diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/Cache.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/Cache.java
index 80ef26f..a727d01 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/Cache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/Cache.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class Cache<T> implements Consumer<T>, Serializable {
 	private final Queue<T>			elements	= new LinkedList<>();
 	private transient Consumer<T>	processor;
 
-	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(Cache.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger	logger				= EnvoyLog.getLogger(Cache.class);
 	private static final long	serialVersionUID	= 7343544675545545076L;
 
 	/**
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class Cache<T> implements Consumer<T>, Serializable {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public void accept(T element) {
-		logger.info(String.format("Adding element %s to cache", element));
+		logger.fine(String.format("Adding element %s to cache", element));
 		elements.offer(element);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Client.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Client.java
index b404807..7a7f960 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Client.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Client.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class Client implements Closeable {
 
 	// Configuration and logging
 	private static final Config	config	= Config.getInstance();
-	private static final Logger	logger	= EnvoyLog.getLogger(Client.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger	logger	= EnvoyLog.getLogger(Client.class);
 
 	/**
 	 * Enters the online mode by acquiring a user ID from the server. As a
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ public class Client implements Closeable {
 		receiver = new Receiver(socket.getInputStream());
 
 		// Register user creation processor, contact list processor and message cache
-		receiver.registerProcessor(User.class, sender -> { logger.info("Acquired user object " + sender); this.sender = sender; });
-		receiver.registerProcessor(Contacts.class, contacts -> { logger.info("Acquired contacts object " + contacts); this.contacts = contacts; });
+		receiver.registerProcessor(User.class, sender -> this.sender = sender);
+		receiver.registerProcessor(Contacts.class, contacts -> this.contacts = contacts);
 		receiver.registerProcessor(Message.class, receivedMessageCache);
 		receiver.registerProcessor(HandshakeRejectionEvent.class, evt -> { rejected = true; EventBus.getInstance().dispatch(evt); });
 
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ public class Client implements Closeable {
 		new Thread(receiver).start();
 
 		// Write login credentials
-		logger.finest("Sending login credentials...");
 		SerializationUtils.writeBytesWithLength(credentials, socket.getOutputStream());
 
 		// Wait for a maximum of five seconds to acquire the sender object
@@ -225,6 +224,7 @@ public class Client implements Closeable {
 
 	private void writeObject(Object obj) throws IOException {
 		checkOnline();
+		logger.fine("Sending object " + obj);
 		SerializationUtils.writeBytesWithLength(obj, socket.getOutputStream());
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/MessageStatusChangeEventProcessor.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/MessageStatusChangeEventProcessor.java
index b81561c..8197d53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/MessageStatusChangeEventProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/MessageStatusChangeEventProcessor.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import envoy.event.MessageStatusChangeEvent;
  */
 public class MessageStatusChangeEventProcessor implements Consumer<MessageStatusChangeEvent> {
 
-	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(MessageStatusChangeEventProcessor.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(MessageStatusChangeEventProcessor.class);
 
 	/**
 	 * Dispatches a {@link MessageStatusChangeEvent} if the status is
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class MessageStatusChangeEventProcessor implements Consumer<MessageStatus
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public void accept(MessageStatusChangeEvent evt) {
-		if (evt.get().ordinal() < MessageStatus.RECEIVED.ordinal()) logger.info("Received invalid message status change " + evt);
+		if (evt.get().ordinal() < MessageStatus.RECEIVED.ordinal()) logger.warning("Received invalid message status change " + evt);
 		else EventBus.getInstance().dispatch(evt);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/ReceivedMessageProcessor.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/ReceivedMessageProcessor.java
index 5916950..5196402 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/ReceivedMessageProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/ReceivedMessageProcessor.java
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ import envoy.event.EventBus;
  * Project: <strong>envoy-client</strong><br>
  * File: <strong>ReceivedMessageProcessor.java</strong><br>
  * Created: <strong>31.12.2019</strong><br>
- * 
+ *
  * @author Kai S. K. Engelbart
  * @since Envoy v0.3-alpha
  */
 public class ReceivedMessageProcessor implements Consumer<Message> {
 
-	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(ReceivedMessageProcessor.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(ReceivedMessageProcessor.class);
 
 	@Override
 	public void accept(Message message) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Receiver.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Receiver.java
index d8a0d45..4a4fda8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Receiver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Receiver.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class Receiver implements Runnable {
 	private final InputStream					in;
 	private final Map<Class<?>, Consumer<?>>	processors	= new HashMap<>();
 
-	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(Receiver.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(Receiver.class);
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates an instance of {@link Receiver}.
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ public class Receiver implements Runnable {
 
 				try (ObjectInputStream oin = new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(objBytes))) {
 					Object obj = oin.readObject();
-					logger.info("Received object " + obj);
+					logger.fine("Received object " + obj);
 
 					// Get appropriate processor
 					@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
 					Consumer processor = processors.get(obj.getClass());
 					if (processor == null)
-						logger.severe(String.format("The received object has the class %s for which no processor is defined.", obj.getClass()));
+						logger.warning(String.format("The received object has the class %s for which no processor is defined.", obj.getClass()));
 					else processor.accept(obj);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/WriteProxy.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/WriteProxy.java
index 93e67d8..272da8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/WriteProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/WriteProxy.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class WriteProxy {
 	private final Client	client;
 	private final LocalDb	localDb;
 
-	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(WriteProxy.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(WriteProxy.class);
 
 	/**
 	 * Initializes a write proxy using a client and a local database. The
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ public class WriteProxy {
 		// Initialize cache processors for messages and message status change events
 		localDb.getMessageCache().setProcessor(msg -> {
 			try {
-				logger.info("Sending cached " + msg);
+				logger.finer("Sending cached " + msg);
 				client.sendMessage(msg);
 			} catch (IOException e) {
 				logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Could not send cached message", e);
 			}
 		});
 		localDb.getStatusCache().setProcessor(evt -> {
-			logger.info("Sending cached " + evt);
+			logger.finer("Sending cached " + evt);
 			try {
 				client.sendEvent(evt);
 			} catch (IOException e) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/ChatWindow.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/ChatWindow.java
index 045bf9c..22ab504 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/ChatWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/ChatWindow.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class ChatWindow extends JFrame {
 	private final ComponentListModel<User>	contactsModel		= new ComponentListModel<>();
 	private final ComponentList<User>		contactList			= new ComponentList<>(contactRenderer);
 
-	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(ChatWindow.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(ChatWindow.class);
 
 	// GUI component spacing
 	private final static int	space	= 4;
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ public class ChatWindow extends JFrame {
 		EventBus.getInstance().register(ContactSearchResult.class, evt -> {
 			contactsModel.clear();
 			final java.util.List<User> contacts = evt.get();
-			logger.info("Received contact search result " + contacts);
 			contacts.forEach(contactsModel::add);
 			revalidate();
 			repaint();
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/LoginDialog.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/LoginDialog.java
index 09fd551..7b93bdf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/LoginDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/LoginDialog.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class LoginDialog extends JDialog {
 	private final Cache<Message>	receivedMessageCache;
 
 	private static final Config	config				= Config.getInstance();
-	private static final Logger	logger				= EnvoyLog.getLogger(LoginDialog.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger	logger				= EnvoyLog.getLogger(LoginDialog.class);
 	private static final long	serialVersionUID	= 352021600833907468L;
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java
index 5427fe1..62d3f69 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class Startup {
 
 	private static ChatWindow chatWindow;
 
-	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(Startup.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(Startup.class);
 
 	/**
 	 * Loads the application by first loading the configuration, then acquiring a
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ public class Startup {
 			System.exit(1);
 		}
 
-		// Set new logger levels loaded from config
+		// Setup logger for the envoy package
+		EnvoyLog.attach("envoy");
 		EnvoyLog.setFileLevelBarrier(config.getFileLevelBarrier());
 		EnvoyLog.setConsoleLevelBarrier(config.getConsoleLevelBarrier());
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/GeneralSettingsPanel.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/GeneralSettingsPanel.java
index a1b5966..f4537b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/GeneralSettingsPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/GeneralSettingsPanel.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import envoy.client.util.EnvoyLog;
  * Project: <strong>envoy-client</strong><br>
  * File: <strong>GeneralSettingsPanel.java</strong><br>
  * Created: <strong>21 Dec 2019</strong><br>
- * 
+ *
  * @author Maximilian K&auml;fer
  * @since Envoy v0.3-alpha
  */
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ public class GeneralSettingsPanel extends SettingsPanel {
 	private Theme theme;
 
 	private static final String[]	items				= { "onCloseMode", "enterToSend" };
-	private static final Logger		logger				= EnvoyLog.getLogger(GeneralSettingsPanel.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger		logger				= EnvoyLog.getLogger(GeneralSettingsPanel.class);
 	private static final long		serialVersionUID	= -7470848775130754239L;
 
 	/**
 	 * This is the constructor for the General class. Here the user can set general
 	 * settings for the client.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param parent the {@link SettingsScreen} as a part of which this
 	 *               {@link SettingsPanel} is displayed
 	 * @since Envoy v0.3-alpha
@@ -89,5 +89,5 @@ public class GeneralSettingsPanel extends SettingsPanel {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public ActionListener getOkButtonAction() { return (evt) -> {}; }
+	public ActionListener getOkButtonAction() { return evt -> {}; }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/SettingsScreen.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/SettingsScreen.java
index df2fa2c..a84085b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/SettingsScreen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/SettingsScreen.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class SettingsScreen extends JDialog {
 
 	private SettingsPanel settingsPanel;
 
-	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(SettingsScreen.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(SettingsScreen.class);
 
 	/**
 	 * Initializes the settings screen.
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/ThemeCustomizationPanel.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/ThemeCustomizationPanel.java
index ed4be4f..09a05e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/ThemeCustomizationPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/ThemeCustomizationPanel.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class ThemeCustomizationPanel extends SettingsPanel {
 
 	private final Insets insets = new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5);
 
-	private static final Logger	logger				= EnvoyLog.getLogger(ThemeCustomizationPanel.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final Logger	logger				= EnvoyLog.getLogger(ThemeCustomizationPanel.class);
 	private static final long	serialVersionUID	= -8697897390666456624L;
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/util/EnvoyLog.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/util/EnvoyLog.java
index ae6c6e5..3cbb856 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/util/EnvoyLog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/util/EnvoyLog.java
@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@ package envoy.client.util;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.logging.*;
 
 import envoy.client.data.Config;
 
 /**
+ * Configures the {@link java.util.logging} API to output the log into the
+ * console and a log file.<br>
+ * <br>
+ * Call the {@link EnvoyLog#attach(String)} method to configure a part of the
+ * logger hierarchy.<br>
+ * <br>
  * Project: <strong>envoy-client</strong><br>
  * File: <strong>EnvoyLogger.java</strong><br>
  * Created: <strong>14 Dec 2019</strong><br>
@@ -21,11 +29,13 @@ public class EnvoyLog {
 	private static StreamHandler	consoleHandler;
 
 	static {
+
 		// Remove default console handler
 		LogManager.getLogManager().reset();
 
 		// Configure log file
-		File logFile = new File(Config.getInstance().getHomeDirectory(), "log/envoy_user.log");
+		File logFile = new File(Config.getInstance().getHomeDirectory(),
+				"log/envoy_user_" + new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd--hh-mm-mm").format(new Date()) + ".log");
 		logFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
 
 		// Configure formatting
@@ -47,38 +57,48 @@ public class EnvoyLog {
 	private EnvoyLog() {}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates a {@link Logger} with a specified name
+	 * Configures all loggers that are contained within the hierarchy of a specific
+	 * path to use the console and file handlers.
 	 *
-	 * @param name the name of the {@link Logger} to create
-	 * @return the created {@link Logger}
-	 * @since Envoy v0.2-alpha
+	 * @param path the path to the loggers to configure
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.4-alpha
 	 */
-	public static Logger getLogger(String name) {
-		// Get a logger with the specified name
-		Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(name);
+	public static void attach(String path) {
+		// Get root logger
+		Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(path);
 
 		// Add handlers
 		if (fileHandler != null) logger.addHandler(fileHandler);
-		if (consoleHandler != null) logger.addHandler(consoleHandler);
+		logger.addHandler(consoleHandler);
 
-		return logger;
+		// Delegate logger level filtering to the handlers
+		logger.setLevel(Level.ALL);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param fileLevelBarrier the severity below which logRecords will not be
-	 *                         written to the log file. At or above they'll also be
-	 *                         logged in a file. Can be written either in Digits
-	 *                         from 0 - 1000 or with the according name of the level
+	 * Creates a logger for a specified class, which output will be displayed inside
+	 * the console and written to the log file.
+	 *
+	 * @param logClass the class in which the logger is used
+	 * @return the created logger
+	 * @since Envoy v0.2-alpha
+	 */
+	public static Logger getLogger(Class<?> logClass) {
+		return Logger.getLogger(logClass.getCanonicalName());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Defines the logger level required for a record to be written to the log file.
+	 *
+	 * @param fileLevelBarrier the log file level
 	 * @since Envoy v0.2-alpha
 	 */
 	public static void setFileLevelBarrier(Level fileLevelBarrier) { if (fileHandler != null) fileHandler.setLevel(fileLevelBarrier); }
 
 	/**
-	 * @param consoleLevelBarrier the severity below which logRecords will not be
-	 *                            written to the console. At or above they'll also
-	 *                            be logged in a file. Can be written either in
-	 *                            digits from 0 - 1000 or with the according name of
-	 *                            the level
+	 * Defines the logger level required for a record to be written to the console.
+	 *
+	 * @param consoleLevelBarrier the console logger level
 	 * @since Envoy v0.2-alpha
 	 */
 	public static void setConsoleLevelBarrier(Level consoleLevelBarrier) {