diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 15eefc9..0aed059 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ CFLAGS=-Wall -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.0\"
 %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $^
 
-v5le: main.o v5x_data.o lapv5.o
+v5le: main.o logging.o v5x_data.o lapv5.o
 	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
 
 clean:
diff --git a/logging.c b/logging.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c7a69f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+#include <osmocom/core/utils.h>
+#include "logging.h"
+
+static const struct log_info_cat log_categories[] = {
+	[DV5] = {
+		.name = "DV5",
+		.description = "V5 protocol",
+		.color = "\033[1;33m",
+		.enabled = 1, .loglevel = LOGL_DEBUG,
+	},
+	[DV5CTRL] = {
+		.name = "DV5CTRL",
+		.description = "V5 control protocol",
+		.color = "\033[0;35m",
+		.enabled = 1, .loglevel = LOGL_DEBUG,
+	},
+	[DV5EF] = {
+		.name = "DV5EF",
+		.description = "V5 envelop frame",
+		.color = "\033[1;34m",
+		.enabled = 1, .loglevel = LOGL_DEBUG,
+	},
+};
+
+const struct log_info log_info = {
+	.cat = log_categories,
+	.num_cat = ARRAY_SIZE(log_categories),
+};
+
diff --git a/logging.h b/logging.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9f607b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <osmocom/core/logging.h>
+
+enum {
+	DV5,
+	DV5CTRL,
+	DV5EF,
+};
+
+extern const struct log_info log_info;
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index aa3baac..b7b5d8b 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <osmocom/core/select.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/stats.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/rate_ctr.h>
-#include <osmocom/core/logging.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/socket.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/ctrl/control_vty.h>
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@
 
 #include <osmocom/abis/abis.h>
 
+#include "logging.h"
 
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -250,14 +250,6 @@ static struct vty_app_info vty_info = {
 	.is_config_node	= v5le_vty_is_config_node,
 };
 
-static const struct log_info_cat log_categories[] = {
-};
-
-const struct log_info log_info = {
-	.cat = log_categories,
-	.num_cat = ARRAY_SIZE(log_categories),
-};
-
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	unsigned int flags;