diff --git a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/AddAttachmentsUtility.cpp b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/AddAttachmentsUtility.cpp
--- a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/AddAttachmentsUtility.cpp
+++ b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/AddAttachmentsUtility.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "AddAttachmentsUtility.h"
 
+#include <glog/logging.h>
+
 #include "BackupItem.h"
 #include "BlobPutClientReactor.h"
 #include "Constants.h"
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@
       database::DatabaseManager::getInstance().putLogItem(*logItem);
     }
   } catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
-    std::cout << "error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+    LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
     status = grpc::Status(grpc::StatusCode::INTERNAL, e.what());
   }
   return status;
diff --git a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/CreateNewBackupReactor.cpp b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/CreateNewBackupReactor.cpp
--- a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/CreateNewBackupReactor.cpp
+++ b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/CreateNewBackupReactor.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
       this->holder,
       {});
   database::DatabaseManager::getInstance().putBackupItem(backupItem);
-  std::cout << "done creating backup " << backupItem.getBackupID() << std::endl;
 }
 
 } // namespace reactor
diff --git a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.cpp b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.cpp
--- a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.cpp
+++ b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #include "GlobalTools.h"
 #include "Tools.h"
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 namespace comm {
 namespace network {
 namespace reactor {
@@ -168,10 +166,6 @@
   // as there may be multiple threads from the pool taking over here
   const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(this->reactorStateMutex);
   // TODO implement
-  std::cout << "receive logs done "
-            << this->getStatusHolder()->getStatus().error_code() << "/"
-            << this->getStatusHolder()->getStatus().error_message()
-            << std::endl;
 }
 
 } // namespace reactor
diff --git a/services/backup/src/server.cpp b/services/backup/src/server.cpp
--- a/services/backup/src/server.cpp
+++ b/services/backup/src/server.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #include "BackupServiceImpl.h"
 
+#include "GlobalTools.h"
+
+#include <glog/logging.h>
 #include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
 
-#include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@
   builder.RegisterService(&backupService);
   // Finally assemble the server.
   std::unique_ptr<grpc::Server> server(builder.BuildAndStart());
-  std::cout << "Server listening" << std::endl;
+  LOG(INFO) << "Server listening";
 
   // Wait for the server to shutdown. Note that some other thread must be
   // responsible for shutting down the server for this call to ever return.
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@
 } // namespace comm
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  comm::network::tools::InitLogging("backup");
   comm::network::RunServer();
 
   return 0;