diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8268ae8..9d71e8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install
         run: |
-          npm install
+          npm install --ignore-scripts
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b9ea28..d93d279 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,26 @@ closeWithGrace({ delay: 500 }, async function ({ signal, err, manual }) {
 })
 ```
 
+### Injecting custom logger
+
+```js
+const closeWithGrace = require('close-with-grace')
+
+// delay is the number of milliseconds for the graceful close to
+// finish.
+closeWithGrace(
+  {
+    delay: 500,
+    logger: { error: (m) => console.error(`[close-with-grace] ${m}`) }
+  },
+  async function ({ signal, err, manual }) {
+  if (err) {
+    console.error(err)
+  }
+  await closeYourServer()
+})
+```
+
 ## API
 
 ### `closeWithGrace([opts], fn({ err, signal, manual }))`
@@ -42,6 +62,8 @@ If it is emitted again, it will terminate the process abruptly.
 * `delay`: the numbers of milliseconds before abruptly close the
   process. Default: `10000`.
 
+* `logger`: instance of logger which will be used internally. Default: `10000`.
+
 #### fn({ err, signal, manual } [, cb])
 
 Execute the given function to perform a graceful close.
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index c9fea9f..9d2e21f 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 declare namespace closeWithGrace {
+  interface Logger {
+    error(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void
+  }
+
   interface Options {
     /**
      * The numbers of milliseconds before abruptly close the process
      * @default 10000
      */
-    delay: number
+    delay?: number
+    /**
+     * Instance of logger which will be used internally
+     * @default console
+     */
+    logger?: Logger
   }
 
   type Signals = "SIGTERM" | "SIGINT"
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 82ce4be..8810530 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function closeWithGrace (opts, fn) {
     opts = {}
   }
   const delay = opts.delay ? opts.delay : 10000
+  const logger = opts.logger ? opts.logger : console
   process.once('SIGTERM', onSignal)
   process.once('SIGINT', onSignal)
   process.once('uncaughtException', onError)
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ function closeWithGrace (opts, fn) {
   }
 
   function afterFirstSignal (signal) {
-    console.error(`second ${signal}, exiting`)
+    logger.error(`second ${signal}, exiting`)
     process.exit(1)
   }
 
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ function closeWithGrace (opts, fn) {
   }
 
   function afterFirstError (err) {
-    console.error('second error, exiting')
-    console.error(err)
+    logger.error('second error, exiting')
+    logger.error(err)
     process.exit(1)
   }
 
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ function closeWithGrace (opts, fn) {
         process.exit(0)
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      console.error(err)
+      logger.error(err)
       process.exit(1)
     }
   }
diff --git a/index.test-d.ts b/index.test-d.ts
index 1bbe14c..f4ea479 100644
--- a/index.test-d.ts
+++ b/index.test-d.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ expectAssignable<CloseWithGraceCallback>(WrongCallback)
 expectAssignable<Signals>("SIGINT")
 expectAssignable<Signals>("SIGTERM")
 
-expectType<Options>({ delay: 10 })
+expectAssignable<Options>({ delay: 10 })
+expectAssignable<Options>({ logger: console })
+expectAssignable<Options>({ logger: console, delay: 10 })
+expectAssignable<Options>({ logger: { error: () => {} } })
 
 expectAssignable<{
   close: () => void
diff --git a/test/close.test.js b/test/close.test.js
index 6e49a1c..0c77999 100644
--- a/test/close.test.js
+++ b/test/close.test.js
@@ -127,6 +127,28 @@ for (const signal of ['SIGTERM', 'SIGINT']) {
     t.is(await err, `second ${signal}, exiting\n`)
     t.is(Date.now() - now < 500, true)
   })
+
+  test(`a secong signal (${signal}) calls custom logger`, async (t) => {
+    const child = fork(join(__dirname, 'no-resolve-custom-logger.js'), {
+      stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'ipc']
+    })
+
+    // one line to kickstart the test
+    await once(child.stderr, 'readable')
+    child.stderr.read()
+    t.pass('readable emitted')
+
+    child.kill(signal)
+
+    await once(child.stdout, 'readable')
+
+    const err = all(child.stderr)
+    err.catch(() => {})
+
+    child.kill(signal)
+
+    t.is(await err, `[custom logger] second ${signal}, exiting\n`)
+  })
 }
 
 for (const event of ['uncaughtException', 'unhandledRejection']) {
diff --git a/test/no-resolve-custom-logger.js b/test/no-resolve-custom-logger.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d92ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/no-resolve-custom-logger.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const closeWithGrace = require('..')
+
+const customLogger = {
+  error (message) {
+    console.error(`[custom logger] ${message}`)
+  }
+}
+
+closeWithGrace({ delay: 500, logger: customLogger }, function ({ signal, err }) {
+  console.log('fn called')
+  // this promise never resolves, so the delay should kick in
+  return new Promise(() => {})
+})
+
+// to keep the process open
+setInterval(() => {}, 1000)
+console.error(process.pid)