diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index b4e6fea7..6c4c0e47 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export DUNE_USER=
-export DUNE_PASSWORD=
-export DUNE_QUERY_ID=
-export FILE_OUT_PATH=./out
+DUNE_USER=
+DUNE_PASSWORD=
+DUNE_QUERY_ID=
+FILE_OUT_PATH=./out
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2b478d5..7533f605 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 python3 -m venv env
 source ./env/bin/activate
 pip install -r requirements.txt
-cp .env.sample .env
-source .env
+cp .env.sample .env    <----- Copy your Dune credentials here!
 ```
 
 Fill out your Dune credentials in the `.env` file. The Dune user and password are
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ The solver reimbursements are to be executed each Tuesday with the accounting pe
 
 In order to do the payout, run the following scripts:
 ```shell
-source .env
 rm -r out/
 python -m src.fetch.transfer_file --start '2022-MM-DD'
 ```
diff --git a/logging.conf b/logging.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06bd8703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+[loggers]
+keys=root,src.fetch
+
+[handlers]
+keys=consoleHandler
+
+[formatters]
+keys=sampleFormatter
+
+[logger_root]
+level=INFO
+handlers=consoleHandler
+propagate=0
+
+[logger_src.fetch]
+level=INFO
+qualname=src.fetch
+handlers=consoleHandler
+propagate=0
+
+[handler_consoleHandler]
+class=StreamHandler
+level=DEBUG
+formatter=sampleFormatter
+args=(sys.stdout,)
+
+[formatter_sampleFormatter]
+format=%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s %(message)s
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 589be820..7317dce7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 black==22.3.0
-duneapi==2.0.4
-mypy==0.941
-pylint==2.12.2
+duneapi==2.2.2
+mypy==0.942
+pylint==2.13.4
 pytest==7.1.1
-types-requests==2.27.14
+python-dotenv==0.20.0
+types-requests==2.27.16
 web3>=5.28.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/fetch/period_slippage.py b/src/fetch/period_slippage.py
index d2b04cac..51f28287 100644
--- a/src/fetch/period_slippage.py
+++ b/src/fetch/period_slippage.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """A standalone script for fetching Solver Slippage for Accounting Period"""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging.config
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
 from pprint import pprint
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@
 from src.token_list import fetch_trusted_tokens
 from src.utils.script_args import generic_script_init
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logging.config.fileConfig(fname="logging.conf", disable_existing_loggers=False)
+
 
 def allowed_token_list_query(token_list: list[str]) -> str:
     """Constructs sub query for allowed tokens"""