diff --git a/services/archival/src/FilterLists.Archival.Api/Program.cs b/services/archival/src/FilterLists.Archival.Api/Program.cs
index d9b787ee9..1d014af62 100644
--- a/services/archival/src/FilterLists.Archival.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/services/archival/src/FilterLists.Archival.Api/Program.cs
@@ -10,11 +10,8 @@ public static class Program
     {
         public static async Task Main(string[] args)
         {
-            await TryRunWithLoggingAsync(async () =>
-            {
-                var host = CreateHostBuilder(args).Build();
-                await host.RunAsync();
-            });
+            var host = CreateHostBuilder(args).Build();
+            await host.TryRunWithLoggingAsync();
         }
 
         public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args)
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/Program.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/Program.cs
index 48360f51e..f48564678 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Api/Program.cs
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@ public static class Program
     {
         public static async Task Main(string[] args)
         {
-            await TryRunWithLoggingAsync(async () =>
-            {
-                var host = CreateHostBuilder(args).Build();
-                await host.MigrateAsync();
-                await host.RunAsync();
-            });
+            var host = CreateHostBuilder(args).Build();
+            await host.TryRunWithLoggingAsync(async () => await host.MigrateAsync());
         }
 
         public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args)
diff --git a/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/Configuration.cs b/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/Configuration.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 304d884c5..000000000
--- a/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/Configuration.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-using Serilog;
-using Serilog.Events;
-
-namespace FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging
-{
-    internal static class Configuration
-    {
-        public static LoggerConfiguration LoggerConfiguration = new LoggerConfiguration()
-            .MinimumLevel.Debug()
-            .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft", LogEventLevel.Information)
-            .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.AspNetCore", LogEventLevel.Warning)
-            .Enrich.FromLogContext()
-            .WriteTo.Console();
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/ConfigurationBuilder.cs b/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/ConfigurationBuilder.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7118b47a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/ConfigurationBuilder.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights;
+using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.Extensibility;
+using Serilog;
+using Serilog.Events;
+
+namespace FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging
+{
+    internal static class ConfigurationBuilder
+    {
+        public static readonly LoggerConfiguration BaseLoggerConfiguration =
+            new LoggerConfiguration()
+                .MinimumLevel.Debug()
+                .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft", LogEventLevel.Information)
+                .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.AspNetCore", LogEventLevel.Warning)
+                .Enrich.FromLogContext()
+                .WriteTo.Console();
+
+        public static LoggerConfiguration WriteToApplicationInsights(
+            this LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration,
+            TelemetryClient? telemetryClient = default)
+        {
+            var telemetryConverter = TelemetryConverter.Traces;
+            return telemetryClient != null
+                ? loggerConfiguration.WriteTo.ApplicationInsights(telemetryClient, telemetryConverter)
+                : loggerConfiguration.WriteTo.ApplicationInsights(TelemetryConfiguration.Active, telemetryConverter);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging.csproj b/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging.csproj
index afaf394b1..287a8f0b0 100644
--- a/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging.csproj
+++ b/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging.csproj
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="3.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.ApplicationInsights" Version="3.1.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/HostRunner.cs b/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/HostRunner.cs
index f57632e45..d50e5f60c 100644
--- a/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/HostRunner.cs
+++ b/services/sharedKernel/src/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging/HostRunner.cs
@@ -1,19 +1,32 @@
 using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Serilog;
 
 namespace FilterLists.SharedKernel.Logging
 {
     public static class HostRunner
     {
-        public static async Task<int> TryRunWithLoggingAsync(Func<Task> runHostAsync)
+        public static async Task<int> TryRunWithLoggingAsync(this IHost host, Func<Task>? runPreHostAsync = default)
         {
-            Log.Logger = Configuration.LoggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
+            _ = host ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(host));
+
+            var telemetryClient = (TelemetryClient)host.Services.GetService(typeof(TelemetryClient));
+            Log.Logger = ConfigurationBuilder.BaseLoggerConfiguration
+                .WriteToApplicationInsights(telemetryClient)
+                .CreateLogger();
 
             try
             {
-                Log.Information("Starting host");
-                await runHostAsync();
+                if (runPreHostAsync != null)
+                {
+                    Log.Information("Initializing pre-host");
+                    await runPreHostAsync();
+                }
+
+                Log.Information("Initializing host");
+                await host.RunAsync();
                 return 0;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)