diff --git a/nansat/logging.yml b/nansat/logging.yml
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+---
+version: 1
+formatters:
+  precise:
+    format: '%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(threadName)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
+handlers:
+  console:
+    class: 'logging.StreamHandler'
+    formatter: 'precise'
+    stream  : 'ext://sys.stdout'
+loggers:
+  Nansat:
+    level: 'DEBUG'
+    handlers:
+      - 'console'
+...