diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 83a639be..5f5a4d58 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ demos/network_copilot/open-webui/
 demos/employee_details_copilot/ollama/models/
 demos/employee_details_copilot_arch/ollama/models/
 demos/network_copilot/ollama/models/
+arch_log/
diff --git a/demos/function_calling/docker-compose.yaml b/demos/function_calling/docker-compose.yaml
index 70f95c36..2cda9d57 100644
--- a/demos/function_calling/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/demos/function_calling/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./generated/envoy.yaml:/etc/envoy/envoy.yaml
       - /etc/ssl/cert.pem:/etc/ssl/cert.pem
+      - ./arch_log:/var/log/
     depends_on:
       config_generator:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
diff --git a/envoyfilter/envoy.template.yaml b/envoyfilter/envoy.template.yaml
index 249d3879..2728d98c 100644
--- a/envoyfilter/envoy.template.yaml
+++ b/envoyfilter/envoy.template.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ static_resources:
               codec_type: AUTO
               scheme_header_transformation:
                 scheme_to_overwrite: https
+              access_log:
+              - name: envoy.access_loggers.file
+                typed_config:
+                  "@type": type.googleapis.com/envoy.extensions.access_loggers.file.v3.FileAccessLog
+                  path: "/var/log/arch_access.log"
               route_config:
                 name: local_routes
                 virtual_hosts: