diff --git a/cmake/StandardProjectSettings.cmake b/cmake/StandardProjectSettings.cmake
index af4648e..b5dc34c 100644
--- a/cmake/StandardProjectSettings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/StandardProjectSettings.cmake
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
+# Build shared libraries by default
+set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+
 set(FTXUI_BUILD_DOCS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
 set(FTXUI_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
 set(FTXUI_ENABLE_INSTALL OFF CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
diff --git a/gucc/CMakeLists.txt b/gucc/CMakeLists.txt
index b7f8f7e..977cad9 100644
--- a/gucc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gucc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED
    src/umount_partitions.cpp include/gucc/umount_partitions.hpp
    src/hwclock.cpp include/gucc/hwclock.hpp
    src/package_profiles.cpp include/gucc/package_profiles.hpp
+   src/logger.cpp include/gucc/logger.hpp
    #src/chwd_profiles.cpp src/chwd_profiles.hpp
    #src/disk.cpp src/disk.hpp
    )
diff --git a/gucc/meson.build b/gucc/meson.build
index 1627016..83b0ff8 100644
--- a/gucc/meson.build
+++ b/gucc/meson.build
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ gucc_lib = library('gucc',
         'src/umount_partitions.cpp',
         'src/hwclock.cpp',
         'src/package_profiles.cpp',
+        'src/logger.cpp',
     ],
     include_directories : [include_directories('include')],
     dependencies: deps
diff --git a/gucc/tests/unit-crypttab_gen.cpp b/gucc/tests/unit-crypttab_gen.cpp
index d7b0fd1..dc8b439 100644
--- a/gucc/tests/unit-crypttab_gen.cpp
+++ b/gucc/tests/unit-crypttab_gen.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "gucc/crypttab.hpp"
+#include "gucc/logger.hpp"
 
 #include <cassert>
 
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ int main() {
     auto callback_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::callback_sink_mt>([](const spdlog::details::log_msg&) {
         // noop
     });
-    spdlog::set_default_logger(std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink));
+    auto logger        = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink);
+    spdlog::set_default_logger(logger);
+    gucc::logger::set_logger(logger);
 
     const auto& uuid_str        = "6bdb3301-8efb-4b84-b0b7-4caeef26fd6f"s;
     const auto& btrfs_mountopts = "defaults,noatime,compress=zstd,space_cache=v2,commit=120"s;
diff --git a/gucc/tests/unit-fstab_gen.cpp b/gucc/tests/unit-fstab_gen.cpp
index bbb5288..facf3f3 100644
--- a/gucc/tests/unit-fstab_gen.cpp
+++ b/gucc/tests/unit-fstab_gen.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "gucc/fstab.hpp"
+#include "gucc/logger.hpp"
 
 #include <cassert>
 
@@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ int main() {
     auto callback_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::callback_sink_mt>([](const spdlog::details::log_msg&) {
         // noop
     });
-    spdlog::set_default_logger(std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink));
+    auto logger        = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink);
+    spdlog::set_default_logger(logger);
+    gucc::logger::set_logger(logger);
 
     // btrfs with subvolumes
     {
diff --git a/gucc/tests/unit-grub_config_gen.cpp b/gucc/tests/unit-grub_config_gen.cpp
index b50391a..78ef319 100644
--- a/gucc/tests/unit-grub_config_gen.cpp
+++ b/gucc/tests/unit-grub_config_gen.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "gucc/bootloader.hpp"
+#include "gucc/logger.hpp"
 
 #include <cassert>
 
@@ -137,7 +138,9 @@ int main() {
     auto callback_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::callback_sink_mt>([](const spdlog::details::log_msg&) {
         // noop
     });
-    spdlog::set_default_logger(std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink));
+    auto logger        = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink);
+    spdlog::set_default_logger(logger);
+    gucc::logger::set_logger(logger);
 
     // default config
     {
diff --git a/gucc/tests/unit-initcpio.cpp b/gucc/tests/unit-initcpio.cpp
index a9d67fd..ce25d42 100644
--- a/gucc/tests/unit-initcpio.cpp
+++ b/gucc/tests/unit-initcpio.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "gucc/file_utils.hpp"
 #include "gucc/initcpio.hpp"
+#include "gucc/logger.hpp"
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <filesystem>
@@ -61,7 +62,9 @@ int main() {
     auto callback_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::callback_sink_mt>([](const spdlog::details::log_msg&) {
         // noop
     });
-    spdlog::set_default_logger(std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink));
+    auto logger        = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink);
+    spdlog::set_default_logger(logger);
+    gucc::logger::set_logger(logger);
 
     using namespace gucc;  // NOLINT
 
diff --git a/gucc/tests/unit-locale.cpp b/gucc/tests/unit-locale.cpp
index 539b56c..2de74a0 100644
--- a/gucc/tests/unit-locale.cpp
+++ b/gucc/tests/unit-locale.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "gucc/file_utils.hpp"
 #include "gucc/locale.hpp"
+#include "gucc/logger.hpp"
 
 #include <cassert>
 
@@ -67,7 +68,9 @@ int main() {
     auto callback_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::callback_sink_mt>([](const spdlog::details::log_msg&) {
         // noop
     });
-    spdlog::set_default_logger(std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink));
+    auto logger        = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink);
+    spdlog::set_default_logger(logger);
+    gucc::logger::set_logger(logger);
 
     // prepare test data
     static constexpr std::string_view folder_testpath{"/tmp/test-locale-unittest"};
diff --git a/gucc/tests/unit-package_profiles.cpp b/gucc/tests/unit-package_profiles.cpp
index 72af311..3e9c26b 100644
--- a/gucc/tests/unit-package_profiles.cpp
+++ b/gucc/tests/unit-package_profiles.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "gucc/file_utils.hpp"
+#include "gucc/logger.hpp"
 #include "gucc/package_profiles.hpp"
 
 #include <cassert>
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@ int main() {
     auto callback_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::callback_sink_mt>([](const spdlog::details::log_msg&) {
         // noop
     });
-    spdlog::set_default_logger(std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink));
+    auto logger        = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("default", callback_sink);
+    spdlog::set_default_logger(logger);
+    gucc::logger::set_logger(logger);
 
     // valid profile
     {
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3be86c8..0fd4d51 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 // import gucc
 #include "gucc/io_utils.hpp"
+#include "gucc/logger.hpp"
 
 #include <chrono>  // for seconds
 #include <regex>   // for regex_search, match_result...
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ int main() {
     spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::debug);
     spdlog::flush_every(std::chrono::seconds(5));
 
+    // Set gucc logger.
+    gucc::logger::set_logger(logger);
+
     if (!utils::handle_connection()) {
         error_inter("An active network connection could not be detected, please connect and restart the installer.\n");
         return 0;