diff --git a/core/tracker.go b/core/tracker.go
index cb4e8b0..43a6b1d 100644
--- a/core/tracker.go
+++ b/core/tracker.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 
@@ -15,6 +16,26 @@ type Tracker struct {
 	txn *badger.Txn
 }
 
+type logger struct {
+	*log.Logger
+}
+
+func (l *logger) Debugf(f string, v ...interface{}) {
+	return
+}
+
+func (l *logger) Infof(f string, v ...interface{}) {
+	return
+}
+
+func (l *logger) Warningf(f string, v ...interface{}) {
+	l.Printf("WARNING: "+f, v...)
+}
+
+func (l *logger) Errorf(f string, v ...interface{}) {
+	l.Printf("ERROR: "+f, v...)
+}
+
 func NewTracker(gitPath string) (*Tracker, error) {
 	ipldDir := path.Join(gitPath, "ipld")
 	err := os.MkdirAll(ipldDir, 0755)
@@ -22,7 +43,7 @@ func NewTracker(gitPath string) (*Tracker, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	opt := badger.DefaultOptions(ipldDir)
+	opt := badger.DefaultOptions(ipldDir).WithLogger(&logger{Logger: log.New(os.Stderr, "badger ", log.LstdFlags)})
 
 	db, err := badger.Open(opt)
 	if err != nil {