diff --git a/backend/app/utils.py b/backend/app/utils.py
index 2679937..38cff81 100644
--- a/backend/app/utils.py
+++ b/backend/app/utils.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ from jwt.exceptions import InvalidTokenError
 
 from app.core.config import settings
 
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 @dataclass
 class EmailData:
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ def send_email(
     if settings.SMTP_PASSWORD:
         smtp_options["password"] = settings.SMTP_PASSWORD
     response = message.send(to=email_to, smtp=smtp_options)
-    logging.info(f"send email result: {response}")
+    logger.info(f"send email result: {response}")
 
 
 def generate_test_email(email_to: str) -> EmailData: