diff --git a/core/cat/log.py b/core/cat/log.py
index 506d80f9..e199b2b8 100644
--- a/core/cat/log.py
+++ b/core/cat/log.py
@@ -140,8 +140,32 @@ def get_caller_info(self, skip=3):
 
         return package, module, klass, caller, line
 
+    def __call__(self, msg, level="DEBUG"):
+        """Alias of self.log()"""
+        self.log(msg, level)
+
+    def debug(self, msg):
+        """Logs a DEBUG message"""
+        self.log(msg, level="DEBUG")
+
+    def info(self, msg):
+        """Logs an INFO message"""
+        self.log(msg, level="INFO")
+
+    def warning(self, msg):
+        """Logs a WARNING message"""
+        self.log(msg, level="WARNING")
+
+    def error(self, msg):
+        """Logs an ERROR message"""
+        self.log(msg, level="ERROR")
+
+    def critical(self, msg):
+        """Logs a CRITICAL message"""
+        self.log(msg, level="CRITICAL")
+
     def log(self, msg, level="DEBUG"):
-        """Add to log based on settings.
+        """Log a message
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -149,6 +173,7 @@ def log(self, msg, level="DEBUG"):
             Message to be logged.
         level : str
             Logging level."""
+
         global logger
         logger.remove()
 
@@ -203,40 +228,22 @@ def log(self, msg, level="DEBUG"):
         # After our custom log we need to set again the logger as default for the other dependencies
         self.default_log()
 
+    def welcome(self):
+        """Welcome message in the terminal."""
+        secure = os.getenv('CORE_USE_SECURE_PROTOCOLS', '')
+        if secure != '':
+            secure = 's'
 
-logEngine = CatLogEngine()
-
-
-def log(msg, level="DEBUG"):
-    """Create function wrapper to class.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    msg : str
-        Message to be logged.
-    level : str
-        Logging level.
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    """
-    global logEngine
-    return logEngine.log(msg, level)
-
-
-def welcome():
-    """Welcome message in the terminal."""
-    secure = os.getenv('CORE_USE_SECURE_PROTOCOLS', '')
-    if secure != '':
-        secure = 's'
+        cat_address = f'http{secure}://{os.environ["CORE_HOST"]}:{os.environ["CORE_PORT"]}'
 
-    cat_address = f'http{secure}://{os.environ["CORE_HOST"]}:{os.environ["CORE_PORT"]}'
+        with open("cat/welcome.txt", 'r') as f:
+            print(f.read())
 
-    with open("cat/welcome.txt", 'r') as f:
-        print(f.read())
+        print('\n=============== ^._.^ ===============\n')
+        print(f'Cat REST API:\t{cat_address}/docs')
+        print(f'Cat PUBLIC:\t{cat_address}/public')
+        print(f'Cat ADMIN:\t{cat_address}/admin\n')
+        print('======================================')
 
-    print('\n=============== ^._.^ ===============\n')
-    print(f'Cat REST API:\t{cat_address}/docs')
-    print(f'Cat PUBLIC:\t{cat_address}/public')
-    print(f'Cat ADMIN:\t{cat_address}/admin\n')
-    print('======================================')
+# logger instance
+log = CatLogEngine()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/cat/main.py b/core/cat/main.py
index ceae9508..b93801fa 100644
--- a/core/cat/main.py
+++ b/core/cat/main.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 
-from cat.log import log, welcome
+from cat.log import log
 from cat.routes import base, settings, llm, embedder, memory, plugins, upload, websocket 
 from cat.routes.static import public, admin, static
 from cat.api_auth import check_api_key
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     app.state.ccat = CheshireCat()
 
     # startup message with admin, public and swagger addresses
-    welcome()
+    log.welcome()
 
     yield