diff --git a/backend/eslint.config.ts b/backend/eslint.config.ts
index f5f225b2..52cfed53 100644
--- a/backend/eslint.config.ts
+++ b/backend/eslint.config.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,14 @@ export default [
             globals: globals.node,
         },
     },
+
+    {
+        files: [ 'tests/**/*.ts'],
+        languageOptions: {
+            globals: globals.node
+        },
+        rules: {
+            'no-console': 'off'
+        }
+    }
 ];
diff --git a/backend/src/services/learning-objects/database-learning-object-provider.ts b/backend/src/services/learning-objects/database-learning-object-provider.ts
index 186bdffd..c2fcfd5b 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/learning-objects/database-learning-object-provider.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/learning-objects/database-learning-object-provider.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import { getUrlStringForLearningObject } from '../../util/links';
 import processingService from './processing/processing-service';
 import { NotFoundError } from '@mikro-orm/core';
 import learningObjectService from './learning-object-service';
+import {getLogger, Logger} from "../../logging/initalize";
+
+const logger: Logger = getLogger();
 
 function convertLearningObject(learningObject: LearningObject | null): FilteredLearningObject | null {
     if (!learningObject) {
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ const databaseLearningObjectProvider: LearningObjectProvider = {
                     version: it.version,
                 });
                 if (learningObject === null) {
-                    console.log(`WARN: Learning object corresponding with node ${it} not found!`);
+                    logger.warn(`WARN: Learning object corresponding with node ${it} not found!`);
                 }
                 return learningObject;
             })
diff --git a/backend/src/services/learning-objects/dwengo-api-learning-object-provider.ts b/backend/src/services/learning-objects/dwengo-api-learning-object-provider.ts
index c59a3616..4cb24597 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/learning-objects/dwengo-api-learning-object-provider.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/learning-objects/dwengo-api-learning-object-provider.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import {
 } from '../../interfaces/learning-content.js';
 import dwengoApiLearningPathProvider from '../learning-paths/dwengo-api-learning-path-provider.js';
 import { LearningObjectProvider } from './learning-object-provider';
+import {getLogger, Logger} from "../../logging/initalize";
+
+const logger: Logger = getLogger();
 
 /**
  * Helper function to convert the learning object metadata retrieved from the API to a FilteredLearningObject which
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ async function fetchLearningObjects(learningPathId: LearningPathIdentifier, full
         );
 
         if (!learningPathResponse.success || !learningPathResponse.data?.length) {
-            console.error(`⚠️ WARNING: Learning path "${learningPathId.hruid}" exists but contains no learning objects.`);
+            logger.warn(`⚠️ WARNING: Learning path "${learningPathId.hruid}" exists but contains no learning objects.`);
             return [];
         }
 
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ async function fetchLearningObjects(learningPathId: LearningPathIdentifier, full
             )
         ).then((objects) => objects.filter((obj): obj is FilteredLearningObject => obj !== null));
     } catch (error) {
-        console.error('❌ Error fetching learning objects:', error);
+        logger.error('❌ Error fetching learning objects:', error);
         return [];
     }
 }
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ const dwengoApiLearningObjectProvider: LearningObjectProvider = {
         );
 
         if (!metadata || typeof metadata !== 'object') {
-            console.error(`⚠️ WARNING: Learning object "${id.hruid}" not found.`);
+            logger.warn(`⚠️ WARNING: Learning object "${id.hruid}" not found.`);
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ const dwengoApiLearningObjectProvider: LearningObjectProvider = {
         });
 
         if (!html) {
-            console.error(`⚠️ WARNING: Learning object "${id.hruid}" not found.`);
+            logger.warn(`⚠️ WARNING: Learning object "${id.hruid}" not found.`);
             return null;
         }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/learning-paths/dwengo-api-learning-path-provider.ts b/backend/src/services/learning-paths/dwengo-api-learning-path-provider.ts
index 037f7dd3..6f6cbe56 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/learning-paths/dwengo-api-learning-path-provider.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/learning-paths/dwengo-api-learning-path-provider.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import { fetchWithLogging } from '../../util/apiHelper.js';
 import { DWENGO_API_BASE } from '../../config.js';
 import { LearningPath, LearningPathResponse } from '../../interfaces/learning-content.js';
 import { LearningPathProvider } from './learning-path-provider';
+import {getLogger, Logger} from "../../logging/initalize";
+
+const logger: Logger = getLogger();
 
 const dwengoApiLearningPathProvider: LearningPathProvider = {
     async fetchLearningPaths(hruids: string[], language: string, source: string): Promise<LearningPathResponse> {
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ const dwengoApiLearningPathProvider: LearningPathProvider = {
         const learningPaths = await fetchWithLogging<LearningPath[]>(apiUrl, `Learning paths for ${source}`, { params });
 
         if (!learningPaths || learningPaths.length === 0) {
-            console.error(`⚠️ WARNING: No learning paths found for ${source}.`);
+            logger.warn(`⚠️ WARNING: No learning paths found for ${source}.`);
             return {
                 success: false,
                 source,