diff --git a/Mantid.user.properties b/Mantid.user.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d70a1d..0000000
--- a/Mantid.user.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-UpdateInstrumentDefinitions.OnStartup = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/mvesuvio/main/__init__.py b/src/mvesuvio/main/__init__.py
index 7295faf..517a64b 100644
--- a/src/mvesuvio/main/__init__.py
+++ b/src/mvesuvio/main/__init__.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ def __set_up_parser():
 
 
 def __setup_config(args):
+
+    __set_logging_properties()
+
     config_dir = handle_config.VESUVIO_CONFIG_PATH
     handle_config.setup_config_dir(config_dir)
     ipfolder_dir = handle_config.VESUVIO_IPFOLDER_PATH
@@ -80,10 +83,22 @@ def __setup_config(args):
     handle_config.check_dir_exists("IP folder", ipfolder_dir)
 
 
+def __set_logging_properties():
+    from mantid.kernel import ConfigService
+    ConfigService.setString("logging.loggers.root.channel.class", "SplitterChannel")
+    ConfigService.setString("logging.loggers.root.channel.channel1", "consoleChannel")
+    ConfigService.setString("logging.loggers.root.channel.channel2", "fileChannel")
+    ConfigService.setString("logging.channels.consoleChannel.class", "ConsoleChannel")
+    ConfigService.setString("logging.channels.fileChannel.class", "FileChannel")
+    ConfigService.setString("logging.channels.fileChannel.path", "mantid.log")
+    ConfigService.setString("logging.channels.fileChannel.formatter.class", "PatternFormatter")
+    ConfigService.setString("logging.channels.fileChannel.formatter.pattern", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S,%i [%I] %p %s - %t")
+    mantid_properties_file = path.join(ConfigService.getPropertiesDir(), "Mantid.properties")
+    ConfigService.saveConfig(mantid_properties_file)
+    return
+            
+
 def __run_analysis():
-    environ["MANTIDPROPERTIES"] = path.join(
-        handle_config.VESUVIO_CONFIG_PATH, "Mantid.user.properties"
-    )
     from mvesuvio.main.run_routine import Runner 
     Runner().run()
 
diff --git a/src/mvesuvio/util/analysis_helpers.py b/src/mvesuvio/util/analysis_helpers.py
index b2453bc..599e225 100644
--- a/src/mvesuvio/util/analysis_helpers.py
+++ b/src/mvesuvio/util/analysis_helpers.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def is_hydrogen_present(masses) -> bool:
 def ws_history_matches_inputs(runs, mode, ipfile, ws_path):
 
     if not (ws_path.is_file()):
-        logger.notice("Cached workspace not found")
+        logger.notice(f"Cached workspace not found at {ws_path}")
         return False
 
     ws = Load(Filename=str(ws_path))