diff --git a/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/ApiTracing.cpp b/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/ApiTracing.cpp
index edb256a1..5cfa0dcb 100644
--- a/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/ApiTracing.cpp
+++ b/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/ApiTracing.cpp
@@ -46,12 +46,20 @@ namespace ApiTracing
 
         logger->debug("ApiTracing plugin version info", {{"Version", PLUGIN_VERSION}, {"BuildNumber", BUILD_VERSION}});
 
-        auto apiTracingConfig = std::make_unique<Config>(config);
+        auto apiTracingConfig = std::make_unique<Config>(pluginInterface, config);
+
+        std::string commandLine;
+        for (const auto& piece : args)
+        {
+            commandLine += " " + piece;
+        }
+        logger->info("ApiTracing command line", {{"commandLine:", commandLine}});
 
         if (functionDefinitionsPath.isSet())
         {
             apiTracingConfig->setFunctionDefinitionsPath(functionDefinitionsPath);
         }
+
         if (traceProcessName.isSet())
         {
             apiTracingConfig->addTracingTarget(traceProcessName);
diff --git a/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/config/Config.cpp b/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/config/Config.cpp
index 843bf839..6e4bfe29 100644
--- a/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/config/Config.cpp
+++ b/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/config/Config.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #include "Config.h"
+#include "../Filenames.h"
 #include "TracingDefinitions.h"
 #include <vmicore/plugins/IPluginConfig.h>
+#include <vmicore/plugins/PluginInterface.h>
 
 namespace ApiTracing
 {
-    Config::Config(const VmiCore::Plugin::IPluginConfig& pluginConfig)
+    Config::Config(VmiCore::Plugin::PluginInterface* pluginInterface,
+                   const VmiCore::Plugin::IPluginConfig& pluginConfig)
+        : logger(pluginInterface->newNamedLogger(APITRACING_LOGGER_NAME))
     {
         auto configRootNode = pluginConfig.rootNode();
         if (auto configFilePath = pluginConfig.configFilePath())
@@ -96,7 +100,12 @@ namespace ApiTracing
 
     void Config::addTracingTarget(const std::string& name)
     {
+        logger->debug("addTracingTarget", {{"Name", name}});
         processTracingProfiles.emplace(name, profiles["default"]);
+        for (auto profile : processTracingProfiles)
+        {
+            logger->debug("tracing profiles", {{"Name", profile.first}, {"Profile", profile.second.name}});
+        }
     }
 
     void Config::setFunctionDefinitionsPath(const std::filesystem::path& path)
diff --git a/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/config/Config.h b/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/config/Config.h
index 06e7c2b1..819da270 100644
--- a/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/config/Config.h
+++ b/plugins/apitracing/src/lib/config/Config.h
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string_view>
+#include <vmicore/io/ILogger.h>
 #include <vmicore/plugins/IPluginConfig.h>
+#include <vmicore/plugins/PluginInterface.h>
 #include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
 
 namespace ApiTracing
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@ namespace ApiTracing
     class Config : public IConfig
     {
       public:
-        explicit Config(const VmiCore::Plugin::IPluginConfig& pluginConfig);
+        explicit Config(VmiCore::Plugin::PluginInterface* pluginInterface,
+                        const VmiCore::Plugin::IPluginConfig& pluginConfig);
 
         ~Config() override = default;
 
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ namespace ApiTracing
         void setFunctionDefinitionsPath(const std::filesystem::path& path) override;
 
       private:
+        std::unique_ptr<VmiCore::ILogger> logger;
         std::filesystem::path configFileDir;
         std::filesystem::path functionDefinitions;
         std::map<std::string, TracingProfile, std::less<>> profiles;
diff --git a/plugins/apitracing/test/Config_UnitTest.cpp b/plugins/apitracing/test/Config_UnitTest.cpp
index c504cb21..272e3987 100644
--- a/plugins/apitracing/test/Config_UnitTest.cpp
+++ b/plugins/apitracing/test/Config_UnitTest.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 #include <gmock/gmock.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <string_view>
+#include <vmicore_test/io/mock_Logger.h>
 #include <vmicore_test/plugins/mock_PluginConfig.h>
+#include <vmicore_test/plugins/mock_PluginInterface.h>
 
+using testing::_; // NOLINT(bugprone-reserved-identifier,cert-dcl37-c,cert-dcl51-cpp)
+using testing::NiceMock;
 using testing::Return;
 using VmiCore::Plugin::MockPluginConfig;
+using VmiCore::Plugin::MockPluginInterface;
 
 namespace ApiTracing
 {
@@ -35,14 +40,20 @@ namespace ApiTracing
     TEST(ConfigTests, constructor_functionDefinitionsKeyMissing_throws)
     {
         YAML::Node emptyConfigRootNode;
+        std::unique_ptr<MockPluginInterface> pluginInterface = std::make_unique<NiceMock<MockPluginInterface>>();
+        ON_CALL(*pluginInterface, newNamedLogger(_))
+            .WillByDefault([]() { return std::make_unique<NiceMock<VmiCore::MockLogger>>(); });
 
-        EXPECT_ANY_THROW(std::make_unique<Config>(*createMockPluginConfig(emptyConfigRootNode)));
+        EXPECT_ANY_THROW(std::make_unique<Config>(pluginInterface.get(), *createMockPluginConfig(emptyConfigRootNode)));
     }
 
     TEST(ConfigTests, getTracingProfile_calcProcess_correctProfile)
     {
-
-        auto config = std::make_unique<Config>(*createMockPluginConfig("testConfiguration.yaml"));
+        std::unique_ptr<MockPluginInterface> pluginInterface = std::make_unique<NiceMock<MockPluginInterface>>();
+        ON_CALL(*pluginInterface, newNamedLogger(_))
+            .WillByDefault([]() { return std::make_unique<NiceMock<VmiCore::MockLogger>>(); });
+        auto config =
+            std::make_unique<Config>(pluginInterface.get(), *createMockPluginConfig("testConfiguration.yaml"));
         TracingProfile expectedTracingProfile{
             .name = "calc",
             .traceChildren = true,
@@ -56,7 +67,11 @@ namespace ApiTracing
 
     TEST(ConfigTests, getTracingProfile_processWithoutProfile_defaultProfile)
     {
-        auto config = std::make_unique<Config>(*createMockPluginConfig("testConfiguration.yaml"));
+        std::unique_ptr<MockPluginInterface> pluginInterface = std::make_unique<NiceMock<MockPluginInterface>>();
+        ON_CALL(*pluginInterface, newNamedLogger(_))
+            .WillByDefault([]() { return std::make_unique<NiceMock<VmiCore::MockLogger>>(); });
+        auto config =
+            std::make_unique<Config>(pluginInterface.get(), *createMockPluginConfig("testConfiguration.yaml"));
         TracingProfile expectedTracingProfile{
             .name = "default", .traceChildren = true, .modules = {{.name = "ntdll.dll", .functions = {{"function1"}}}}};
 
@@ -67,7 +82,11 @@ namespace ApiTracing
 
     TEST(ConfigTests, getTracingProfile_unknownProcessName_nullopt)
     {
-        auto config = std::make_unique<Config>(*createMockPluginConfig("testConfiguration.yaml"));
+        std::unique_ptr<MockPluginInterface> pluginInterface = std::make_unique<NiceMock<MockPluginInterface>>();
+        ON_CALL(*pluginInterface, newNamedLogger(_))
+            .WillByDefault([]() { return std::make_unique<NiceMock<VmiCore::MockLogger>>(); });
+        auto config =
+            std::make_unique<Config>(pluginInterface.get(), *createMockPluginConfig("testConfiguration.yaml"));
 
         auto tracingProfile = config->getTracingProfile("unknown.exe");
 
@@ -76,17 +95,25 @@ namespace ApiTracing
 
     TEST(ConfigTests, getFunctionDefinitionsPath_configFromVmiCoreConfigFile_correctAbsolutePath)
     {
+        std::unique_ptr<MockPluginInterface> pluginInterface = std::make_unique<NiceMock<MockPluginInterface>>();
+        ON_CALL(*pluginInterface, newNamedLogger(_))
+            .WillByDefault([]() { return std::make_unique<NiceMock<VmiCore::MockLogger>>(); });
         YAML::Node configRootNode;
         configRootNode["function_definitions"] = "test.yaml";
 
-        auto config = std::make_unique<Config>(*createMockPluginConfig(configRootNode));
+        auto config = std::make_unique<Config>(pluginInterface.get(), *createMockPluginConfig(configRootNode));
 
         EXPECT_EQ(config->getFunctionDefinitionsPath(), std::filesystem::path(defaultMainConfigFileDir) / "test.yaml");
     }
 
     TEST(ConfigTests, getFunctionDefinitionsPath_configWithFunctionDefinitionsKey_correctFilePath)
     {
-        auto config = std::make_unique<Config>(*createMockPluginConfig("testConfiguration.yaml"));
+        std::unique_ptr<MockPluginInterface> pluginInterface = std::make_unique<NiceMock<MockPluginInterface>>();
+        ON_CALL(*pluginInterface, newNamedLogger(_))
+            .WillByDefault([]() { return std::make_unique<NiceMock<VmiCore::MockLogger>>(); });
+
+        auto config =
+            std::make_unique<Config>(pluginInterface.get(), *createMockPluginConfig("testConfiguration.yaml"));
 
         EXPECT_NO_THROW(YAML::LoadFile(config->getFunctionDefinitionsPath()));
     }