diff --git a/jrnl/cli.py b/jrnl/cli.py
index 7c692c4f9..d8009df63 100644
--- a/jrnl/cli.py
+++ b/jrnl/cli.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import sys
 import traceback
 
+from rich.logging import RichHandler
+
 from jrnl.args import parse_args
 from jrnl.exception import JrnlException
 from jrnl.jrnl import run
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@ def configure_logger(debug=False):
 
     logging.basicConfig(
         level=logging.DEBUG,
-        format="%(levelname)-8s %(name)-12s %(message)s",
+        datefmt="[%X]",
+        format="%(message)s",
+        handlers=[RichHandler()],
     )
     logging.getLogger("parsedatetime").setLevel(logging.INFO)
     logging.getLogger("keyring.backend").setLevel(logging.ERROR)
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ def cli(manual_args=None):
 
         args = parse_args(manual_args)
         configure_logger(args.debug)
-        logging.debug("Parsed args: %s", args)
+        logging.debug("Parsed args:\n%s", args)
 
         status_code = run(args)
 
diff --git a/jrnl/config.py b/jrnl/config.py
index 8e5c5a143..e3290d8b7 100644
--- a/jrnl/config.py
+++ b/jrnl/config.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import colorama
 import xdg.BaseDirectory
+from rich.pretty import pretty_repr
 from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 from ruamel.yaml import constructor
 
@@ -126,12 +127,15 @@ def scope_config(config, journal_name):
     if type(journal_conf) is dict:
         # We can override the default config on a by-journal basis
         logging.debug(
-            "Updating configuration with specific journal overrides %s", journal_conf
+            "Updating configuration with specific journal overrides:\n%s",
+            pretty_repr(journal_conf),
         )
         config.update(journal_conf)
     else:
         # But also just give them a string to point to the journal file
         config["journal"] = journal_conf
+
+    logging.debug("Scoped config:\n%s", pretty_repr(config))
     return config
 
 
diff --git a/jrnl/install.py b/jrnl/install.py
index b20685f06..be0c7bc3b 100644
--- a/jrnl/install.py
+++ b/jrnl/install.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+from rich.pretty import pretty_repr
+
 from jrnl.config import DEFAULT_JOURNAL_KEY
 from jrnl.config import get_config_path
 from jrnl.config import get_default_config
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ def load_or_install_jrnl(alt_config_path):
         logging.debug("Configuration file not found, installing jrnl...")
         config = install()
 
-    logging.debug('Using configuration "%s"', config)
+    logging.debug('Using configuration:\n"%s"', pretty_repr(config))
     return config