diff --git a/lbrynet/extras/cli.py b/lbrynet/extras/cli.py
index c49b47e14..08ab4b3a5 100644
--- a/lbrynet/extras/cli.py
+++ b/lbrynet/extras/cli.py
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
         )
         file_handler.setFormatter(default_formatter)
         log.addHandler(file_handler)
+        logging.getLogger('torba').addHandler(file_handler)
 
         if not args.quiet:
             handler = logging.StreamHandler()