diff --git a/tests/logging/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/logging/CMakeLists.txt
index 0db2412..dee6ddf 100644
--- a/tests/logging/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/logging/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ add_test(NAME logging_output
         COMMAND python ${GEMSTONE_TEST_DIR}/logging/test_logging.py check_output)
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------- #
-# CTEST 1
+# CTEST 2
 # test the panic functionality of the logger
 
 add_executable(logging_panic
@@ -31,3 +31,18 @@ set_target_properties(logging_panic
 add_test(NAME logging_panic
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
         COMMAND python ${GEMSTONE_TEST_DIR}/logging/test_logging.py check_panic)
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------- #
+# CTEST 3
+# test the ability to write to multiple output streams
+
+add_executable(logging_streams
+        ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/sys/log.c
+        streams.c)
+set_target_properties(logging_streams
+        PROPERTIES
+        OUTPUT_NAME "stream"
+        RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${GEMSTONE_BINARY_DIR}/tests/logging)
+add_test(NAME logging_streams
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
+        COMMAND python ${GEMSTONE_TEST_DIR}/logging/test_logging.py check_stream)
diff --git a/tests/logging/streams.c b/tests/logging/streams.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97599da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/logging/streams.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//
+// Created by servostar on 5/2/24.
+//
+
+#include "sys/log.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+static FILE* file;
+
+void close_file(void) {
+    if (file != NULL) {
+        fclose(file);
+    }
+}
+
+int main(void) {
+    log_init();
+
+    // this should appear in stderr
+    INFO("should only be in stderr");
+
+    file = fopen("tmp/test.log", "w");
+    if (file == NULL) {
+        PANIC("could not open file");
+    }
+    atexit(close_file);
+
+    log_register_stream(file);
+
+    INFO("should be in both");
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/logging/test_logging.py b/tests/logging/test_logging.py
index 86816fd..0d32d48 100644
--- a/tests/logging/test_logging.py
+++ b/tests/logging/test_logging.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import logging
 from logging import info, error
+import os
 
 BIN_DIR = "bin/tests/logging/"
 
@@ -47,6 +48,40 @@ def run_check_panic():
     assert "after exit" not in output
 
 
+def run_check_stream():
+    info("started check panic...")
+
+    info("creating temporary folder...")
+
+    if not os.path.exists("tmp"):
+        os.mkdir("tmp")
+
+    info("cleaning temporary folder...")
+
+    if os.path.exists("tmp/test.log"):
+        os.remove("tmp/test.log")
+
+    info("launching test binary...")
+
+    p = subprocess.run(BIN_DIR + "stream", capture_output=True, text=True)
+
+    info("checking exit code...")
+
+    # check exit code
+    assert p.returncode == 0
+
+    with open("tmp/test.log", "r") as file:
+        assert "should be in both" in "".join(file.readlines())
+
+    output = p.stderr
+
+    # check if logs appear (not) in default log output (stderr)
+    info("checking stderr...")
+
+    assert "should only be in stderr" in output
+    assert "should be in both" in output
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
@@ -59,6 +94,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             run_check_output()
         case "check_panic":
             run_check_panic()
+        case "check_stream":
+            run_check_stream()
         case _:
             error(f"unknown target: {target}")
             exit(1)