diff --git a/src/document_anonymizer/api/app.py b/src/document_anonymizer/api/app.py
index ce48f03..fba7b6a 100644
--- a/src/document_anonymizer/api/app.py
+++ b/src/document_anonymizer/api/app.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from document_anonymizer.security.rate_limiter import RateLimiterMiddleware
 from document_anonymizer.web.routes import web_router
 
-configure_logging()
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 _VERSION = importlib.metadata.version("document-anonymizer")
@@ -24,7 +23,9 @@
 
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def lifespan(app: FastAPI) -> AsyncIterator[None]:  # noqa: ARG001
-    """Eagerly load the analyzer engine on startup to fail fast."""
+    """Configure logging and eagerly load the analyzer engine on startup."""
+    configure_logging()
+
     from document_anonymizer.api.dependencies import get_analyzer
 
     logger.info("startup", action="loading_analyzer_engine")