << " "
-#endif
+} // namespace effil