diff --git a/logs/app.log b/logs/app.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e6abfac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/app.log
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread #  1, counter value 20
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread #  1, counter value 19
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread # 20, counter value 19
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread # 20, counter value 18
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread # 19, counter value 18
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread # 19, counter value 17
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread # 18, counter value 17
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread # 18, counter value 16
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread # 17, counter value 16
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread # 17, counter value 15
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread # 16, counter value 15
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread # 16, counter value 14
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread # 15, counter value 14
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread # 15, counter value 13
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread # 14, counter value 13
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread # 14, counter value 12
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread # 13, counter value 12
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread # 13, counter value 11
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread # 12, counter value 11
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread # 12, counter value 10
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread # 10, counter value 10
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread # 10, counter value  9
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread # 11, counter value  9
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread # 11, counter value  8
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread #  9, counter value  8
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread #  9, counter value  7
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread #  8, counter value  7
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread #  8, counter value  6
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread #  7, counter value  6
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread #  7, counter value  5
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread #  6, counter value  5
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread #  6, counter value  4
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread #  5, counter value  4
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread #  5, counter value  3
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread #  4, counter value  3
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread #  4, counter value  2
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread #  3, counter value  2
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread #  3, counter value  1
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:18  Before decrementing, Thread #  2, counter value  1
+INFO core.basesyntax.Counter:21   After decrementing, Thread #  2, counter value  0
diff --git a/src/main/java/core/basesyntax/Counter.java b/src/main/java/core/basesyntax/Counter.java
index 4af46bd4..fc4c67e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/core/basesyntax/Counter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/core/basesyntax/Counter.java
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@ public class Counter {
     private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(Counter.class);
     private static final String MESSAGE = "%20s, Thread # %2s, counter value %2d";
     private int value;
+    private final Object monitor = new Object();
 
     public Counter(int value) {
         this.value = value;
     }
 
     public void decreaseValue() {
-        logger.info(String.format(MESSAGE,
-                "Before decrementing", Thread.currentThread().getName(), value));
-        value--;
-        logger.info(String.format(MESSAGE,
-                "After decrementing", Thread.currentThread().getName(), value));
+        synchronized (monitor) {
+            logger.info(String.format(MESSAGE,
+                    "Before decrementing", Thread.currentThread().getName(), value));
+            value--;
+            logger.info(String.format(MESSAGE,
+                    "After decrementing", Thread.currentThread().getName(), value));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index 8e507175..9eec7a77 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <Console name="LogToConsole" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
             <PatternLayout pattern="%-5level %c:%L - %msg%n"/>
         </Console>
-        <File name="LogToFile" filename="logs/app.log" append="false">
+        <File name="LogToFile" filename="C:\Users\admin\IdeaProjects\jv-multithreading-decrease-counter\logs\app.log" append="false">
             <PatternLayout><Pattern>%p %c:%L %m%n</Pattern></PatternLayout>
         </File>
     </Appenders>