diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index db57204c..d59929c2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,19 @@
       author='Scott Barnett',
       author_email='scott.barnett@deakin.edu.au',
       include_package_data=True,
-      packages=['surround', 'templates', 'surround.remote', 'surround.split', 'surround.visualise', 'surround.data', 'surround.data.cli', 'surround.configuration', 'surround.experiment', 'surround.experiment.web'],
+      packages=[
+          'surround',
+          'templates',
+          'surround.remote',
+          'surround.split',
+          'surround.visualise',
+          'surround.data',
+          'surround.data.cli',
+          'surround.configuration',
+          'surround.experiment',
+          'surround.experiment.web',
+          'surround.checkers'
+      ],
       test_suite='surround.tests',
       entry_points={
           'console_scripts': [
diff --git a/surround/checkers/__init__.py b/surround/checkers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/surround/checkers/surround_checker.py b/surround/checkers/surround_checker.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..441e7f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surround/checkers/surround_checker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from pylint import checkers
+from pylint import interfaces
+from pylint.checkers import utils
+
+class SurroundChecker(checkers.BaseChecker):
+    __implements__ = interfaces.IAstroidChecker
+
+    name = 'surround-convention'
+
+    msgs = {
+        'CS001': (
+            "Use of print instead of logging statements",
+            'surround-avoid-print',
+            'Used when a script uses print instead of a logging statement',
+        )
+    }
+
+    @utils.check_messages('surround-avoid-print')
+    def visit_call(self, node):
+        if node.func.as_string() == "print":
+            self.add_message('surround-avoid-print', node=node)
+
+def register(linter):
+    linter.register_checker(SurroundChecker(linter))
diff --git a/surround/linter.py b/surround/linter.py
index dc2dbb68..0d2934bd 100644
--- a/surround/linter.py
+++ b/surround/linter.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def check_project(self, project_root=os.curdir, extra_args=None, verbose=False):
             'attribute-defined-outside-init'
         ]
 
+        args.append("--load-plugins=surround.checkers.surround_checker")
+
         for msg in disable_msgs:
             args.append('--disable=%s' % msg)
 
diff --git a/templates/new/dodo.py.txt b/templates/new/dodo.py.txt
index 7bbcffba..a492608f 100644
--- a/templates/new/dodo.py.txt
+++ b/templates/new/dodo.py.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import sys
 import subprocess
 import re
 import webbrowser
+import logging
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ CONFIG = Config(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 DOIT_CONFIG = {{'verbosity':2}}
 PACKAGE_PATH = os.path.basename(CONFIG["package_path"])
 IMAGE = "%s/%s:%s" % (CONFIG["company"], CONFIG["image"], CONFIG["version"])
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 PARAMS = [
     {{
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ def task_jupyter():
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
             encoding='utf-8')
 
-        print("Starting jupyter notbook server...\n")
+        LOGGER.info("Starting jupyter notbook server...\n")
 
         # Get the IP address of the container, otherwise use localhost
         ip_process = subprocess.Popen(
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ def task_jupyter():
                 break
 
             if process.poll():
-                print("Failed to start the server, check if its not running somewhere else!")
+                LOGGER.error("Failed to start the server, check if its not running somewhere else!")
 
                 # Stop any containers that might be running
                 process = subprocess.Popen(
@@ -278,15 +280,15 @@ def task_jupyter():
         # Open the browser automatically
         webbrowser.open('http://%s:55910/tree' % host, new=2)
 
-        print("Notebook URL: http://%s:55910/tree\n" % host)
-        print("Use CTRL+C to stop the server.")
+        LOGGER.info("Notebook URL: http://%s:55910/tree\n", host)
+        LOGGER.info("Use CTRL+C to stop the server.")
 
         try:
             process.wait()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             pass
         finally:
-            print("Closing server...")
+            LOGGER.info("Closing server...")
             process = subprocess.Popen(
                 [
                     'docker',
diff --git a/templates/new/web_dodo.py.txt b/templates/new/web_dodo.py.txt
index fa3fbe16..02263a6c 100644
--- a/templates/new/web_dodo.py.txt
+++ b/templates/new/web_dodo.py.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import sys
 import subprocess
 import re
 import webbrowser
+import logging
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ CONFIG = Config(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 DOIT_CONFIG = {{'verbosity':2}}
 PACKAGE_PATH = os.path.basename(CONFIG["package_path"])
 IMAGE = "%s/%s:%s" % (CONFIG["company"], CONFIG["image"], CONFIG["version"])
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 PARAMS = [
     {{
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ def task_jupyter():
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
             encoding='utf-8')
 
-        print("Starting jupyter notbook server...\n")
+        LOGGER.info("Starting jupyter notbook server...\n")
 
         # Get the IP address of the container, otherwise use localhost
         ip_process = subprocess.Popen(
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ def task_jupyter():
                 break
 
             if process.poll():
-                print("Failed to start the server, please try again!")
+                LOGGER.error("Failed to start the server, please try again!")
 
                 # Stop any containers that might be running
                 process = subprocess.Popen(
@@ -326,15 +328,15 @@ def task_jupyter():
         # Open the browser automatically
         webbrowser.open('http://%s:55910/tree' % host, new=2)
 
-        print("Notebook URL: http://%s:55910/tree\n" % host)
-        print("Use CTRL+C to stop the server.")
+        LOGGER.info("Notebook URL: http://%s:55910/tree\n", host)
+        LOGGER.info("Use CTRL+C to stop the server.")
 
         try:
             process.wait()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             pass
         finally:
-            print("Closing server...")
+            LOGGER.info("Closing server...")
             process = subprocess.Popen(
                 [
                     'docker',