diff --git a/backive/backive_service b/backive/backive_service
index 6b575d0..d71e5d4 100644
--- a/backive/backive_service
+++ b/backive/backive_service
@@ -3,11 +3,26 @@
 """
 Service startup script.
 """
+import sys
+import os
 import asyncio
+import logging
 from backive.core.events import EventInterface
 from backive.config.config import Config
 
 
+rootlogger = logging.getLogger()
+rootlogger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+consoleHandler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+fileHandler = logging.FileHandler("/var/log/backive/backive.log")
+if not os.path.exists("/var/log/backive"):
+    os.makedirs("/var/log/backive")
+rootlogger.addHandler(consoleHandler)
+rootlogger.addHandler(fileHandler)
+
+logging.info("Backive starting.")
+
+
 class Backive:
     def __init__(self):
         self._config = Config()
@@ -22,7 +37,17 @@ class Backive:
         loop.run_forever()
         pass
 
+    def __del__(self):
+        del self._events
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    backive = Backive()
-    backive.serve()
+    backive = None
+    try:
+        backive = Backive()
+        backive.serve()
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise e
+    finally:
+        logging.info("Backive exited.")
+        del backive
diff --git a/backive/config/config.py b/backive/config/config.py
index 1a6e0cc..d25dac5 100644
--- a/backive/config/config.py
+++ b/backive/config/config.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import os
 import pwd
 from ruamel.yaml import YAML
@@ -9,23 +10,25 @@ from backive.core.device import Device
 
 
 class Config:
-    __shared_state = dict
+    __shared_state = dict()
+    _config = dict()
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.__dict__ = self.__shared_state
-        self._config = dict()
-        self._schema = dict()
-        self._backups = list()
-        self._devices = list()
-        file_path = os.path.realpath(__file__)
-        schema_path = os.path.join(
-                os.path.dirname(
-                    file_path
-                ),
-                "schema.yml"
-            )
-        with open(schema_path, "r") as stream:
-            self._schema = YAML().load(stream)
+        if not self._config:
+            logging.info("Loading configuration...")
+            self._schema = dict()
+            self._backups = list()
+            self._devices = list()
+            file_path = os.path.realpath(__file__)
+            schema_path = os.path.join(
+                    os.path.dirname(
+                        file_path
+                    ),
+                    "schema.yml"
+                )
+            with open(schema_path, "r") as stream:
+                self._schema = YAML().load(stream)
 
     def find_config(self):
         # who are we?
diff --git a/backive/core/events.py b/backive/core/events.py
index ff4e4e3..5b04a76 100644
--- a/backive/core/events.py
+++ b/backive/core/events.py
@@ -5,17 +5,18 @@ import asyncio
 class EventInterface:
     def __init__(self, event_callback, unix_socket_path=None, loop=None):
         self.event_callback = event_callback
-        if not unix_socket_path:
-            unix_socket_path = "/tmp/backive/backive.sock"
-        if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(unix_socket_path)):
-            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(unix_socket_path))
+        self.unix_socket_path = unix_socket_path
+        if not self.unix_socket_path:
+            self.unix_socket_path = "/tmp/backive/backive.sock"
+        if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(self.unix_socket_path)):
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(self.unix_socket_path))
         try:
-            os.remove(unix_socket_path)
+            os.remove(self.unix_socket_path)
         except OSError:
             pass
         if not loop:
             loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-        loop.create_task(asyncio.start_unix_server(self.client_connected, unix_socket_path))
+        loop.create_task(asyncio.start_unix_server(self.client_connected, self.unix_socket_path))
 
     async def client_connected(self, reader, writer):
         print("client_connected")
@@ -23,4 +24,6 @@ class EventInterface:
         data = (await reader.read()).decode('utf8')
         await self.event_callback(data)
 
-
+    def __del__(self):
+        print("Removing socket file...")
+        os.remove(self.unix_socket_path)
diff --git a/backive/core/scheduler.py b/backive/core/scheduler.py
index 49857e4..7271ed5 100644
--- a/backive/core/scheduler.py
+++ b/backive/core/scheduler.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import json
+import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 
 
@@ -12,8 +13,10 @@ class Scheduler():
             # who are we?
             uid = os.getuid()
             if uid == 0:
+                logging.info("Executing as root.")
                 self._data_file = "/var/lib/backive/data.json"
             else:
+                logging.info("Executing as user.")
                 self._data_file = os.path.join(
                     os.path.expanduser("~"),
                     ".config",