diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index a24c348..6bef488 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import path from "path"
 import { MatrixBotClient } from "./matrix-client.js"
 import { SessionManager } from "./session-manager.js"
 import { loadConfig } from "./config-loader.js"
-import { log } from "./logger.js"
+import { log, logError } from "./logger.js"
 
 // =============================================================================
 // Plugin data directory — uses the same default as matrix-client
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ function releaseLock(): void {
 async function runPlugin(ctx: any, options: any, dataDir: string) {
   ensureDataDir(dataDir)
   LOCK_FILE = `${dataDir}/lock`
-  const SETUP_STARTED_LOG = `${dataDir}/setup-started.log`
-  const SETUP_ERROR_LOG = `${dataDir}/setup-error.log`
-  log("Plugin module loaded")
+
+  const directory = ctx?.location?.directory || process.cwd()
+  log(`Plugin setup started, directory=${directory}`)
 
   // Acquire global lock — only one instance (server or client) starts the bot
   const locked = tryAcquireLock()
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ async function runPlugin(ctx: any, options: any, dataDir: string) {
   let cleanup: (() => void) | undefined
 
   try {
-    const directory = ctx?.location?.directory || process.cwd()
-    fs.appendFileSync(SETUP_STARTED_LOG, `[${new Date().toISOString()}] setup() called, dir=${directory}\n`)
-    log(`Plugin setup started, directory=${directory}`)
+    log(`Configuration loaded`)
 
     if (!options.homeserver) {
       log("Plugin disabled (no homeserver configured)")
@@ -281,8 +279,7 @@ async function runPlugin(ctx: any, options: any, dataDir: string) {
 
     return cleanup
   } catch (err) {
-    fs.appendFileSync(SETUP_ERROR_LOG, `[${new Date().toISOString()}] ${String(err)}\n`)
-    log(`Setup error: ${String(err)}`)
+    logError(`Setup error: ${String(err)}`)
     releaseLock()
     return () => {}
   }
@@ -303,8 +300,7 @@ async function v2Setup(ctx: any) {
     const { options } = await loadConfig(ctx.options)
     return await runPlugin(ctx, options, dataDir)
   } catch (err) {
-    fs.appendFileSync(`${dataDir}/setup-error.log`, `[${new Date().toISOString()}] ${String(err)}\n`)
-    log(`V2 setup error: ${String(err)}`)
+    logError(`V2 setup error: ${String(err)}`)
     return () => {}
   }
 }
diff --git a/logger.ts b/logger.ts
index 9a72c27..af135f7 100644
--- a/logger.ts
+++ b/logger.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
-import fs from "fs"
-import os from "os"
-import path from "path"
-
-const LOG_DIR = path.join(os.homedir(), ".opencode-matrix-plugin")
-const LOG_FILE = path.join(LOG_DIR, "plugin.log")
-
-export function setLogDir(dir: string): void {
-  // no-op: LOG_FILE is already set to the correct location
-}
+const PREFIX = "[matrix-plugin]"
 
 export function log(message: string): void {
-  try {
-    fs.mkdirSync(LOG_DIR, { recursive: true })
-    fs.appendFileSync(LOG_FILE, `[${new Date().toISOString()}] ${message}\n`)
-  } catch {
-    // silent
-  }
+  console.log(`${PREFIX} ${message}`)
+}
+
+export function logError(message: string): void {
+  console.error(`${PREFIX} ${message}`)
 }