diff --git a/src/ert/logging/logger.conf b/src/ert/logging/logger.conf
index f5347a83b6c..51fadb0ca69 100644
--- a/src/ert/logging/logger.conf
+++ b/src/ert/logging/logger.conf
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ handlers:
     filename: ee-log.txt
     (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler
     use_log_dir_from_env: true
+  websocketsfile:
+    level: DEBUG
+    formatter: simple_with_threading
+    filename: websockets-log.txt
+    (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler
+    use_log_dir_from_env: true
   migration_handler:
     level: DEBUG
     formatter: simple
@@ -100,8 +106,8 @@ loggers:
   subscript:
     level: INFO
   websockets:
-    level: WARN
-    handlers: [eefile]
+    level: DEBUG
+    handlers: [websocketsfile]
     propagate: no
   ert.job_queue:
     level: DEBUG