diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 89e0dc9..1e4df7a 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 import numpy as np
 import joblib
 from sklearn.metrics import roc_curve
+import logging
+
+# Configure logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+    filename='app.log',
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
+)
 
 xgb_model = joblib.load("pkl_files/xgboost_model.pkl")
 scaler = joblib.load("pkl_files/scaler.pkl")
@@ -97,4 +105,5 @@ def investment_strategy(predicted, vix, usgg3m, gold_threshold=1500):
     st.line_chart(portfolio_growth)
 
 except Exception as e:
-    st.error(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+    logging.error(f"Error in prediction: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
+    st.error("An error occurred while processing your request. Please check the input values.")
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0519ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0519ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0519ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 
\ No newline at end of file