diff --git a/lib/bot.js b/lib/bot.js
index 606c3bb9..15ef052a 100644
--- a/lib/bot.js
+++ b/lib/bot.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Bot {
     this.nickname = options.nickname;
     this.ircOptions = options.ircOptions;
     this.discordToken = options.discordToken;
+    this.rawLog = options.rawLog === true;
     this.commandCharacters = options.commandCharacters || [];
     this.ircNickColor = options.ircNickColor !== false; // default to true
     this.channels = _.values(options.channelMapping);
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ class Bot {
 
     this.invertedMapping = _.invert(this.channelMapping);
     this.autoSendCommands = options.autoSendCommands || [];
+    logger.add(logger.transports.File, { filename: './logs/log.log' });
   }
 
   connect() {
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@ class Bot {
       }
     }
 
+    logger.info('Trying to connect to irc');
+    logger.info(`${this.server}, ${this.nickname}`);
     this.ircClient = new irc.Client(this.server, this.nickname, ircOptions);
     this.attachListeners();
   }
@@ -139,6 +143,12 @@ class Bot {
       logger.error('Received error event from IRC', error);
     });
 
+    if (this.rawLog) {
+      this.ircClient.on('raw', (message) => {
+        logger.info(message);
+      });
+    }
+
     this.discord.on('error', (error) => {
       logger.error('Received error event from Discord', error);
     });