diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 52d72b8..de2f8a6 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ var (
 )
 
 type LogFile struct {
-	handle   *os.File
-	logger   *log.Logger
-	path     string
-	fileLock sync.Mutex
+	handle      *os.File
+	logger      *log.Logger
+	path        string
+	fileLock    sync.Mutex
+	canCompress bool
+	maxSize     string
 }
 
 type LogFileRec struct {
@@ -139,9 +141,7 @@ func compressOldFile(fname string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (lf *LogFile) rotate(canCompress bool) error {
-	lf.fileLock.Lock()
-	defer lf.fileLock.Unlock()
+func (lf *LogFile) rotate() error {
 
 	// new file
 	newFilePrefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", lf.handle.Name(), time.Now().Format("2006-01-02"))
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (lf *LogFile) rotate(canCompress bool) error {
 	}
 
 	// compress the new log file
-	if canCompress {
+	if lf.canCompress {
 		err = compressOldFile(newFilePrefix)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ func (lf *LogFile) rotate(canCompress bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (lf *LogFile) open(maxSize string, canCompress bool) error {
+func (lf *LogFile) open() error {
+	lf.fileLock.Lock()
+	defer lf.fileLock.Unlock()
 	f, err := os.OpenFile(lf.path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -191,8 +193,8 @@ func (lf *LogFile) open(maxSize string, canCompress bool) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	curSize := prettyByteSize(finfo.Size())
-	if len(strings.TrimSpace(maxSize)) != 0 && curSize > maxSize {
-		err = lf.rotate(canCompress)
+	if len(strings.TrimSpace(lf.maxSize)) != 0 && curSize > lf.maxSize {
+		err = lf.rotate()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -210,9 +212,11 @@ func newFileLogger(path string, maxSize string, canCompress bool) (*LogFile, err
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	lf := &LogFile{
-		path: path,
+		path:        path,
+		canCompress: canCompress,
+		maxSize:     maxSize,
 	}
-	err = lf.open(maxSize, canCompress)
+	err = lf.open()
 	return lf, err
 	// f, err := os.OpenFile(requestedFile, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
 	// if err != nil {
@@ -294,12 +298,13 @@ func getCurrentDate() string {
 	return dt.Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 }
 
-func (f *LogFile) WriteLog(r *http.Request) error {
-	if f == nil {
+func (lf *LogFile) WriteLog(r *http.Request) error {
+	if lf == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	f.fileLock.Lock()
-	defer f.fileLock.Unlock()
+	lf.fileLock.Lock()
+	defer lf.fileLock.Unlock()
+
 	var rec = make(map[string]string)
 	rec["method"] = r.Method
 	rec["requestUri"] = r.RequestURI
@@ -317,6 +322,18 @@ func (f *LogFile) WriteLog(r *http.Request) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	f.logger.Println(string(b))
+	lf.logger.Println(string(b))
+
+	finfo, err := lf.handle.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	curSize := prettyByteSize(finfo.Size())
+	if len(strings.TrimSpace(lf.maxSize)) != 0 && curSize > lf.maxSize {
+		err = lf.rotate()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/logger_test.go b/logger_test.go
index 08073c4..774fe91 100644
--- a/logger_test.go
+++ b/logger_test.go
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ func TestRotate(t *testing.T) {
 	cpFileForTest(t, rulesJsonFp, tmpLf)
 
 	lf := &LogFile{
-		path: tmpLf,
+		path:        tmpLf,
+		canCompress: true,
 	}
 
 	fd, _ := os.Open(tmpLf)
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ func TestRotate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	isEmpty := isFileEmpty(t, tmpLf)
 	assert.Equal(t, isEmpty, false)
-	err := lf.rotate(true)
+	err := lf.rotate()
 	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
 	exists := doesFileExist(tmpLf)
 	assert.Equal(t, exists, true)
@@ -134,3 +135,40 @@ func TestRotate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.NotEqual(t, lf.handle, fd)
 }
+
+func TestNewLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("load logging file - do not rotate", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+		mkDirForTest(t, fmt.Sprintf("%s/tmp", tmpDir))
+		rulesJsonFp := "testData/app_over_size.log"
+
+		tmpLf := fmt.Sprintf("%s/tmp/app.log", tmpDir)
+	})
+
+
+	t.Run("load logging file - rotate", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+		mkDirForTest(t, fmt.Sprintf("%s/tmp", tmpDir))
+		rulesJsonFp := "testData/app_over_size.log"
+
+		tmpLf := fmt.Sprintf("%s/tmp/app.log", tmpDir)
+	})
+
+
+
+	t.Run("create new logging file", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+		mkDirForTest(t, fmt.Sprintf("%s/tmp", tmpDir))
+		rulesJsonFp := "testData/app_over_size.log"
+
+		tmpLf := fmt.Sprintf("%s/tmp/app.log", tmpDir)
+	})
+}
+}
+}