diff --git a/api/app.py b/api/app.py
index d352a56..b9604e7 100644
--- a/api/app.py
+++ b/api/app.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Imports
 
+# > Standard Libraries
+import logging
+
 # > External Libraries
 from flask import Flask
 
@@ -11,21 +14,28 @@
 from api.services.model_setup import PredictorGenPageWrapper
 
 from main import setup_logging
+from utils.logging_utils import get_logger_name
 
 
 def create_app():
-    # Read environment variables
-    max_queue_size, model_base_path, output_base_path = \
-        read_environment_variables()
-
     # Capture logging
     setup_logging()
+    logger = logging.getLogger(get_logger_name())
+    logger.info("Starting Laypa API")
 
-    predict_gen_page_wrapper = PredictorGenPageWrapper(model_base_path)
-
+    # Read environment variables
+    logger.info("Initializing environment")
+    max_queue_size, model_base_path, output_base_path = \
+        read_environment_variables()
     args, executor, queue_size_gauge, images_processed_counter, \
         exception_predict_counter = initialize_environment(max_queue_size,
                                                            output_base_path)
+    logger.info("Environment initialized successfully")
+
+    # Initialize model
+    logger.info("Initializing model wrapper")
+    predict_gen_page_wrapper = PredictorGenPageWrapper(model_base_path)
+    logger.info("Model wrapper initialized successfully")
 
     app = Flask(__name__)
 
@@ -37,6 +47,9 @@ def create_app():
     app.predict_gen_page_wrapper = predict_gen_page_wrapper
     app.output_base_path = output_base_path
     app.images_processed_counter = images_processed_counter
+    app.max_queue_size = max_queue_size
+
+    logger.info("Laypa API started successfully")
 
     return app
 
diff --git a/api/routes/utils.py b/api/routes/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fc5da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/routes/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Imports
+
+# > Standard Libraries
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# > External Libraries
+from flask import Request
+
+# > Project Libraries
+from api.services.utils import abort_with_info
+
+
+def extract_request_fields(request: Request,
+                           response_info: dict[str, str]) \
+        -> tuple[Request, Path]:
+    try:
+        identifier = request.form["identifier"]
+        response_info["identifier"] = identifier
+    except KeyError:
+        abort_with_info(400, "Missing identifier in form", response_info)
+
+    try:
+        model_name = request.form["model"]
+        response_info["model_name"] = model_name
+    except KeyError:
+        abort_with_info(400, "Missing model in form", response_info)
+
+    try:
+        whitelist = request.form.getlist("whitelist")
+        response_info["whitelist"] = whitelist
+    except KeyError:
+        abort_with_info(400, "Missing whitelist in form", response_info)
+
+    try:
+        post_file = request.files["image"]
+    except KeyError:
+        abort_with_info(400, "Missing image in form", response_info)
+
+    if (image_name := post_file.filename) is not None:
+        image_name = Path(image_name)
+        response_info["filename"] = str(image_name)
+    else:
+        abort_with_info(400, "Missing filename", response_info)
+
+    return post_file, image_name, identifier, model_name, whitelist
diff --git a/api/services/image_processing.py b/api/services/image_processing.py
index 9a0f230..77f0a42 100644
--- a/api/services/image_processing.py
+++ b/api/services/image_processing.py
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
 # > External Libraries
 import torch
 
+# > Project Libraries
+from utils.logging_utils import get_logger_name
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(get_logger_name())
+
 
 def safe_predict(data, device, predict_gen_page_wrapper) -> Any:
-    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
     try:
         return predict_gen_page_wrapper.predictor(data, device)
diff --git a/api/services/model_setup.py b/api/services/model_setup.py
index e7fbf87..654b3b7 100644
--- a/api/services/model_setup.py
+++ b/api/services/model_setup.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from page_xml.xml_regions import XMLRegions
 from run import Predictor
 from api.setup.initialization import DummyArgs
+from utils.logging_utils import get_logger_name
 
 
 class PredictorGenPageWrapper:
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ def __init__(self, model_base_path: Path) -> None:
         self.model_name: Optional[str] = None
         self.predictor: Optional[Predictor] = None
         self.gen_page: Optional[OutputPageXML] = None
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(get_logger_name())
         self.model_base_path = model_base_path
 
     def setup_model(self, model_name: str, args: DummyArgs):
@@ -30,8 +31,10 @@ def setup_model(self, model_name: str, args: DummyArgs):
         Create the model and post-processing code
 
         Args:
-            model_name (str): Model name, used to determine what model to load from models present in base path
-            args (DummyArgs): Dummy version of command line arguments, to set up config
+            model_name (str): Model name, used to determine what model to load
+                from models present in base path
+            args (DummyArgs): Dummy version of command line arguments, to set
+                up config
         """
         if (
             model_name is not None
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ def setup_model(self, model_name: str, args: DummyArgs):
         ):
             return
 
+        self.logger.info(f"Setting up model: {model_name}")
         self.model_name = model_name
         model_path = self.model_base_path.joinpath(self.model_name)
         config_path = model_path.joinpath("config.yaml")
@@ -63,3 +67,4 @@ def setup_model(self, model_name: str, args: DummyArgs):
         )
 
         self.predictor = Predictor(cfg=cfg)
+        self.logger.info(f"Model {model_name} loaded successfully")
diff --git a/api/services/prediction_service.py b/api/services/prediction_service.py
index 6dd81b6..3afa93d 100644
--- a/api/services/prediction_service.py
+++ b/api/services/prediction_service.py
@@ -1,60 +1,54 @@
-from flask import current_app
+# Imports
+
+# > Standard Libraries
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional
 import time
+import logging
+
+# > External Libraries
 import numpy as np
 import torch
-import sys
+from flask import current_app, Request
 
+# > Project Libraries
 from api.models.response_info import ResponseInfo
 from api.services.utils import abort_with_info, check_exception_callback
 from api.services.image_processing import safe_predict
-
-sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.joinpath("../..")))  # noqa: E402
+from api.routes.utils import extract_request_fields
 from data.mapper import AugInput
 from utils.image_utils import load_image_array_from_bytes
+from utils.logging_utils import get_logger_name
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(get_logger_name())
+
 
+def process_prediction(request: Request) -> ResponseInfo:
+    """
+    Start the prediction process for the given image by submitting it to the
+    executor
+
+    Args:
+        request (Request): Request object from the API
+
+    Returns:
+        ResponseInfo: Information about the processed image
+    """
 
-def process_prediction(request, max_queue_size: int = 1000) -> ResponseInfo:
     executor = current_app.executor
     args = current_app.args
     output_base_path = current_app.output_base_path
     predict_gen_page_wrapper = current_app.predict_gen_page_wrapper
     images_processed_counter = current_app.images_processed_counter
+    max_queue_size = current_app.max_queue_size
 
     response_info = ResponseInfo(status_code=500)
     current_time = time.strftime(
         "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", time.localtime(time.time()))
     response_info["added_time"] = current_time
 
-    try:
-        identifier = request.form["identifier"]
-        response_info["identifier"] = identifier
-    except KeyError:
-        abort_with_info(400, "Missing identifier in form", response_info)
-
-    try:
-        model_name = request.form["model"]
-        response_info["model_name"] = model_name
-    except KeyError:
-        abort_with_info(400, "Missing model in form", response_info)
-
-    try:
-        whitelist = request.form.getlist("whitelist")
-        response_info["whitelist"] = whitelist
-    except KeyError:
-        abort_with_info(400, "Missing whitelist in form", response_info)
-
-    try:
-        post_file = request.files["image"]
-    except KeyError:
-        abort_with_info(400, "Missing image in form", response_info)
-
-    if (image_name := post_file.filename) is not None:
-        image_name = Path(image_name)
-        response_info["filename"] = str(image_name)
-    else:
-        abort_with_info(400, "Missing filename", response_info)
+    post_file, image_name, identifier, model_name, whitelist \
+        = extract_request_fields(request, response_info)
 
     queue_size = executor._work_queue.qsize()
     response_info["added_queue_position"] = queue_size
@@ -70,12 +64,14 @@ def process_prediction(request, max_queue_size: int = 1000) -> ResponseInfo:
             500, "Image could not be loaded correctly", response_info)
 
     future = executor.submit(
-        predict_image, data["image"], data["dpi"], image_name, identifier, model_name, whitelist,
-        predict_gen_page_wrapper, output_base_path, images_processed_counter, args
+        predict_image, data["image"], data["dpi"], image_name, identifier,
+        model_name, whitelist, predict_gen_page_wrapper, output_base_path,
+        images_processed_counter, args
     )
     future.add_done_callback(check_exception_callback)
-
     response_info["status_code"] = 202
+
+    logger.info(f"Image {image_name} added to queue")
     return response_info
 
 
@@ -91,6 +87,28 @@ def predict_image(
     images_processed_counter,
     args: Any
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Run the prediction for the given image
+
+    Args:
+        image (np.ndarray): Image array send to model prediction
+        dpi (Optional[int]): DPI (dots per inch) of the image
+        image_path (Path): Path to the image file
+        identifier (str): Unique identifier for the image
+        model_name (str): Name of the model to use for prediction
+        whitelist (list[str]): List of characters to whitelist during prediction
+        predict_gen_page_wrapper: Wrapper for the Predictor and GenPageXML
+        output_base_path (Path): Base path for the output
+        images_processed_counter: Counter for the number of images processed
+        args (Any): Arguments for the model setup
+
+    Raises:
+        TypeError: If the current GenPageXML is not initialized
+        TypeError: If the current Predictor is not initialized
+
+    Returns:
+        dict[str, Any]: Information about the processed image
+    """
     input_args = locals()
     try:
         predict_gen_page_wrapper.setup_model(args=args, model_name=model_name)
@@ -121,17 +139,23 @@ def predict_image(
         output_image = outputs[0]["sem_seg"]
 
         predict_gen_page_wrapper.gen_page.generate_single_page(
-            output_image, output_path, old_height=outputs[1], old_width=outputs[2]
+            output_image, output_path, old_height=outputs[1],
+            old_width=outputs[2]
         )
         images_processed_counter.inc()
+
+        logger.info(f"Prediction complete for {image_path}")
         return input_args
     except Exception as exception:
+        # Catch CUDA out of memory errors
         if isinstance(exception, torch.cuda.OutOfMemoryError) or (
-            isinstance(exception, RuntimeError) and "NVML_SUCCESS == r INTERNAL ASSERT FAILED" in str(
-                exception)
+            isinstance(exception, RuntimeError)
+            and "NVML_SUCCESS == r INTERNAL ASSERT FAILED" in str(exception)
         ):
             torch.cuda.empty_cache()
             torch.cuda.reset_peak_memory_stats()
+            # HACK remove traceback to prevent complete halt of program, not
+            # sure why this happens
             exception = exception.with_traceback(None)
 
         return input_args | {"exception": exception}
diff --git a/api/setup/environment.py b/api/setup/environment.py
index cbd8f0a..bb40a51 100644
--- a/api/setup/environment.py
+++ b/api/setup/environment.py
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 # Imports
 
 # > Standard Libraries
+import logging
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
+# > External Libraries
+from utils.logging_utils import get_logger_name
+
 
 def read_environment_variables():
+    logger = logging.getLogger(get_logger_name())
+
     try:
         max_queue_size_string: str = os.environ["LAYPA_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE"]
         model_base_path_string: str = os.environ["LAYPA_MODEL_BASE_PATH"]
@@ -26,4 +32,9 @@ def read_environment_variables():
         raise FileNotFoundError(
             f"LAYPA_OUTPUT_BASE_PATH: {output_base_path} is not found in the current filesystem")
 
+    logger.debug("Running with the following environment variables:")
+    logger.debug(f"LAYPA_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE: {max_queue_size}")
+    logger.debug(f"LAYPA_MODEL_BASE_PATH: {model_base_path}")
+    logger.debug(f"LAYPA_OUTPUT_BASE_PATH: {output_base_path}")
+
     return max_queue_size, model_base_path, output_base_path