diff --git a/blindbit.example.toml b/blindbit.example.toml
index b0936d5..cbb01d6 100644
--- a/blindbit.example.toml
+++ b/blindbit.example.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # possible values: trace, debug, info, warn, error
 log_level = "debug"
+# log_path = "<path to log directory>"
+# log_to_console = true
 
 # 0.0.0.0:8000 to expose outside of localhost
 # default: "127.0.0.1:8000"
diff --git a/cmd/blindbit-oracle/main.go b/cmd/blindbit-oracle/main.go
index c90eafa..9bc473a 100644
--- a/cmd/blindbit-oracle/main.go
+++ b/cmd/blindbit-oracle/main.go
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ func init() {
 	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "file exists") {
 		logging.L.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("error creating db path")
 	}
+
+	if config.LogsPath != "" {
+		if err := logging.SetLogOutput(config.LogsPath, "blindbit.log"); err != nil {
+			logging.L.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Failed to initialize file logging")
+			defer logging.Close()
+		}
+	}
+	logging.SetConsoleLogging(config.LogToConsole)
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index efba425..aa7ca87 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ func LoadConfigs(pathToConfig string) {
 	viper.SetDefault("tweaks_full_with_dust_filter", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("tweaks_cut_through_with_dust_filter", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("log_level", "info")
-
+	viper.SetDefault("log_path", "")
+	viper.SetDefault("log_to_console", true)
 	// Bind viper keys to environment variables (optional, for backup)
 	viper.AutomaticEnv()
 	viper.BindEnv("http_host", "HTTP_HOST")
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ func LoadConfigs(pathToConfig string) {
 	HTTPHost = viper.GetString("http_host")
 	GRPCHost = viper.GetString("grpc_host")
 	LogLevel = viper.GetString("log_level")
+	LogsPath = viper.GetString("log_path")
+	LogToConsole = viper.GetBool("log_to_console")
 
 	// Performance
 	MaxParallelRequests = viper.GetUint16("max_parallel_requests")
diff --git a/internal/config/vars.go b/internal/config/vars.go
index 39740da..aa8a999 100644
--- a/internal/config/vars.go
+++ b/internal/config/vars.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ var (
 	BaseDirectory = ""
 	DBPath        = ""
 	LogsPath      = ""
+	LogToConsole  = true
 
 	HTTPHost = "127.0.0.1:8000"
 	GRPCHost = "" // default value is empty (deactivated)
diff --git a/internal/core/tweak.go b/internal/core/tweak.go
index 1eba2ac..e83a078 100644
--- a/internal/core/tweak.go
+++ b/internal/core/tweak.go
@@ -520,18 +520,15 @@ func findSmallestOutpoint(tx types.Transaction) ([]byte, error) {
 		}
 		reversedTxid := utils.ReverseBytes(txidBytes)
 
-		// Serialize the Vout as little-endian bytes
-		voutBytes := new(bytes.Buffer)
-		err = binary.Write(voutBytes, binary.LittleEndian, vin.Vout)
-		if err != nil {
-			logging.L.Err(err).Msg("error serializing vout")
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		// Concatenate reversed Txid and Vout bytes
-		outpoint := append(reversedTxid, voutBytes.Bytes()...)
+		// Serialize outpoint: 32 bytes txid + 4 bytes vout
+		var outpoint [36]byte
+		copy(outpoint[:32], reversedTxid)
+
+		// Encode vout as 4-byte little-endian
+		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(outpoint[32:36], vin.Vout)
 
 		// Add the serialized outpoint to the slice
-		outpoints = append(outpoints, outpoint)
+		outpoints = append(outpoints, outpoint[:])
 	}
 
 	// Sort the slice of outpoints to find the lexicographically smallest one