diff --git a/aosstower/level_b1/nc.py b/aosstower/level_b1/nc.py
index 2f9e2703d2fe98e39b4ae72a096851c483d463ad..fe2d3204fc07ffc33163548b5904183294c569cf 100644
--- a/aosstower/level_b1/nc.py
+++ b/aosstower/level_b1/nc.py
@@ -464,13 +464,15 @@ def _dt_convert(datetime_str):
 
 def main():
     import argparse
+    from metobscommon.archive import setup_logging
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Convert level_00 aoss tower data to level_b1",
                                      fromfile_prefix_chars='@')
 
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action="count", default=int(os.environ.get("VERBOSITY", 2)),
                         dest='verbosity',
                         help='each occurrence increases verbosity 1 level through ERROR-WARNING-INFO-DEBUG (default INFO)')
-
+    parser.add_argument('-l', '--log-file', dest="log_filepath",
+                        help="Alternate name for log file, default is to not create a file")
     parser.add_argument('-s', '--start-time', type=_dt_convert,
                         help="Start time of massive netcdf file, if only -s is given, a netcdf file for only that day is given" +
                              ". Formats allowed: \'YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS\', \'YYYY-MM-DD\'")
@@ -502,8 +504,7 @@ each input file is mapped to the corresponding output file.
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     levels = [logging.ERROR, logging.WARN, logging.INFO, logging.DEBUG]
-    level = levels[min(3, args.verbosity)]
-    logging.basicConfig(level=level)
+    setup_logging(args.log_filepath, level=levels[min(3, args.verbosity)])
 
     if args.start_time and not args.end_time:
         args.end_time = args.start_time.replace(hour=23, minute=59, second=59)
diff --git a/aosstower/level_b1/quicklook.py b/aosstower/level_b1/quicklook.py
index cb1e6e7b844d91afe109ec433312f2c5c0579c24..ae5bc95617074afaf2fd80f20fad11a522f830e5 100644
--- a/aosstower/level_b1/quicklook.py
+++ b/aosstower/level_b1/quicklook.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import matplotlib
+matplotlib.use('agg')
+
 import os
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
@@ -458,12 +461,15 @@ def _dt_convert(datetime_str):
 
 def main():
     import argparse
+    from metobscommon.archive import setup_logging
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Use data from level_b1 netCDF files to create netCDF files")
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='count',
                        default=int(os.environ.get("VERBOSITY", 2)), 
                        dest='verbosity',
                        help=('each occurence increases verbosity 1 level through'
                              + ' ERROR-WARNING-INFO-DEBUG (default INFO)'))
+    parser.add_argument('-l', '--log-file', dest="log_filepath",
+                        help="Alternate name for log file, default is to not create a file")
     parser.add_argument('-s', '--start-time', type=_dt_convert,
     help="Start time of plot. If only -s is given, a plot of " +
         "only that day is created. Formats allowed: \'YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS\', \'YYYY-MM-DD\'")
@@ -484,8 +490,7 @@ def main():
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     levels = [logging.ERROR, logging.WARN, logging.INFO, logging.DEBUG]
-    level = levels[min(3, args.verbosity)]
-    logging.basicConfig(level=level)
+    setup_logging(args.log_filepath, level=levels[min(3, args.verbosity)])
 
     if not os.path.splitext(args.output)[-1]:
         LOG.warning("File pattern provided does not have a file extension")
diff --git a/scripts/run_tower_level_b1.sh b/scripts/run_tower_level_b1.sh
index 67acc27398ad87f14b9721a37999acb7493e004c..3a397c077942ee2db5e753b6c14d2dac8ff484b5 100755
--- a/scripts/run_tower_level_b1.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_tower_level_b1.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ fi
     out_file=`cache_level_b1_file "$DATE"`
     out_fn=`basename "$out_file"`
     tmp_out="$tmp_dir/$out_fn"
-    $ENV/bin/python -m aosstower.level_b1.nc -vv -z -i "$prev_file" "$curr_file" -s "${DATE}" -o "$tmp_out" >> $logfile
+    log_info "Generating NetCDF files..."
+    $ENV/bin/python -m aosstower.level_b1.nc -l "$logfile" -vv -z -i "$prev_file" "$curr_file" -s "${DATE}" -o "$tmp_out" >> $logfile
     nc_status=$?
     if [ $nc_status -ne 0 ]; then
         oops "NetCDF generation failed for $DATE"
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ fi
 
     ### Quicklook Generation ###
     # assumes that out_file is what the archive script wrote the file as
-    $ENV/bin/python -m aosstower.level_b1.quicklook -vv --thumbnail -s "$DATE" "$out_file" -o "$tmp_dir/aoss_tower.{plot_name}.{start_time:%Y-%m-%d}.png" -p meteorogram td pressure wind_speed wind_dir accum_precip solar_flux
+    log_info "Generating Quicklook images..."
+    $ENV/bin/python -m aosstower.level_b1.quicklook -l "$logfile" -vv --thumbnail -s "$DATE" "$out_file" -o "$tmp_dir/aoss_tower.{plot_name}.{start_time:%Y-%m-%d}.png" -p meteorogram td pressure wind_speed wind_dir accum_precip solar_flux
     quicklook_status=$?
     if [ $quicklook_status -ne 0 ]; then
         oops "Quicklook generation failed for $DATE"