diff --git a/capability_manager/Capability.py b/capability_manager/Capability.py
index 16c47bf..c0baa4f 100644
--- a/capability_manager/Capability.py
+++ b/capability_manager/Capability.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import pathlib
 
 project_root = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
+from utils.logging import setup_logger
 class Capability:
     """
     Base class for all capabilities.
@@ -22,31 +23,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, description):
         self.storage_root = f"{project_root}/storage/capabilities/{self.name}"
 
         # Set up logging
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger(name)  # Create a logger for this layer
-        self.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)  # Set the logging level
-
-        # Create a console handler
-        ch = logging.StreamHandler()
-        ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-        # Create a file handler
-        fh = logging.FileHandler(f'{project_root}/application.log')
-        fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-        # Create a formatter
-        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
-
-        # Add the formatter to the console handler
-        ch.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-        # Add the formatter to the file handler
-        fh.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-        # Add the console handler to the logger
-        self.logger.addHandler(ch)
-
-        # Add the file handler to the logger
-        self.logger.addHandler(fh)
+        self.logger = setup_logger(name)
 
     def execute(self):
         """
diff --git a/layers/CognitiveLayer.py b/layers/CognitiveLayer.py
index 3bd1cc3..b79b966 100644
--- a/layers/CognitiveLayer.py
+++ b/layers/CognitiveLayer.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from capability_manager import CapabilityManager
 from resource_manager import ResourceManager
 from product_manager import ProductManager
+from utils.logging import setup_logger
 
 project_root = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
 
@@ -69,31 +70,7 @@ def __init__(self, name):
         self.total_cost: float = 0
 
         # Set up logging
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger(name)  # Create a logger for this layer
-        self.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)  # Set the logging level
-
-        # Create a console handler
-        ch = logging.StreamHandler()
-        ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-        # Create a file handler
-        fh = logging.FileHandler(f'{project_root}/application.log')
-        fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-        # Create a formatter
-        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
-
-        # Add the formatter to the console handler
-        ch.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-        # Add the formatter to the file handler
-        fh.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-        # Add the console handler to the logger
-        self.logger.addHandler(ch)
-
-        # Add the file handler to the logger
-        self.logger.addHandler(fh)
+        self.logger = setup_logger(name)
 
     def pass_up(self, data):
         """
diff --git a/product_manager/Product.py b/product_manager/Product.py
index 1fcd28e..2510b21 100644
--- a/product_manager/Product.py
+++ b/product_manager/Product.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import pathlib
 
 project_root = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
+from utils.logging import setup_logger
 
 class Product:
     """
@@ -27,31 +28,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, description, required_resources=None, required_capabili
         self.storage_root = f"{project_root}/storage/products/{self.name}"
 
         # Set up logging
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger(name)  # Create a logger for this layer
-        self.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)  # Set the logging level
-
-        # Create a console handler
-        ch = logging.StreamHandler()
-        ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-        # Create a file handler
-        fh = logging.FileHandler(f'{project_root}/application.log')
-        fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-        # Create a formatter
-        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
-
-        # Add the formatter to the console handler
-        ch.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-        # Add the formatter to the file handler
-        fh.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-        # Add the console handler to the logger
-        self.logger.addHandler(ch)
-
-        # Add the file handler to the logger
-        self.logger.addHandler(fh)
+        self.logger = setup_logger(name)
 
     def draft(self):
         """
diff --git a/resource_manager/Resource.py b/resource_manager/Resource.py
index efefcbe..5066050 100644
--- a/resource_manager/Resource.py
+++ b/resource_manager/Resource.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import pathlib
 
 project_root = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
+from utils.logging import setup_logger
 class Resource:
     """
     Base class for all resources.
@@ -26,31 +27,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, description, capacity=0, used=0, budget=0):
         self.storage_root = f"{project_root}/storage/resources/{self.name}"
 
         # Set up logging
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger(name)  # Create a logger for this layer
-        self.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)  # Set the logging level
-
-        # Create a console handler
-        ch = logging.StreamHandler()
-        ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-        # Create a file handler
-        fh = logging.FileHandler(f'{project_root}/application.log')
-        fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-        # Create a formatter
-        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
-
-        # Add the formatter to the console handler
-        ch.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-        # Add the formatter to the file handler
-        fh.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-        # Add the console handler to the logger
-        self.logger.addHandler(ch)
-
-        # Add the file handler to the logger
-        self.logger.addHandler(fh)
+        self.logger = setup_logger(name)
 
         self.logger.debug(f"Instance of {name} resource created.")
 
diff --git a/utils/__init__.py b/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/utils/logging.py b/utils/logging.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81b5875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/logging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import logging
+import pathlib
+
+project_root = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
+
+
+def setup_logger(name: str) -> logging.Logger:
+    """Return a logger with stream and file handlers.
+
+    Handlers are only added if the logger doesn't already have any.
+    """
+    logger = logging.getLogger(name)
+    if not logger.handlers:
+        logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+        ch = logging.StreamHandler()
+        ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+        fh = logging.FileHandler(f"{project_root}/application.log")
+        fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+        ch.setFormatter(formatter)
+        fh.setFormatter(formatter)
+
+        logger.addHandler(ch)
+        logger.addHandler(fh)
+    return logger