diff --git a/hask-irc-runner/Network/IRC/Config.hs b/hask-irc-runner/Network/IRC/Config.hs
index fcb387a..dbf315d 100644
--- a/hask-irc-runner/Network/IRC/Config.hs
+++ b/hask-irc-runner/Network/IRC/Config.hs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import qualified Data.Ratio as R
 
 import ClassyPrelude
 import Data.Configurator.Types (Configured (..), ConfigError (..), KeyError (..))
+import Prelude                 (read)
 
 import Network.IRC
 import Network.IRC.Configuration
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ loadBotConfig :: String -> IO BotConfig
 loadBotConfig configFile = do
   eConfig <- try $ CF.load [CF.Required configFile]
   case eConfig of
-    Left (ParseError _ _) -> error "Error while loading config"
-    Right config          -> do
+    Left (ParseError _ msg) -> error $ "Error while loading config: " ++ msg
+    Right config            -> do
       eBotConfig <- try $ do
         handlers :: [Text] <- CF.require config "msghandlers"
         let handlerInfo    = foldl' (\m h -> insertMap h mempty m) mempty handlers
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ loadBotConfig configFile = do
                        CF.require config "port"            <*>
                        CF.require config "channel"         <*>
                        (Nick <$> CF.require config "nick") <*>
-                       CF.require config "timeout"
+                       CF.require config "timeout"         <*>
+                       (read <$> CF.require config "loglevel")
         configMap <- fromConfiguratorConfig config
         return botConfig { msgHandlerInfo   = handlerInfo
                          , msgHandlerMakers = handlerMakers
diff --git a/config.cfg.template b/hask-irc-runner/config.cfg.template
similarity index 53%
rename from config.cfg.template
rename to hask-irc-runner/config.cfg.template
index ab39cbc..47ea3c7 100644
--- a/config.cfg.template
+++ b/hask-irc-runner/config.cfg.template
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@ channel = "#testtesttest"
 nick = "haskman"
 password = "xxxsss"
 timeout = 130
-msghandlers = ["greeter", "welcomer", "messagelogger", "songsearch", "auth", "nicktracker", "tell"]
+loglevel = "INFO"
+
+msghandlers = [ "greeter"
+              , "welcomer"
+              , "messagelogger"
+              , "songsearch"
+              , "auth"
+              , "nicktracker"
+              , "tell"]
 
 songsearch {
   tinysong_apikey = "xxxyyyzzz"