diff --git a/bigchaindb/log/configs.py b/bigchaindb/log/configs.py
index 9dac0dcb..ae4edfb5 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/log/configs.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/log/configs.py
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ SUBSCRIBER_LOGGING_CONFIG = {
             'level': logging.INFO,
         },
         'file': {
-            'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
+            'class': 'logging.RotatingFileHandler',
             'filename': join(DEFAULT_LOG_DIR, 'bigchaindb.log'),
             'mode': 'w',
+            'maxBytes':  209715200,
+            'backupCount': 5,
             'formatter': 'file',
             'level': logging.INFO,
         },