diff --git a/cmd/bootnode/main.go b/cmd/bootnode/main.go
index f0da1879a..5eef5612f 100644
--- a/cmd/bootnode/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bootnode/main.go
@@ -32,19 +32,6 @@ func printVersion(me string) {
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
-func initLogFile(logFolder, ip, port string, logMaxSize int) {
-	// Setup a logger to stdout and log file.
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(logFolder, 0755); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	utils.AddLogHandler(
-		log.StreamHandler(&lumberjack.Logger{
-			Filename: fmt.Sprintf("./%v/bootnode-%v-%v.log", logFolder, ip, port),
-			MaxSize:  logMaxSize,
-			Compress: true,
-		}, log.JSONFormat()))
-}
-
 func main() {
 	ip := flag.String("ip", "127.0.0.1", "IP of the node")
 	port := flag.String("port", "9876", "port of the node.")
@@ -64,7 +51,10 @@ func main() {
 	// Logging setup
 	utils.SetLogContext(*port, *ip)
 	utils.SetLogVerbosity(log.Lvl(*verbosity))
-	initLogFile(*logFolder, *ip, *port, *logMaxSize)
+	filename := fmt.Sprintf("%v/bootnode-%v-%v.log", *logFolder, *ip, *port)
+	if err := utils.AddLogFile(filename, *logMaxSize); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 
 	privKey, _, err := utils.LoadKeyFromFile(*keyFile)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/harmony/main.go b/cmd/harmony/main.go
index 9bb5da789..4b2917d49 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/main.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/main.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/node"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/p2p"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/p2p/p2pimpl"
-	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -62,24 +61,6 @@ func printVersion() {
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
-func initLogFile(logFolder, role, ip, port string, onlyLogTps bool, logMaxSize int) {
-	// Setup a logger to stdout and log file.
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(logFolder, 0755); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	utils.AddLogHandler(
-		log.StreamHandler(&lumberjack.Logger{
-			Filename: fmt.Sprintf("./%v/%s-%v-%v.log", logFolder, role, ip, port),
-			MaxSize:  logMaxSize,
-			Compress: true,
-		}, log.JSONFormat()))
-
-	if onlyLogTps {
-		matchFilterHandler := log.MatchFilterHandler("msg", "TPS Report", utils.GetLogInstance().GetHandler())
-		utils.GetLogInstance().SetHandler(matchFilterHandler)
-	}
-}
-
 var (
 	ip               = flag.String("ip", "127.0.0.1", "ip of the node")
 	port             = flag.String("port", "9000", "port of the node.")
@@ -157,10 +138,6 @@ func initSetup() {
 	// Setup mem profiling.
 	memprofiling.GetMemProfiling().Config()
 
-	// Logging setup
-	utils.SetLogContext(*port, *ip)
-	utils.SetLogVerbosity(log.Lvl(*verbosity))
-
 	// Set default keystore Dir
 	hmykey.DefaultKeyStoreDir = *keystoreDir
 
@@ -459,13 +436,20 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	blsPassphrase = passphrase
 
-	// Configure log parameters
-	utils.SetLogContext(*port, *ip)
-	utils.SetLogVerbosity(log.Lvl(*verbosity))
-
 	initSetup()
 	nodeConfig := createGlobalConfig()
-	initLogFile(*logFolder, nodeConfig.StringRole, *ip, *port, *onlyLogTps, *logMaxSize)
+
+	// Logging setup
+	utils.SetLogContext(*port, *ip)
+	utils.SetLogVerbosity(log.Lvl(*verbosity))
+	filename := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%s-%v-%v.log", *logFolder, nodeConfig.StringRole, *ip, *port)
+	if err := utils.AddLogFile(filename, *logMaxSize); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if *onlyLogTps {
+		matchFilterHandler := log.MatchFilterHandler("msg", "TPS Report", utils.GetLogInstance().GetHandler())
+		utils.GetLogInstance().SetHandler(matchFilterHandler)
+	}
 
 	// Start Profiler for leader if profile argument is on
 	if nodeConfig.StringRole == "leader" && (*profile || *metricsReportURL != "") {
diff --git a/internal/utils/singleton.go b/internal/utils/singleton.go
index 34d27b87a..20fbfbe3e 100644
--- a/internal/utils/singleton.go
+++ b/internal/utils/singleton.go
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -41,6 +43,22 @@ func SetLogVerbosity(verbosity log.Lvl) {
 	}
 }
 
+// AddLogFile creates a StreamHandler that outputs JSON logs
+// into rotating files with specified max file size
+func AddLogFile(filepath string, maxSize int) error {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(filepath), 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	AddLogHandler(log.StreamHandler(&lumberjack.Logger{
+		Filename: filepath,
+		MaxSize:  maxSize,
+		Compress: true,
+	}, log.JSONFormat()))
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // AddLogHandler add a log handler
 func AddLogHandler(handler log.Handler) {
 	logHandlers = append(logHandlers, handler)