diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/package.json b/packages/backend-app-api/package.json
index 943db41972..e7551a1130 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/package.json
@@ -53,13 +53,15 @@
     "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
     "helmet": "^6.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "logform": "^2.3.2",
     "minimatch": "^5.0.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "node-forge": "^1.3.1",
     "selfsigned": "^2.0.0",
     "stoppable": "^1.1.0",
-    "winston": "^3.2.1"
+    "winston": "^3.2.1",
+    "winston-transport": "^4.5.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/logging/formats.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/formats.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/backend-common/src/logging/formats.ts
rename to packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/formats.ts
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/logging/index.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/backend-common/src/logging/index.ts
rename to packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/index.ts
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/logging/loggerToWinstonLogger.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/loggerToWinstonLogger.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/backend-common/src/logging/loggerToWinstonLogger.ts
rename to packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/loggerToWinstonLogger.ts
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/logging/rootLogger.test.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/rootLogger.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/backend-common/src/logging/rootLogger.test.ts
rename to packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/rootLogger.test.ts
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/logging/rootLogger.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/rootLogger.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/backend-common/src/logging/rootLogger.ts
rename to packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/rootLogger.ts
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/logging/voidLogger.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/voidLogger.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/backend-common/src/logging/voidLogger.ts
rename to packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/voidLogger.ts
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 40d2189edc..d6822cad9d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3406,6 +3406,7 @@ __metadata:
     helmet: ^6.0.0
     http-errors: ^2.0.0
     lodash: ^4.17.21
+    logform: ^2.3.2
     minimatch: ^5.0.0
     minimist: ^1.2.5
     morgan: ^1.10.0
@@ -3414,6 +3415,7 @@ __metadata:
     stoppable: ^1.1.0
     supertest: ^6.1.3
     winston: ^3.2.1
+    winston-transport: ^4.5.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft