diff --git a/bigchaindb/log/configs.py b/bigchaindb/log/configs.py
index 14c6e319..034256a4 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/log/configs.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/log/configs.py
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ SUBSCRIBER_LOGGING_CONFIG = {
             'level': logging.INFO,
         },
         'errors': {
-            'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
+            'class': 'logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler',
             'filename': join(DEFAULT_LOG_DIR, 'bigchaindb-errors.log'),
             'mode': 'w',
-            'level': logging.ERROR,
+            'maxBytes':  209715200,
+            'backupCount': 5,
             'formatter': 'file',
+            'level': logging.ERROR,
         },
     },
     'loggers': {},