diff --git a/native/addon.cc b/native/addon.cc
index 3c52b408..f0ff8107 100644
--- a/native/addon.cc
+++ b/native/addon.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Napi::Object Init(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
   exports.Set(Napi::String::New(env, "pactffiVersion"), Napi::Function::New(env, PactffiVersion));
   exports.Set(Napi::String::New(env, "pactffiInit"), Napi::Function::New(env, PactffiInit));
   exports.Set(Napi::String::New(env, "pactffiInitWithLogLevel"), Napi::Function::New(env, PactffiInitWithLogLevel));
+  exports.Set(Napi::String::New(env, "pactffiLogToFile"), Napi::Function::New(env, PactffiLogToFile));
 
   // Consumer
   exports.Set(Napi::String::New(env, "pactffiMockServerMatched"), Napi::Function::New(env, PactffiMockServerMatched));
diff --git a/native/ffi.cc b/native/ffi.cc
index ccdb9d20..48e60702 100644
--- a/native/ffi.cc
+++ b/native/ffi.cc
@@ -49,6 +49,64 @@ Napi::Value PactffiInitWithLogLevel(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
   return env.Undefined();
 }
 
+LevelFilter integerToLevelFilter(Napi::Env &env, uint32_t number) {
+  LevelFilter logLevel = LevelFilter::LevelFilter_Off;
+
+  switch(number) {
+    case 0:
+      logLevel = LevelFilter::LevelFilter_Off;
+      break;
+    case 1:
+      logLevel = LevelFilter::LevelFilter_Error;
+      break;
+    case 2:
+      logLevel = LevelFilter::LevelFilter_Warn;
+      break;
+    case 3:
+      logLevel = LevelFilter::LevelFilter_Info;
+      break;
+    case 4:
+      logLevel = LevelFilter::LevelFilter_Debug;
+      break;
+    case 5:
+      logLevel = LevelFilter::LevelFilter_Trace;
+      break;
+    default:
+      std::string err =  "pact-js-core C integration: Unable to parse log level number: ";
+      err += number;
+
+      throw Napi::Error::New(env, err);
+  }
+
+  return logLevel;
+}
+
+
+Napi::Value PactffiLogToFile(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+   // return: int
+   Napi::Env env = info.Env();
+
+  if (info.Length() < 2) {
+    throw Napi::Error::New(env, "PactffiLogToFile(envVar) received < 2 arguments");
+  }
+
+    if (!info[0].IsString()) {
+    throw Napi::Error::New(env, "PactffiLogToFile(envVar) expected a string");
+  }
+
+  if (!info[1].IsNumber()) {
+    throw Napi::Error::New(env, "PactffiLogToFile(envVar) expected a number");
+  }
+
+  // Extract log level
+  std::string fileName = info[0].As<Napi::String>().Utf8Value();
+  uint32_t levelFilterNumber = info[1].As<Napi::Number>().Uint32Value();
+  LevelFilter levelFilter = integerToLevelFilter(env, levelFilterNumber);
+
+  int res = pactffi_log_to_file(fileName.c_str(), levelFilter);
+
+  return Napi::Number::New(env, res);
+}
 /*
 
 Napi::Value Pactffi_log_message(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 950f152e..898614de 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     "build": "tsc --project tsconfig.build.json",
     "prerelease": "npm run snyk-protect",
     "release": "commit-and-tag-version",
-    "test": "cross-env LOGLEVEL=debug PACT_DO_NOT_TRACK=true mocha \"{src,test}/**/*.spec.ts\"",
+    "test": "cross-env LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-trace} PACT_DO_NOT_TRACK=true mocha \"{src,test}/**/*.spec.ts\"",
     "snyk-protect": "snyk-protect",
     "format:base": "prettier --parser typescript",
     "format:check": "npm run format:base -- --list-different \"{src,test}/**/*.{ts,tsx}\"",
diff --git a/src/consumer/index.ts b/src/consumer/index.ts
index 52fe4391..ed7b3d46 100644
--- a/src/consumer/index.ts
+++ b/src/consumer/index.ts
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ export const makeConsumerPact = (
   consumer: string,
   provider: string,
   version: FfiSpecificationVersion = 3,
-  logLevel = getLogLevel()
+  logLevel = getLogLevel(),
+  logFile?: string
 ): ConsumerPact => {
-  const ffi = getFfiLib(logLevel);
   if (logLevel) {
     setLogLevel(logLevel);
   }
+  const ffi = getFfiLib(logLevel, logFile);
 
   const pactPtr = ffi.pactffiNewPact(consumer, provider);
   if (!ffi.pactffiWithSpecification(pactPtr, version)) {
@@ -370,12 +371,13 @@ export const makeConsumerMessagePact = (
   consumer: string,
   provider: string,
   version: FfiSpecificationVersion = 4,
-  logLevel = getLogLevel()
+  logLevel = getLogLevel(),
+  logFile?: string
 ): ConsumerMessagePact => {
-  const ffi = getFfiLib(logLevel);
   if (logLevel) {
     setLogLevel(logLevel);
   }
+  const ffi = getFfiLib(logLevel, logFile);
 
   const pactPtr = ffi.pactffiNewPact(consumer, provider);
   if (!ffi.pactffiWithSpecification(pactPtr, version) || version < 4) {
diff --git a/src/ffi/index.ts b/src/ffi/index.ts
index ac217c2f..18ee9cdb 100644
--- a/src/ffi/index.ts
+++ b/src/ffi/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import bindings = require('node-gyp-build');
 import logger, { DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL } from '../logger';
 import { LogLevel } from '../logger/types';
-import { Ffi } from './types';
+import { Ffi, FfiLogLevelFilter } from './types';
 
 export const PACT_FFI_VERSION = '0.4.21';
 
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ const renderBinaryErrorMessage = (error: unknown) => {
 };
 
 let ffi: typeof ffiLib;
-let ffiLogLevel: LogLevel;
 
-const initialiseFfi = (logLevel: LogLevel): typeof ffi => {
+const initialiseFfi = (): typeof ffi => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
   // @ts-ignore
   if (process.stdout._handle) {
@@ -95,8 +94,6 @@ const initialiseFfi = (logLevel: LogLevel): typeof ffi => {
     // @ts-ignore
     process.stdout._handle.setBlocking(true);
   }
-  logger.debug(`Initalising native core at log level '${logLevel}'`);
-  ffiLogLevel = logLevel;
   try {
     bindingPaths.every((bindingPath, i) => {
       try {
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@ const initialiseFfi = (logLevel: LogLevel): typeof ffi => {
         return true;
       }
     });
-    ffiLib.pactffiInitWithLogLevel(logLevel);
+    // ffiLib.pactffiInitWithLogLevel(logLevel);
   } catch (error) {
     renderBinaryErrorMessage(error);
     throw new Error(
@@ -125,18 +122,24 @@ const initialiseFfi = (logLevel: LogLevel): typeof ffi => {
 };
 
 export const getFfiLib = (
-  logLevel: LogLevel = DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL
+  logLevel: LogLevel = DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL,
+  logFile: string | undefined = undefined
 ): typeof ffi => {
   if (!ffi) {
-    logger.trace('Initiliasing ffi for the first time');
-    ffi = initialiseFfi(logLevel);
-  } else {
-    logger.trace('Ffi has already been initialised, no need to repeat it');
-    if (logLevel !== ffiLogLevel) {
-      logger.warn(
-        `The pact native core has already been initialised at log level '${ffiLogLevel}'`
+    logger.trace('Initialising ffi for the first time');
+    ffi = initialiseFfi();
+    logger.debug(
+      `Initialising native core at log level '${logLevel}'`,
+      logFile
+    );
+    if (logFile) {
+      logger.debug(
+        `writing log file at level ${FfiLogLevelFilter[logLevel]} to ${logFile}`
       );
-      logger.warn(`The new requested log level '${logLevel}' will be ignored`);
+      const res = ffiLib.pactffiLogToFile(logFile, FfiLogLevelFilter[logLevel]);
+      logger.debug(`result of writing to file '${res}'`);
+    } else {
+      ffiLib.pactffiInitWithLogLevel(logLevel);
     }
   }
   return ffi;
diff --git a/src/ffi/types.ts b/src/ffi/types.ts
index 333177cb..b498ed4d 100644
--- a/src/ffi/types.ts
+++ b/src/ffi/types.ts
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ export enum FfiFunctionResult {
 }
 
 export enum FfiLogLevelFilter {
-  LOG_LEVEL_OFF = 0,
-  LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
-  LOG_LEVEL_WARN,
-  LOG_LEVEL_INFO,
-  LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
-  LOG_LEVEL_TRACE,
+  off = 0,
+  error = 1,
+  warn = 2,
+  info = 3,
+  debug = 4,
+  trace = 5,
 }
 
 export type Ffi = {
diff --git a/src/verifier/nativeVerifier.ts b/src/verifier/nativeVerifier.ts
index 730b6733..d5d48cfd 100644
--- a/src/verifier/nativeVerifier.ts
+++ b/src/verifier/nativeVerifier.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const verify = (opts: VerifierOptions): Promise<string> => {
   if (opts.logLevel) {
     setLogLevel(opts.logLevel);
   }
-  const ffi = getFfiLib(opts.logLevel);
+  const ffi = getFfiLib(opts.logLevel, opts.logFile);
 
   const handle = ffi.pactffiVerifierNewForApplication(
     pkg.name.split('/')[1],
diff --git a/src/verifier/types.ts b/src/verifier/types.ts
index 6e3769a9..b5b290b8 100644
--- a/src/verifier/types.ts
+++ b/src/verifier/types.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export interface VerifierOptions {
   consumerVersionSelectors?: ConsumerVersionSelector[];
   timeout?: number;
   logLevel?: LogLevel;
+  logFile?: string;
   disableSslVerification?: boolean;
   buildUrl?: string;
   customProviderHeaders?: CustomHeaders | string[];
diff --git a/src/verifier/validateOptions.ts b/src/verifier/validateOptions.ts
index aa7e1088..8c3e191c 100644
--- a/src/verifier/validateOptions.ts
+++ b/src/verifier/validateOptions.ts
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ export const validationRules: ArgumentValidationRules<InternalPactVerifierOption
     verbose: [deprecatedFunction],
     monkeypatch: [deprecatedFunction],
     logDir: [deprecatedFunction],
+    logFile: [assertNonEmptyString],
     consumerFilters: [assertNonEmptyString],
     failIfNoPactsFound: [assertBoolean],
     transports: [],
diff --git a/test/consumer.integration.spec.ts b/test/consumer.integration.spec.ts
index c76fa114..847e813f 100644
--- a/test/consumer.integration.spec.ts
+++ b/test/consumer.integration.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import zlib = require('zlib');
 import FormData = require('form-data');
 import fs = require('fs');
 import { load } from 'protobufjs';
-import { setLogLevel } from '../src/logger';
 import {
   ConsumerPact,
   makeConsumerPact,
@@ -21,8 +20,6 @@ const { expect } = chai;
 const HOST = '127.0.0.1';
 
 describe('FFI integration test for the HTTP Consumer API', () => {
-  setLogLevel('trace');
-
   let port: number;
   let pact: ConsumerPact;
   const bytes: Buffer = zlib.gzipSync('this is an encoded string');
diff --git a/test/matt.consumer.integration.spec.ts b/test/matt.consumer.integration.spec.ts
index fa439829..20773df2 100644
--- a/test/matt.consumer.integration.spec.ts
+++ b/test/matt.consumer.integration.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   makeConsumerMessagePact,
   makeConsumerPact,
 } from '../src';
-import { setLogLevel } from '../src/logger';
 import { FfiSpecificationVersion } from '../src/ffi/types';
 
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
@@ -44,8 +43,6 @@ const sendMattMessageTCP = (
 
 const skipPluginTests = process.env['SKIP_PLUGIN_TESTS'] === 'true';
 (skipPluginTests ? describe.skip : describe)('MATT protocol test', () => {
-  setLogLevel('trace');
-
   let provider: ConsumerPact;
   let tcpProvider: ConsumerMessagePact;
   let port: number;