diff --git a/inventoryManager.lua b/inventoryManager.lua
index 6924c0a..56ec61d 100644
--- a/inventoryManager.lua
+++ b/inventoryManager.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ local CRAFT_REPLY_CHANNEL = 4204
 local CONFIG_FILE = ".manager_config"
 local _loadedConfig = nil  -- stored for deferred overrides (compost settings declared later)
 
+-------------------------------------------------
+-- Structured logging
+-------------------------------------------------
+
+local log = dofile("lib/log.lua")
+
 local function loadConfig()
     if not fs.exists(CONFIG_FILE) then return end
     local f = fs.open(CONFIG_FILE, "r")