diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62d70da..b714dac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,4 +59,10 @@ This will install the required dependencies. Then just run the tests:
 bundle exec rspec
 ```
 
+By default, the debug info will be logged into a file. If you want the debug info to be printed to stdout you can:
+
+```
+export DEBUG_STDOUT=true
+```
+
 You can now check your coverage results in the Codacy dashboard of your project.
diff --git a/lib/codacy/configuration.rb b/lib/codacy/configuration.rb
index 2fa72ba..db719e2 100644
--- a/lib/codacy/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/codacy/configuration.rb
@@ -5,20 +5,27 @@ module Codacy
   module Configuration
 
     def self.logger
-      log_filename = self.temp_dir + 'codacy-coverage_' + Date.today.to_s + '.log'
-      log_file = File.open(log_filename, 'a')
-
-      logger_file = Logger.new(log_file)
-      logger_file.level = Logger::DEBUG
+      logger_info = logger_to_stdout
+      logger_info.level = Logger::INFO
 
-      logger_stdout = Logger.new(STDOUT)
-      logger_stdout.level = Logger::INFO
+      logger_debug = ENV["DEBUG_STDOUT"] ? logger_to_stdout : logger_to_file
+      logger_debug.level = Logger::DEBUG
 
-      log = MultiLogger.new(logger_stdout, logger_file)
+      log = MultiLogger.new(logger_info, logger_debug)
 
       log
     end
 
+    def self.logger_to_stdout
+      Logger.new(STDOUT)
+    end
+
+    def self.logger_to_file
+      log_filename = self.temp_dir + 'codacy-coverage_' + Date.today.to_s + '.log'
+      log_file = File.open(log_filename, 'a')
+      Logger.new(log_file)
+    end
+
     def self.temp_dir
       directory_name = Dir.tmpdir + "/codacy-coverage/"
       Dir.mkdir(directory_name) unless File.exists?(directory_name)