diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 959df636..01f1c5f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ## [unreleased]
-### Changed
+### CHanged
 - Updated PR template
 - Generalised issue templates to make them more user-friendly for people outside our organisation
+- Moved logging setup out of app lifespan and db initialisation logic
 ### Fixed
 - Updated version of external images used in GitHub actions
 
diff --git a/src/chanjo2/logger.py b/src/chanjo2/logger.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..684d74dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chanjo2/logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import logging
+
+import uvicorn
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger("uvicorn.access")
+
+
+console_formatter = uvicorn.logging.ColourizedFormatter(
+    "{levelprefix} {asctime} : {message}", style="{", use_colors=True
+)
+if LOG.handlers:
+    LOG.handlers[0].setFormatter(console_formatter)
+else:
+    logging.basicConfig()
diff --git a/src/chanjo2/main.py b/src/chanjo2/main.py
index 633d6c73..540265e3 100644
--- a/src/chanjo2/main.py
+++ b/src/chanjo2/main.py
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-import logging
 import os
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
-import uvicorn
 from fastapi import FastAPI, status
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 
 from chanjo2 import __version__
 from chanjo2.dbutil import engine
 from chanjo2.endpoints import cases, coverage, intervals, overview, report, samples
+from chanjo2.logger import LOG
 from chanjo2.models.sql_models import Base
 from chanjo2.populate_demo import load_demo_data
 
-LOG = logging.getLogger("uvicorn.access")
 APP_ROUTER_TAGS: List[Tuple] = [
     (intervals.router, "intervals"),
     (coverage.router, "coverage"),
@@ -56,15 +54,6 @@ def configure_static(app):
 
 
 async def startup_db():
-    # Configure logging
-    console_formatter = uvicorn.logging.ColourizedFormatter(
-        "{levelprefix} {asctime} : {message}", style="{", use_colors=True
-    )
-    if LOG.handlers:
-        LOG.handlers[0].setFormatter(console_formatter)
-    else:
-        logging.basicConfig()
-
     # Create database tables
     create_db_and_tables()