diff --git a/sharc/main_cli.py b/sharc/main_cli.py
index 6d13173e..0c6eb3e6 100644
--- a/sharc/main_cli.py
+++ b/sharc/main_cli.py
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@
 from sharc.controller import Controller
 from sharc.gui.view_cli import ViewCli
 from sharc.model import Model
-
-
+import sys
+import getopt
+import os
+import argparse
+import logging
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
 
 
@@ -34,28 +37,30 @@ def main(argv):
 
     param_file = ""
 
-    try:
-        opts, _ = getopt.getopt(argv, "hp:")
-    except getopt.GetoptError:
-        print("usage: main_cli.py -p <param_file>")
-        sys.exit(2)
-
-    if not opts:
-        param_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "input", "parameters.yaml")
-    else:
-        for opt, arg in opts:
-            if opt == "-h":
-                print("usage: main_cli.py -p <param_file>")
-                sys.exit()
-            elif opt == "-p":
-                param_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), arg)
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run the SHARC command-line interface.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-p", "--param_file",
+        type=str,
+        required=True,
+        help="Path to the parameter file (required)"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-l", "--log_level",
+        type=str,
+        choices=["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"],
+        default="INFO",
+        help="Set the logging level (default: INFO)"
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+    param_file = os.path.abspath(args.param_file)
+
+    log_level = getattr(logging, args.log_level.upper(), logging.INFO)
+    Logging.setup_logging(default_level=log_level)
 
     # Logger setup start
     sim_logger = SimulationLogger(param_file)
     sim_logger.start()
 
-    Logging.setup_logging()
-
     model = Model()
     view_cli = ViewCli()
     controller = Controller()
diff --git a/sharc/simulation.py b/sharc/simulation.py
index a89bd627..2db13018 100644
--- a/sharc/simulation.py
+++ b/sharc/simulation.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import math
 import sys
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from logging import getLogger
 
 from sharc.support.enumerations import StationType
 from sharc.topology.topology_factory import TopologyFactory
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@
 from sharc.results import Results
 from sharc.propagation.propagation_factory import PropagationFactory
 
+logger = getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class Simulation(ABC, Observable):
     """
@@ -221,6 +224,8 @@ def initialize(self, *args, **kwargs):
         This method is executed only once to initialize the simulation variables.
         """
 
+        logger.debug("Initializing the simulation")
+
         self.topology.calculate_coordinates()
 
         self.initialize_topology_dependant_variables()
@@ -266,6 +271,8 @@ def finalize(self, *args, **kwargs):
         snapshot_number = kwargs["snapshot_number"]
         self.results.write_files(snapshot_number)
 
+        logger.debug("Finalizing the simulation")
+
     def calculate_coupling_loss_system_imt(
         self,
         system_station: StationManager,
diff --git a/sharc/support/logging.yaml b/sharc/support/logging.yaml
index 0e04fc41..595736cb 100644
--- a/sharc/support/logging.yaml
+++ b/sharc/support/logging.yaml
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ disable_existing_loggers: False
 formatters:
     simple:
         format: "%(message)s"
-#        format: "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(message)s"
+    detailed:
+        class: logging.Formatter
+        format: "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
 
 handlers:
     console:
         class: logging.StreamHandler
-        level: INFO
-        formatter: simple
+        formatter: detailed
         stream: ext://sys.stdout
 
     file:
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ handlers:
         maxBytes: 10485760 # 10MB
         backupCount: 20
         encoding: utf8
-        
 
 root:
     level: INFO
diff --git a/sharc/support/sharc_logger.py b/sharc/support/sharc_logger.py
index c4771ec5..d4057cba 100644
--- a/sharc/support/sharc_logger.py
+++ b/sharc/support/sharc_logger.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def setup_logging(
         if os.path.exists(path):
             with open(path, "rt") as f:
                 config = yaml.safe_load(f.read())
+            config['root']['level'] = logging.getLevelName(default_level)
             logging.config.dictConfig(config)
         else:
             logging.basicConfig(level=default_level)
diff --git a/sharc/thread_simulation.py b/sharc/thread_simulation.py
index 192570da..9ddfb877 100644
--- a/sharc/thread_simulation.py
+++ b/sharc/thread_simulation.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def is_stopped(self) -> bool:
         -------
             True if simulation is stopped
         """
-        return self.stop_flag.isSet()
+        return self.stop_flag.is_set()
 
     def run(self):
         """