diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 10833da..1c39b93 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -13,7 +13,18 @@ type SocketT = websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol
 
 async def handler(socket: SocketT) -> None:
 
-    ydls = ydl_pool.Downloader(None, None)  # type: ignore  # TODO
+    async def ydl_log_handler(level: response.YdlLogLevel, msg: str) -> None:
+        try:
+            await socket.send(response.ydl_log(level, msg))
+        except:
+            pass
+
+    ydls = ydl_pool.Downloader(
+        ydl_pool.YdlLogger(
+            ydl_log_handler,
+            asyncio.get_event_loop(),
+        )
+    )
 
     async for message in socket:
 
@@ -34,9 +45,7 @@ async def handler(socket: SocketT) -> None:
                         data['url'],
                         data.get('items'),
                     )
-                    await socket.send(response.dl_end(ret))
-
-                # TODO: cancellation
+                    await socket.send(response.ydl_end(ret))
 
                 case _:
                     raise ValueError('invalid "action" field value')
diff --git a/backend/response.py b/backend/response.py
index dc9f997..47cc2f9 100644
--- a/backend/response.py
+++ b/backend/response.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import json
-import traceback
+import logging
+from typing import Literal
+
 
 def playlist(items: list[str]) -> str:
     return json.dumps({
@@ -7,20 +9,25 @@ def playlist(items: list[str]) -> str:
         "data": items,
     })
 
-def dl_progress(msg: str) -> str:
+
+type YdlLogLevel = Literal['debug'] | Literal['warning'] | Literal['error']
+
+def ydl_log(level: YdlLogLevel, msg: str) -> str:
     return json.dumps({
-        "type": "dl_progress",
+        "type": "ydl_log",
+        "level": level,
         "data": msg,
     })
 
-def dl_end(ret: int) -> str:
+def ydl_end(ret: int) -> str:
     return json.dumps({
-        "type": "dl_end",
+        "type": "ydl_end",
         "data": ret,
     })
 
+
 def error(ex: Exception) -> str:
-    traceback.print_tb(ex.__traceback__)
+    logging.getLogger('musicdlp').exception(ex)
     return json.dumps({
         "type": "error",
         "data": {
diff --git a/backend/ydl_pool.py b/backend/ydl_pool.py
index 7dd6511..6d85a30 100644
--- a/backend/ydl_pool.py
+++ b/backend/ydl_pool.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import asyncio
+import logging
 from typing import Callable, Awaitable, Iterable
 
 from yt_dlp import YoutubeDL
 from yt_dlp.postprocessor import FFmpegExtractAudioPP
 
 import config
+import response
 import id3pp
 
 
@@ -40,12 +42,33 @@ ydl_fn_keys = create_ydl_fn.keys()
 NP_YDLS = {'yandex'}
 
 
-class Downloader:
+class YdlLogger:
 
     def __init__(
             self,
-            progress_cb: Callable[[str], Awaitable],
-            lyrics_cb: Callable[[list[str]], Awaitable]) -> None:
+            log_cb: Callable[[response.YdlLogLevel, str], Awaitable],
+            loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop) -> None:
+        self.log_cb = log_cb
+        self.loop = loop
+        self.mdlp_logger = logging.getLogger('musicdlp')
+
+    def debug(self, msg: str) -> None:
+        asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self.log_cb('debug', msg), self.loop)
+
+    def info(self, _: str) -> None:  # afaik not used in yt-dlp
+        pass
+
+    def warning(self, msg: str) -> None:
+        asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self.log_cb('warning', msg), self.loop)
+
+    def error(self, msg: str) -> None:
+        self.mdlp_logger.error(msg)
+        asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self.log_cb('error', msg), self.loop)
+
+
+class Downloader:
+
+    def __init__(self, logger: YdlLogger | None = None) -> None:
 
         self.ydls: dict[str, YoutubeDL | None] = {
             'youtube': None,
@@ -56,8 +79,9 @@ class Downloader:
         self.cur_ydl: YoutubeDL | None = None
         self.cur_site = ''
 
-        self.progress_cb = progress_cb
-        self.lyrics_cb = lyrics_cb
+        self.id3pp_obj = id3pp.ID3TagsPP()
+
+        self.logger = logger
 
     def choose_ydl(self, site: str) -> None:
 
@@ -67,8 +91,11 @@ class Downloader:
         if ydl is None:
             ydl = create_ydl_fn[site]()
 
+            if self.logger is not None:
+                ydl.params['logger'] = self.logger
+
             ydl.params['outtmpl']['default'] = cfg.tmpl
-            ydl.add_post_processor(id3pp.ID3TagsPP(), when='post_process')
+            ydl.add_post_processor(self.id3pp_obj, when='post_process')
 
             cookies = cfg.cookies_dir / (site + '.txt')
             if cookies.exists():