diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..565de3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/logger.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"use strict";
+var winston = require('winston');
+
+var logger = new(winston.Logger)({
+    "exitOnError": true,
+    "transports": [
+        new(winston.transports.Console)({
+            "colorize": true,
+            "handleExceptions": true,
+            "timestamp": true,
+        }),
+    ]
+});
+
+logger.log = function () {
+    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+    args.splice(1, 0, '[BB]');
+    winston.Logger.prototype.log.apply(this, args);
+};
+
+module.exports = logger;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5113845f..d16ae387 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "libxmljs": "*",
     "node-uuid": "*",
     "underscore": "1.6.x",
+    "winston": "^0.7.3",
     "xdate": "*",
     "z-schema": "^2.4.8"
   },