diff --git a/transfer_service/tape_client.py b/transfer_service/tape_client.py
index 9f2d17a03a44c4d105d5b0da88485b1b9f9950f2..80ef85a4d5a223c76dfff0dac05dc15377f710d7 100644
--- a/transfer_service/tape_client.py
+++ b/transfer_service/tape_client.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import scp
 import sys
 import uuid
 
+from config import Config
 from tape_task import TapeTask
 
 
@@ -15,6 +16,19 @@ class TapeClient(object):
 
     # Constructor
     def __init__(self, host, port, user, keyFile):
+        config = Config("/etc/vos_ts/vos_ts.conf")
+        params = config.loadSection("logging")
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        logLevel = "logging." + params["log_level"]
+        logFormat = params["log_format"]
+        logFormatter = logging.Formatter(logFormat)
+        self.logger.setLevel(eval(logLevel))
+        redisLogHandler = RedisLogHandler()
+        logStreamHandler = logging.StreamHandler()
+        logStreamHandler.setFormatter(logFormatter)
+        redisLogHandler.setFormatter(logFormatter)
+        self.logger.addHandler(redisLogHandler)
+        self.logger.addHandler(logStreamHandler)
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
         self.user = user
@@ -79,6 +93,7 @@ class TapeClient(object):
         Migrates to tape all files whose absolute path is 
         contained in 'fileList'.
         """
+        self.logger.debug("Starting MIGRATE operation...")
         tmp = str(uuid.uuid1().hex) + "-vos_migrate.tmp"
         fp = open(tmp, "a")
         for f in fileList:
@@ -89,12 +104,16 @@ class TapeClient(object):
         cmd = f"{self.EEADM} migrate /tmp/{tmp} -p {tapePool}"
         stdin, stdout, stderr = self.client.exec_command(cmd)
         exitCode = stdout.channel.recv_exit_status()
+        if not exitCode:
+            self.logger.debug("MIGRATE operation COMPLETED.")
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug("MIGRATE operation FAILED.")
         
-        # debug block...
-        out = open("tape_client_log.txt", "a")
-        out.write("MIGRATE\n")
-        out.write(f"exitCode: {exitCode}\n")
-        out.close()
+        # debug block...        
+        #out = open("tape_client_log.txt", "a")
+        #out.write("MIGRATE\n")
+        #out.write(f"exitCode: {exitCode}\n")
+        #out.close()
         
         return exitCode
     
@@ -103,6 +122,7 @@ class TapeClient(object):
         Recalls from tape all files whose absolute path is 
         contained in 'fileList'.
         """
+        self.logger.debug("Starting RECALL operation...")
         tmp = str(uuid.uuid1().hex) + "-vos_recall.tmp"
         fp = open(tmp, "a")
         for f in fileList:
@@ -113,12 +133,16 @@ class TapeClient(object):
         cmd = f"{self.EEADM} recall /tmp/{tmp}"
         stdin, stdout, stderr = self.client.exec_command(cmd)
         exitCode = stdout.channel.recv_exit_status()
+        if not exitCode:
+            self.logger.debug("RECALL operation COMPLETED.")
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug("RECALL operation FAILED.")
         
         # debug block...
-        out = open("tape_client_log.txt", "a")
-        out.write("RECALL\n")
-        out.write(f"exitCode: {exitCode}\n")
-        out.close()
+        #out = open("tape_client_log.txt", "a")
+        #out.write("RECALL\n")
+        #out.write(f"exitCode: {exitCode}\n")
+        #out.close()
         
         return exitCode
     
@@ -127,15 +151,20 @@ class TapeClient(object):
         Recursively recalls from tape all the checksum files related to 
         the 'dirName' directory.
         """
+        self.logger.debug("Starting RECALL_CHECKSUM operation...")
         cmd = f"find $(dirname {dirName}) -type f \( -iname \"*-md5sum.txt\" \) | {self.EEADM} recall"
         stdin, stdout, stderr = self.client.exec_command(cmd)
         exitCode = stdout.channel.recv_exit_status()
+        if not exitCode:
+            self.logger.debug("RECALL_CHECKSUM operation COMPLETED.")
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug("RECALL_CHECKSUM operation FAILED.")
         
         # debug block...
-        out = open("tape_client_log.txt", "a")
-        out.write("RECALL_CHECKSUM\n")
-        out.write(f"exitCode: {exitCode}\n")
-        out.close()
+        #out = open("tape_client_log.txt", "a")
+        #out.write("RECALL_CHECKSUM\n")
+        #out.write(f"exitCode: {exitCode}\n")
+        #out.close()
         
         return exitCode