diff --git a/src/logging.ts b/src/logging.ts
index eade90f86..912ebc845 100644
--- a/src/logging.ts
+++ b/src/logging.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import util from 'util';
 
 class Logger implements ILogger {
-  static channel: vscode.OutputChannel =
-    vscode.window.createOutputChannel('MongoDB Extension');
+  static channel: vscode.LogOutputChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel(
+    'MongoDB Extension',
+    { log: true }
+  );
 
   private name: string;