diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad63d6a..2404454 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -250,3 +250,4 @@
 Roles should always have the same outcome, so avoid using conditionals or tags
 to change the behavior of a role. 
 
+
diff --git a/roles/cord-profile/defaults/main.yml b/roles/cord-profile/defaults/main.yml
index 44e17b9..2409717 100644
--- a/roles/cord-profile/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/cord-profile/defaults/main.yml
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@
 xos_db_name: xos
 xos_db_username: postgres
 xos_db_password: password
-xos_logging_level: debug
-xos_logging_channels:
-      - file
-      - console
 xos_dir: /opt/xos
 
 # GUI Config [new GUI], used in app.config.js.j2 and style.config.js.j2
diff --git a/roles/cord-profile/templates/xos_config.yaml.j2 b/roles/cord-profile/templates/xos_config.yaml.j2
index d05333c..7be1455 100644
--- a/roles/cord-profile/templates/xos_config.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/cord-profile/templates/xos_config.yaml.j2
@@ -22,9 +22,19 @@
   username: {{ xos_db_username }}
   password: {{ xos_db_password }}
 logging:
-  level: {{ xos_logging_level }}
-  channels:
-{% for channel in xos_logging_channels %}
-    - {{ channel }}
-{% endfor %}
-xos_dir: {{ xos_dir }}
\ No newline at end of file
+  version: 1
+  handlers:
+    console:
+      class: logging.StreamHandler
+    file:
+      class: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
+      filename: /var/log/xos.log
+      maxBytes: 10485760
+      backupCount: 5
+  loggers:
+    '':
+      handlers:
+          - console
+          - file
+      level: DEBUG
+xos_dir: {{ xos_dir }}
diff --git a/roles/cord-profile/templates/xos_config_synchronizer.yaml.j2 b/roles/cord-profile/templates/xos_config_synchronizer.yaml.j2
index d3f7d2f..89c3d8c 100644
--- a/roles/cord-profile/templates/xos_config_synchronizer.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/cord-profile/templates/xos_config_synchronizer.yaml.j2
@@ -23,11 +23,18 @@
   endpoint: "xos-core.{{ site_suffix }}:50051"
 
 logging:
-  file: '/var/log/xos_synchronizer.log'
-  logstash_hostport: 'cordloghost.{{ site_suffix }}:5617'
-  level: {{ xos_logging_level }}
-  channels:
-{% for channel in xos_logging_channels %}
-    - {{ channel }}
-{% endfor %}
-
+  version: 1
+  handlers:
+    console:
+      class: logging.StreamHandler
+    file:
+      class: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
+      filename: /var/log/xos.log
+      maxBytes: 10485760
+      backupCount: 5
+  loggers:
+    '':
+      handlers:
+          - console
+          - file
+      level: DEBUG