diff --git a/environment_linux.yml b/environment_linux.yml
index 004c58c3..a575c8dd 100644
--- a/environment_linux.yml
+++ b/environment_linux.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ dependencies:
   - pytest
   - python-dotenv
   - python-pdal
-  - pip:
-    - netcdf4
-    - geoapis >=0.3.2
-    - osmpythontools >=0.3.5
+  - netcdf4
+  - geoapis >=0.3.2
+  - osmpythontools >=0.3.5
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a55b24f6..91d8395f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "geofabrics"
-version = "1.1.8"
+version = "1.1.9"
 description = "A package for creating geofabrics for flood modelling."
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "Rose pearson", email = "rose.pearson@niwa.co.nz" }]
diff --git a/src/geofabrics/dem.py b/src/geofabrics/dem.py
index 6ef24ede..25335f41 100644
--- a/src/geofabrics/dem.py
+++ b/src/geofabrics/dem.py
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ def _add_tiled_lidar_chunked(
             for i, dim_y in enumerate(chunked_dim_y):
                 delayed_chunked_x = []
                 for j, dim_x in enumerate(chunked_dim_x):
-                    self.logger.info(f"\tLiDAR chunk {[i, j]}")
+                    self.logger.debug(f"\tLiDAR chunk {[i, j]}")
 
                     # Define the region to tile
                     chunk_region_to_tile = self._define_chunk_region(
@@ -1697,7 +1697,9 @@ def _elevation_over_tile(
 
         # Perform the specified rasterisation over the grid locations
         z_flat = elevation_from_points(
-            point_cloud=tile_points, xy_out=xy_out, options=options
+            point_cloud=tile_points,
+            xy_out=xy_out,
+            options=options,
         )
         grid_z = z_flat.reshape(grid_x.shape)
 
@@ -2238,7 +2240,7 @@ def _add_tiled_lidar_chunked(
             for i, dim_y in enumerate(chunked_dim_y):
                 delayed_chunked_x = []
                 for j, dim_x in enumerate(chunked_dim_x):
-                    self.logger.info(f"\tChunk {[i, j]}")
+                    self.logger.debug(f"\tChunk {[i, j]}")
 
                     # Define the region to tile
                     chunk_region_to_tile = self._define_chunk_region(
@@ -2637,8 +2639,10 @@ def calculate_linear(
                 method="linear",
             )[0]
         except (scipy.spatial.QhullError, Exception) as caught_exception:
-            logging.warning(
-                f" [dem.calculate_linear]:\tException {caught_exception} during "
+            logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+            logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Exception {caught_exception} during "
                 "linear interpolation. Set to NaN."
             )
             linear = numpy.nan
@@ -2684,16 +2688,16 @@ def load_tiles_in_chunk(
     """Read in all LiDAR files within the chunked region - clipped to within
     the region within which to rasterise."""
 
-    logging.info(
-        f" [dem.load_tiles_in_chunk]:\tReading all {len(lidar_files)} files in chunk."
-    )
+    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    logger.debug(f"Reading all {len(lidar_files)} files in chunk.")
 
     # Initialise LiDAR points
     lidar_points = []
 
     # Cycle through each file loading it in an adding it to a numpy array
     for lidar_file in lidar_files:
-        logging.info(f"dem.load_tiles_in_chunk]:\tLoading in file {lidar_file}")
+        logger.debug(f"Loading in file {lidar_file}")
 
         # read in the LiDAR file
         pdal_pipeline = read_file_with_pdal(
@@ -2726,10 +2730,9 @@ def roughness_over_chunk(
 
     # If no points return an array of NaN
     if len(tile_points) == 0:
-        logging.warning(
-            " [dem.roughness_over_chunk]:\tThe latest chunk has no data and is being "
-            "ignored."
-        )
+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        logger.debug("The latest chunk has no data and is being ignored.")
         return grid_z
     # keep only the specified classifications (should be ground cover)
     classification_mask = numpy.zeros_like(tile_points["Classification"], dtype=bool)
@@ -2774,10 +2777,9 @@ def elevation_over_chunk(
 
     # If no points return an array of NaN
     if len(tile_points) == 0:
-        logging.warning(
-            " [dem.elevation_over_chunk]:\tThe latest chunk has no data and is being "
-            "ignored."
-        )
+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        logger.debug(" The latest chunk has no data and is being ignored.")
         return grid_z
     # keep only the specified classifications (should be ground / water)
     # Not used for coarse DEM
diff --git a/src/geofabrics/processor.py b/src/geofabrics/processor.py
index 8d70454c..0b2649a4 100644
--- a/src/geofabrics/processor.py
+++ b/src/geofabrics/processor.py
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@ def run(self):
         }
         cluster = distributed.LocalCluster(**cluster_kwargs)
         with cluster, distributed.Client(cluster) as client:
+            client.forward_logging()  # Ensure root logging configuration is used
             self.logger.info(f"Dask client: {client}")
             self.logger.info(f"Dask dashboard: {client.dashboard_link}")
 
@@ -1134,6 +1135,7 @@ def run(self):
         with cluster, distributed.Client(cluster) as client:
             self.logger.info(f"Dask client: {client}")
             self.logger.info(f"Dask dashboard: {client.dashboard_link}")
+            client.forward_logging()  # Ensure root logging configuration is used
 
             # setup the hydrologically conditioned DEM generator
             self.hydrologic_dem = dem.HydrologicallyConditionedDem(
@@ -1311,6 +1313,7 @@ def run(self):
         with cluster, distributed.Client(cluster) as client:
             self.logger.info(f"Dask client: {client}")
             self.logger.info(f"Dask dashboard: {client.dashboard_link}")
+            client.forward_logging()  # Ensure root logging configuration is used
 
             # setup the roughness DEM generator
             self.roughness_dem = dem.RoughnessDem(
diff --git a/src/geofabrics/runner.py b/src/geofabrics/runner.py
index 15c42fdb..241976bf 100644
--- a/src/geofabrics/runner.py
+++ b/src/geofabrics/runner.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def config_logging(logging_filepath: pathlib):
     """Configure the root logger inhereited by all othr loggers."""
     log_dict = {
         "version": 1,
-        "disable_existing_loggers": True,
+        "disable_existing_loggers": False,
         "formatters": {
             "standard": {
                 "format": "%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(name)s.%(funcName)s:%(lineno)d: %(message)s",
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ def config_logging(logging_filepath: pathlib):
             },
         },
         "handlers": {
-            "default": {
-                "level": "INFO",
-                "formatter": "standard",
-                "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
-                "stream": "ext://sys.stdout",  # Default is stderr
-            },
             "stream_handler": {
                 "level": "INFO",
                 "formatter": "standard",
@@ -38,7 +32,7 @@ def config_logging(logging_filepath: pathlib):
                 "stream": "ext://sys.stdout",  # Default is stderr
             },
             "file_handler": {
-                "level": "INFO",
+                "level": "DEBUG",
                 "filename": logging_filepath,
                 "class": "logging.FileHandler",
                 "formatter": "standard",
@@ -46,12 +40,10 @@ def config_logging(logging_filepath: pathlib):
                 "mode": "a",
             },
         },
-        "loggers": {
-            "": {
-                "handlers": ["file_handler", "stream_handler"],
-                "level": "INFO",
-                "propagate": True,
-            },
+        "root": {
+            "handlers": ["file_handler", "stream_handler"],
+            "level": "DEBUG",
+            "propagate": False,
         },
     }
     logging.config.dictConfig(log_dict)
@@ -83,7 +75,7 @@ def setup_logging_for_run(instructions: dict, label: str):
     log_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
     config_logging(log_path / f"geofabrics_{label}.log")
-    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+    logger = logging.getLogger(f"{__name__}.{label}")
 
     logger.info(f"Log file is located at: geofabrics_{label}.log")
     logger.debug(instructions)
diff --git a/src/geofabrics/version.py b/src/geofabrics/version.py
index 59c69338..4277da0f 100644
--- a/src/geofabrics/version.py
+++ b/src/geofabrics/version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 Contains the package version information
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.1.8"
+__version__ = "1.1.9"