diff --git a/examples/snippets/src/main/java/utils/Settings.java b/examples/snippets/src/main/java/utils/Settings.java
index 361fb8f50..7482e4979 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/src/main/java/utils/Settings.java
+++ b/examples/snippets/src/main/java/utils/Settings.java
@@ -1,20 +1,39 @@
 package utils;
 
 import com.sinch.sdk.core.utils.StringUtil;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.logging.LogManager;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 public class Settings {
 
+  private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(Settings.class.getName());
+
+  private static final String CONFIG_FILE = "config.properties";
+  private static final String LOGGING_CONFIG_FILE = "logging.properties";
+
   private static final Properties properties;
 
   static {
+    initializeLogger();
     properties = new Properties();
-    try {
-      // load a properties file from class path, inside static method
-      properties.load(Settings.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("config.properties"));
+    try (
+    // load a properties file from class path, inside static method
+    InputStream configInputStream =
+        Settings.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(CONFIG_FILE)) {
+
+      if (configInputStream != null) {
+        properties.load(configInputStream);
+      } else {
+        LOGGER.severe(String.format("Error reading '%s' configuration file", CONFIG_FILE));
+      }
     } catch (Exception ioe) {
-      // ignore exception: properties file is just an helper
+      LOGGER.severe(
+          String.format(
+              "Error reading '%s' configuration file: %s", CONFIG_FILE, ioe.getMessage()));
     }
   }
 
@@ -70,4 +89,19 @@ public static Optional<String> getConversationRegion() {
   public static Optional<String> getPhoneNumber() {
     return get("SINCH_PHONE_NUMBER");
   }
+
+  private static void initializeLogger() {
+    try (InputStream logConfigInputStream =
+        Settings.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(LOGGING_CONFIG_FILE)) {
+      if (logConfigInputStream != null) {
+        LogManager.getLogManager().readConfiguration(logConfigInputStream);
+      } else {
+        LOGGER.warning(String.format("Error reading '%s' configuration file", LOGGING_CONFIG_FILE));
+      }
+    } catch (IOException ioe) {
+      LOGGER.warning(
+          String.format(
+              "Error reading '%s' configuration file: %s", LOGGING_CONFIG_FILE, ioe.getMessage()));
+    }
+  }
 }