diff --git a/src/Sitko.Core.App/ApplicationLifecycle.cs b/src/Sitko.Core.App/ApplicationLifecycle.cs
index e5a75e1d..6971ada8 100644
--- a/src/Sitko.Core.App/ApplicationLifecycle.cs
+++ b/src/Sitko.Core.App/ApplicationLifecycle.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Serilog;
+using Sitko.Core.App.Logging;
 
 namespace Sitko.Core.App;
 
-public class ApplicationLifecycle(
+internal class ApplicationLifecycle(
     IApplicationContext context,
     IServiceProvider provider,
     IEnumerable<ApplicationModuleRegistration> applicationModuleRegistrations,
-    ILogger<ApplicationLifecycle> logger)
+    IBootLogger<ApplicationLifecycle> logger)
     : IApplicationLifecycle
 {
     private readonly IReadOnlyList<ApplicationModuleRegistration> enabledModules =
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ public class ApplicationLifecycle(
 
     public async Task StartingAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
+        logger.LogInformation("Applicaiton starting");
         await using var scope = provider.CreateAsyncScope();
 
         foreach (var enabledModule in enabledModules)
@@ -93,10 +95,13 @@ public async Task StartedAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                     ex.ToString());
             }
         }
+
+        logger.LogInformation("Applicaiton started");
     }
 
     public async Task StoppingAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
+        logger.LogInformation("Applicaiton stopping");
         foreach (var moduleRegistration in enabledModules)
         {
             try
@@ -127,5 +132,7 @@ public async Task StoppedAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                     ex.ToString());
             }
         }
+
+        logger.LogInformation("Applicaiton stopped");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Sitko.Core.App/Logging/BootLogger.cs b/src/Sitko.Core.App/Logging/BootLogger.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2595af7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Sitko.Core.App/Logging/BootLogger.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Sitko.Core.App.Logging;
+
+public class BootLogger<T> : IBootLogger<T>
+{
+    private readonly ILogger<T> logger;
+    private readonly IApplicationContext applicationContext;
+    private readonly ILogger bootLogger;
+
+    // ReSharper disable once ContextualLoggerProblem
+    public BootLogger(ILogger<T> logger, IApplicationContext applicationContext,
+        [FromKeyedServices("BootLogger")] ILogger bootLogger)
+    {
+        this.logger = logger;
+        this.applicationContext = applicationContext;
+        this.bootLogger = bootLogger;
+    }
+
+    public void Log<TState>(LogLevel logLevel, EventId eventId, TState state, Exception? exception,
+        Func<TState, Exception?, string> formatter)
+    {
+        logger.Log(logLevel, eventId, state, exception, formatter);
+        if (!applicationContext.IsDevelopment())
+        {
+            bootLogger.Log(logLevel, eventId, state, exception, formatter);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel logLevel) => true;
+
+    public IDisposable? BeginScope<TState>(TState state) where TState : notnull => logger.BeginScope(state);
+}
diff --git a/src/Sitko.Core.App/Logging/IBootLogger.cs b/src/Sitko.Core.App/Logging/IBootLogger.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a798a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Sitko.Core.App/Logging/IBootLogger.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Sitko.Core.App.Logging;
+
+internal interface IBootLogger<out T> : ILogger<T>
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Sitko.Core.App/SitkoCoreBaseApplicationBuilder.cs b/src/Sitko.Core.App/SitkoCoreBaseApplicationBuilder.cs
index 665ec205..3d09933b 100644
--- a/src/Sitko.Core.App/SitkoCoreBaseApplicationBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Sitko.Core.App/SitkoCoreBaseApplicationBuilder.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using Sitko.Core.App.Logging;
 using Sitko.FluentValidation;
 using Tempus;
+using ILogger = Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger;
 
 namespace Sitko.Core.App;
 
@@ -111,12 +112,15 @@ private void Init()
         // configure logging
         Configuration.Add(new SerilogDynamicConfigurationSource());
         internalLogger = CreateInternalLogger();
+        internalLogger.LogInformation("Start application in {Environment}", Environment.EnvironmentName);
         Logging.ClearProviders();
         Logging.AddSerilog();
         serilogConfigurator.Configure(ConfigureDefautLogger);
 
         AddModule<CommandsModule>();
 
+        Services.AddKeyedSingleton<ILogger>("BootLogger", InternalLogger);
+        Services.AddSingleton(typeof(IBootLogger<>), typeof(BootLogger<>));
         Services.AddSingleton<IApplicationArgsProvider>(argsProvider);
         Services.AddSingleton(Environment);
         Services.AddSingleton<IApplicationContext, BuilderApplicationContext>();