diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/authentication.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/authentication.rb
index 68e729f02..746d3cda5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/authentication.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/authentication.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ module Authentication
     end
 
     def set_current_session(session)
+      logger.struct "  Authorized User##{session.user.id}", authentication: { user: { id: session.user.id } }
       Current.session = session
       cookies.signed.permanent[:session_token] = { value: session.signed_id, httponly: true, same_site: :lax }
     end
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index b929be5c4..74836019d 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -77,4 +77,8 @@ Rails.application.configure do
 
   config.active_job.queue_adapter = :solid_queue
   config.solid_queue.connects_to = { database: { writing: :queue } }
+
+  if Rails.root.join("tmp/structured-logging.txt").exist?
+    config.structured_logging.logger = ActiveSupport::Logger.new("log/structured-development.log")
+  end
 end