diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b7653b..0253c3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -450,14 +450,6 @@ enable_icons = true,
   -- the database.
   required_keys = { "papis_id", "ref" },
 },
-
--- Configuration of logging.
-log = {
-
-  -- What levels to log. Debug mode is more conveniently
-  -- enabled in `enable_modules`.
-  level = "info",
-},
 ```
 
 In order to use the cmp source, you need to add it to the sources loaded by cmp.
diff --git a/lua/papis/at-cursor/init.lua b/lua/papis/at-cursor/init.lua
index 23b4dfb..61bda21 100644
--- a/lua/papis/at-cursor/init.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/at-cursor/init.lua
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ local function if_ref_valid_run_fun(fun, self, type)
       fun(papis_id, type)
     end
   else
-    log.info(string.format("No entry in database corresponds to '%s'", ref))
+    vim.notify(string.format("No entry in database corresponds to '%s'", ref), vim.log.levels.WARN)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/papis/completion/init.lua b/lua/papis/completion/init.lua
index 66d6b05..4ab1d6e 100644
--- a/lua/papis/completion/init.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/completion/init.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ local log = require("papis.log")
 
 local has_cmp, cmp = pcall(require, "cmp")
 if not has_cmp then
-  log.warn("The plugin nvim-cmp wasn't found but the respective papis.nvim module is configured to be loaded.")
+  vim.notify("The plugin nvim-cmp wasn't found but the respective papis.nvim module is configured to be loaded.",
+    vim.log.levels.ERROR)
   return nil
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/papis/config.lua b/lua/papis/config.lua
index 16a2fcf..1b2f281 100644
--- a/lua/papis/config.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/config.lua
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ local default_config = {
     tag_format = nil,
     required_keys = { "papis_id", "ref" },
   },
-  log = {
-    level = "info", -- off turns it off
-  },
 }
 
 local M = vim.deepcopy(default_config)
diff --git a/lua/papis/fs-watcher.lua b/lua/papis/fs-watcher.lua
index b0d0d2a..db74490 100644
--- a/lua/papis/fs-watcher.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/fs-watcher.lua
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ local function init_fs_watcher(dir_to_watch, is_library_root)
     -- disable watcher
     unwatch_cb()
     -- note, print still occurs even though we unwatched *future* events
-    log.warn(string.format("An error occured: %s", error))
+    vim.notify(string.format("An error occured: %s", error), vim.log.levels.ERROR)
   end)
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/papis/init.lua b/lua/papis/init.lua
index 98ba8ef..7c0ca6d 100644
--- a/lua/papis/init.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/init.lua
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ local function are_dependencies_available()
   local dependencies = { "papis", config.yq_bin }
   for _, dependency in ipairs(dependencies) do
     if vim.fn.executable(dependency) == 0 then
-      log.error(
-        string.format("The executable '%s' could not be found. Please install it to use papis.nvim", dependency)
+      vim.notify(
+        string.format("The executable '%s' could not be found. Please install it to use papis.nvim", dependency),
+        vim.log.levels.ERROR
       )
       return false
     end
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ function M.start()
   -- set up db
   local db = require("papis.sqlite-wrapper")
   if not db then
-    log.warn("Requiring `sqlite-wrapper.lua` failed. Aborting...")
+    vim.notify("Requiring `sqlite-wrapper.lua` failed. Aborting...", vim.log.levels.ERROR)
     return nil
   end
   db:init()
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ function M.start()
   -- require what's necessary within `M.start()` instead of globally to allow lazy-loading
   local data = require("papis.data")
   if not data then
-    log.warn("Requiring `data.lua` failed. Aborting...")
+    vim.notify("Requiring `data.lua` failed. Aborting...", vim.log.levels.ERROR)
     return nil
   end
 
diff --git a/lua/papis/log.lua b/lua/papis/log.lua
index 992e713..523f4c6 100644
--- a/lua/papis/log.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/log.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 local default_config = {
   plugin = "papis.nvim",
 
-  use_console = true,
+  use_console = false,
 
   highlights = true,
 
diff --git a/lua/papis/papis-storage.lua b/lua/papis/papis-storage.lua
index 2922542..b95b399 100644
--- a/lua/papis/papis-storage.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/papis-storage.lua
@@ -68,12 +68,13 @@ local function is_valid_entry(entry, path)
       if entry[key] then
         is_valid = true
       else
-        log.info(string.format("The entry at '%s' is missing the key '%s' and will not be added.", path, key))
+        vim.notify(string.format("The entry at '%s' is missing the key '%s' and will not be added.", path, key),
+          vim.log.levels.WARN)
         break
       end
     end
   else
-    log.info(string.format("The entry at '%s' is faulty and will not be added.", path))
+    vim.notify(string.format("The entry at '%s' is faulty and will not be added.", path), vim.log.levels.WARN)
   end
   return is_valid
 end
@@ -199,7 +200,8 @@ function M.get_data_full(metadata)
             if type(entry[key]) == "table" then
               data[key] = entry[key]
             else
-              log.warn("Wanted to add `" .. key .. "` of `" .. entry.ref .. "` but the value is not of type `table`")
+              vim.notify("Wanted to add `" .. key .. "` of `" .. entry.ref .. "` but the value is not of type `table`",
+                vim.log.levels.WARN)
               data[key] = {}
             end
           end
diff --git a/lua/papis/search/init.lua b/lua/papis/search/init.lua
index d1b6e45..942a084 100644
--- a/lua/papis/search/init.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/search/init.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 local log = require("papis.log")
 local has_telescope, telescope = pcall(require, "telescope")
 if not has_telescope then
-  log.error("The plugin telescope.nvim wasn't found but the search module is enabled and requires it.")
+  vim.notify("The plugin telescope.nvim wasn't found but the search module is enabled and requires it.",
+    vim.log.levels.ERROR)
   return nil
 end
 local entry_display = require("telescope.pickers.entry_display")
diff --git a/lua/papis/sqlite-wrapper.lua b/lua/papis/sqlite-wrapper.lua
index 643e384..467b852 100644
--- a/lua/papis/sqlite-wrapper.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/sqlite-wrapper.lua
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
 -- Wrapper around sqlite.lua setting up the main database and associated methods.
 --
 
-local log = require("papis.log")
-
 local has_sqlite, sqlite = pcall(require, "sqlite")
 if not has_sqlite then
-  log.error("The dependency 'sqlite.nvim' is missing. Ensure that it is installed to run papis.nvim")
+  vim.notify("The dependency 'sqlite.nvim' is missing. Ensure that it is installed to run papis.nvim",
+    vim.log.levels.ERROR)
   return nil
 end
 local sqlite_utils = require "sqlite.utils"
diff --git a/lua/papis/utils.lua b/lua/papis/utils.lua
index 01581cc..95dbe23 100644
--- a/lua/papis/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/utils.lua
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ function M:do_open_attached_files(papis_id)
     lookup_tbl[filename] = entry.files[k]
   end
   if vim.tbl_isempty(filenames) then
-    log.info("This item has no attached files.")
+    vim.notify("This item has no attached files.", vim.log.levels.WARN)
   elseif #filenames == 1 then
-    log.info("Opening file '" .. filenames[1] .. "' ")
+    vim.notify("Opening file '" .. filenames[1] .. "' ", vim.log.levels.INFO)
     local path = lookup_tbl[filenames[1]]
     self:do_open_file_external(path)
   else
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function M:do_open_attached_files(papis_id)
       prompt = "Select attachment to open:",
     }, function(choice)
       if choice then
-        log.info("Opening file '" .. choice .. "' ")
+        vim.notify("Opening file '" .. choice .. "' ", vim.log.levels.INFO)
         local path = lookup_tbl[choice]
         self:do_open_file_external(path)
       end
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ end
 function M:do_open_text_file(papis_id, type)
   local db = require("papis.sqlite-wrapper")
   if not db then
-    log.warn("Sqlite-wrapper has not been initialised properly. Aborting...")
+    vim.notify("Sqlite-wrapper has not been initialised properly. Aborting...", vim.log.levels.ERROR)
     return nil
   end
   log.debug("Opening a text file")