diff --git a/api/index.ts b/api/index.ts
index 5edaed94086..4d7ecb5f18b 100644
--- a/api/index.ts
+++ b/api/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { testRoutes } from './routes/test';
 import { auth0Routes } from './routes/auth0';
 import { testValidatedRoutes } from './routes/validation-test';
 import { testMiddleware } from './middleware';
+import prismaPlugin from './db/prisma';
 
 import {
   AUTH0_AUDIENCE,
@@ -22,10 +23,24 @@ import {
   SESSION_SECRET
 } from './utils/env';
 
-import prismaPlugin from './db/prisma';
+const envToLogger = {
+  development: {
+    transport: {
+      target: 'pino-pretty',
+      options: {
+        translateTime: 'HH:MM:ss Z',
+        ignore: 'pid,hostname'
+      }
+    },
+    level: 'debug'
+  },
+  // TODO: is this the right level for production or should we use 'error'?
+  production: { level: 'fatal' },
+  test: false
+};
 
 const fastify = Fastify({
-  logger: { level: NODE_ENV === 'development' ? 'debug' : 'fatal' }
+  logger: envToLogger[NODE_ENV]
 }).withTypeProvider<TypeBoxTypeProvider>();
 
 export type FastifyInstanceWithTypeProvider = typeof fastify;
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 65761e4b7b1..f7f163b632c 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "@types/supertest": "2.0.12",
     "jest": "29.5.0",
     "prisma": "4.10.1",
+    "pino-pretty": "10.0.0",
     "supertest": "6.3.3",
     "ts-jest": "29.0.5"
   },
diff --git a/api/utils/env.ts b/api/utils/env.ts
index 63d3d06db73..eaab4b851ce 100644
--- a/api/utils/env.ts
+++ b/api/utils/env.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,14 @@ if (error) {
   `);
 }
 
+function isAllowedEnv(
+  env: string
+): env is 'development' | 'production' | 'test' {
+  return ['development', 'production', 'test'].includes(env);
+}
+
 assert.ok(process.env.NODE_ENV);
+assert.ok(isAllowedEnv(process.env.NODE_ENV));
 assert.ok(process.env.AUTH0_DOMAIN);
 assert.ok(process.env.AUTH0_AUDIENCE);
 assert.ok(process.env.API_LOCATION);
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 95121625e15..0ec79539c79 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ importers:
       fastify-plugin: ^4.3.0
       jest: 29.5.0
       nodemon: 2.0.21
+      pino-pretty: 10.0.0
       prisma: 4.10.1
       supertest: 6.3.3
       ts-jest: 29.0.5
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ importers:
       '@fastify/type-provider-typebox': 2.4.0_naatsb2dmwxq3j32xoqzjtyzqm
       '@types/supertest': 2.0.12
       jest: 29.5.0
+      pino-pretty: 10.0.0
       prisma: 4.10.1
       supertest: 6.3.3
       ts-jest: 29.0.5_rvjmdqhqjqm2mi2o3slrod4dxm
@@ -10332,7 +10334,7 @@ packages:
       loader-utils: 2.0.4
       make-dir: 3.1.0
       schema-utils: 2.7.1
-      webpack: 5.76.1
+      webpack: 5.76.1_webpack-cli@4.10.0
 
   /babel-messages/6.23.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Bl3ZiA+LjqaMtNYopA9TYE9HP1tQ+E5dLxE0XrAzcIJeK2UqF0/EaqXwBn9esd4UmTfEab+P+UYQ1GnioFIb/w==}
@@ -11739,7 +11741,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xq+q3SRMOxGivLhBNaUdC64hDTQwejJ+H0T/NB1XMtTVEwNTrfFF3gAxiyW0Bu/xWEGhjVKgUcMhCrUy2+uCWg==}
     dependencies:
       base64-js: 1.5.1
-      ieee754: 1.1.13
+      ieee754: 1.2.1
       isarray: 1.0.0
 
   /buffer/5.2.1:
@@ -13044,7 +13046,7 @@ packages:
       postcss-value-parser: 4.2.0
       schema-utils: 3.1.1
       semver: 7.3.8
-      webpack: 5.76.1
+      webpack: 5.76.1_webpack-cli@4.10.0
 
   /css-loader/6.7.3_webpack@5.76.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-qhOH1KlBMnZP8FzRO6YCH9UHXQhVMcEGLyNdb7Hv2cpcmJbW0YrddO+tG1ab5nT41KpHIYGsbeHqxB9xPu1pKQ==}
@@ -13420,6 +13422,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dDCnyH2WnnKusqvZZ6+jA1O51Ibt8ZMRNkDZdyAyK4YfbDwa/cEmuztzG5pk6hqlp9aSBPYcjOlktquahGwGeA==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.11'}
 
+  /dateformat/4.6.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-2P0p0pFGzHS5EMnhdxQi7aJN+iMheud0UhG4dlE1DLAlvL8JHjJJTX/CSm4JXwV0Ka5nGk3zC5mcb5bUQUxxMA==}
+    dev: true
+
   /dayjs/1.11.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+Yw9U6YO5TQohxLcIkrXBeY73WP3ejHWVvx8XCk3gxvQDCTEmS48ZrSZCKciI7Bhl/uCMyxYtE9UqRILmFphkQ==}
 
@@ -15733,6 +15739,10 @@ packages:
   /fast-copy/2.1.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ozrGwyuCTAy7YgFCua8rmqmytECYk/JYAMXcswOcm0qvGoE3tPb7ivBeIHTOK2DiapBhDZgacIhzhQIKU5TCfA==}
 
+  /fast-copy/3.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Knr7NOtK3HWRYGtHoJrjkaWepqT8thIVGAwt0p0aUs1zqkAzXZV4vo9fFNwyb5fcqK1GKYFYxldQdIDVKhUAfA==}
+    dev: true
+
   /fast-decode-uri-component/1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WKgKWg5eUxvRZGwW8FvfbaH7AXSh2cL+3j5fMGzUMCxWBJ3dV3a7Wz8y2f/uQ0e3B6WmodD3oS54jTQ9HVTIIg==}
 
@@ -17938,6 +17948,13 @@ packages:
       x-xss-protection: 1.3.0
     dev: false
 
+  /help-me/4.2.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-TAOnTB8Tz5Dw8penUuzHVrKNKlCIbwwbHnXraNJxPwf8LRtE2HlM84RYuezMFcwOJmoYOCWVDyJ8TQGxn9PgxA==}
+    dependencies:
+      glob: 8.1.0
+      readable-stream: 3.6.1
+    dev: true
+
   /hexoid/1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-QFLV0taWQOZtvIRIAdBChesmogZrtuXvVWsFHZTk2SU+anspqZ2vMnoLg7IE1+Uk16N19APic1BuF8bC8c2m5g==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
@@ -18390,6 +18407,7 @@ packages:
 
   /ieee754/1.1.13:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-4vf7I2LYV/HaWerSo3XmlMkp5eZ83i+/CDluXi/IGTs/O1sejBNhTtnxzmRZfvOUqj7lZjqHkeTvpgSFDlWZTg==}
+    dev: false
 
   /ieee754/1.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dcyqhDvX1C46lXZcVqCpK+FtMRQVdIMN6/Df5js2zouUsqG7I6sFxitIC+7KYK29KdXOLHdu9zL4sFnoVQnqaA==}
@@ -20466,6 +20484,11 @@ packages:
       '@sideway/formula': 3.0.1
       '@sideway/pinpoint': 2.0.0
 
+  /joycon/3.1.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-34wB/Y7MW7bzjKRjUKTa46I2Z7eV62Rkhva+KkopW7Qvv/OSWBqvkSY7vusOPrNuZcUG3tApvdVgNB8POj3SPw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10'}
+    dev: true
+
   /jquery/3.6.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-v28EW9DWDFpzcD9O5iyJXg3R3+q+mET5JhnjJzQUZMHOv67bpSIHq81GEYpPNZHG+XXHsfSme3nxp/hndKEcsQ==}
     dev: false
@@ -24115,6 +24138,26 @@ packages:
       readable-stream: 4.3.0
       split2: 4.1.0
 
+  /pino-pretty/10.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-zKFjYXBzLaLTEAN1ayKpHXtL5UeRQC7R3lvhKe7fWs7hIVEjKGG/qIXwQt9HmeUp71ogUd/YcW+LmMwRp4KT6Q==}
+    hasBin: true
+    dependencies:
+      colorette: 2.0.19
+      dateformat: 4.6.3
+      fast-copy: 3.0.1
+      fast-safe-stringify: 2.1.1
+      help-me: 4.2.0
+      joycon: 3.1.1
+      minimist: 1.2.8
+      on-exit-leak-free: 2.1.0
+      pino-abstract-transport: 1.0.0
+      pump: 3.0.0
+      readable-stream: 4.3.0
+      secure-json-parse: 2.7.0
+      sonic-boom: 3.2.1
+      strip-json-comments: 3.1.1
+    dev: true
+
   /pino-std-serializers/6.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-KO0m2f1HkrPe9S0ldjx7za9BJjeHqBku5Ch8JyxETxT8dEFGz1PwgrHaOQupVYitpzbFSYm7nnljxD8dik2c+g==}
 
@@ -28727,7 +28770,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       loader-utils: 2.0.4
       schema-utils: 3.1.1
-      webpack: 5.76.1
+      webpack: 5.76.1_webpack-cli@4.10.0
 
   /style-loader/3.3.1_webpack@5.76.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-GPcQ+LDJbrcxHORTRes6Jy2sfvK2kS6hpSfI/fXhPt+spVzxF6LJ1dHLN9zIGmVaaP044YKaIatFaufENRiDoQ==}
@@ -29135,7 +29178,7 @@ packages:
       schema-utils: 3.1.1
       serialize-javascript: 6.0.1
       terser: 5.16.5
-      webpack: 5.76.1
+      webpack: 5.76.1_webpack-cli@4.10.0
 
   /terser/4.8.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-4GnLC0x667eJG0ewJTa6z/yXrbLGv80D9Ru6HIpCQmO+Q4PfEtBFi0ObSckqwL6VyQv/7ENJieXHo2ANmdQwgw==}
@@ -30627,7 +30670,7 @@ packages:
       mime-types: 2.1.35
       range-parser: 1.2.1
       schema-utils: 3.1.1
-      webpack: 5.76.1
+      webpack: 5.76.1_webpack-cli@4.10.0
 
   /webpack-dev-middleware/5.3.3_webpack@5.76.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-hj5CYrY0bZLB+eTO+x/j67Pkrquiy7kWepMHmUMoPsmcUaeEnQJqFzHJOyxgWlq746/wUuA64p9ta34Kyb01pA==}