diff --git a/simplemind/logging.py b/simplemind/logging.py
index 6dcf779..369c4c1 100644
--- a/simplemind/logging.py
+++ b/simplemind/logging.py
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ from .settings import settings
 
 def logger(func: Callable[..., Any]) -> Callable[..., Any]:
     """A @logger decorator that logs the function parameters, function returns, and exceptions raised if logging is enabled."""
-    is_logging_enabled = settings.logging.enabled
 
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs) -> Any:
-        if not is_logging_enabled:
+        if not settings.logging.enabled:
             return func(*args, **kwargs)
         logfire.info(f"Calling {func.__name__} with args: {args}, kwargs: {kwargs}")
         t1 = time.perf_counter()
diff --git a/simplemind/settings.py b/simplemind/settings.py
index 8d690af..a5548e7 100644
--- a/simplemind/settings.py
+++ b/simplemind/settings.py
@@ -16,16 +16,23 @@ class LoggingConfig(BaseSettings):
         # adding imports here to avoid forced dependencies
         try:
             import logfire
+            from logging import basicConfig
         except ImportError as e:
             raise ImportError(
                 "To enable logging, please install logfire: `pip install logfire`"
             ) from e
-        from logging import basicConfig
 
         self.enabled = True
         logfire.configure(**kwargs)
         basicConfig(handlers=[logfire.LogfireLoggingHandler()])
 
+        try:
+            logfire.configure(**kwargs)
+            basicConfig(handlers=[logfire.LogfireLoggingHandler()])
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.enabled = False  # Reset flag on failure
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to configure logging") from e
+
     def disable_logging(self) -> None:
         """Disable logging for the application."""
         self.enabled = False