diff --git a/charger/fronius-wattpilot.go b/charger/fronius-wattpilot.go
index 994e3f73a..de277e655 100644
--- a/charger/fronius-wattpilot.go
+++ b/charger/fronius-wattpilot.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package charger
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/api"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 // Wattpilot charger implementation
 type Wattpilot struct {
 	api *wattpilot.Wattpilot
+	log *util.Logger
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -40,10 +42,14 @@ func NewWattpilotFromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (api.Charger, error) {
 
 // NewWattpilot creates Wattpilot charger
 func NewWattpilot(uri, password string, cache time.Duration) (api.Charger, error) {
+	log := util.NewLogger("wattpilot").Redact(password)
+
 	c := &Wattpilot{
 		api: wattpilot.New(uri, password),
+		log: log,
 	}
-
+	c.api.SetLogger(c.Log)
+	log.INFO.Println("Wattpilot connecting...")
 	if err := c.api.Connect(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -51,6 +57,15 @@ func NewWattpilot(uri, password string, cache time.Duration) (api.Charger, error
 	return c, nil
 }
 
+func (c *Wattpilot) Log(level string, data string) {
+	switch strings.ToUpper(level) {
+	case "TRACE":
+		c.log.TRACE.Println(data)
+	default:
+		c.log.DEBUG.Println(data)
+	}
+}
+
 // Status implements the api.Charger interface
 func (c *Wattpilot) Status() (api.ChargeStatus, error) {
 	car, err := c.api.GetProperty("car")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1947d793a..8d76667bf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/zeroconf/v2 v2.2.0
 	github.com/lorenzodonini/ocpp-go v0.18.0
 	github.com/lunixbochs/struc v0.0.0-20200707160740-784aaebc1d40
-	github.com/mabunixda/wattpilot v1.8.1
+	github.com/mabunixda/wattpilot v1.8.4
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
 	github.com/mlnoga/rct v0.1.2-0.20240421173556-1c5b75037e2f
 	github.com/muka/go-bluetooth v0.0.0-20240701044517-04c4f09c514e
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ require (
 	gitlab.com/c0b/go-ordered-json v0.0.0-20201030195603-febf46534d5a // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.20.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.24.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.23.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240823204242-4ba0660f739c // indirect
 	gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9 v9.31.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f2609f600..c2c203271 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ github.com/lightstep/lightstep-tracer-go v0.18.1/go.mod h1:jlF1pusYV4pidLvZ+XD0U
 github.com/lunixbochs/struc v0.0.0-20200707160740-784aaebc1d40 h1:EnfXoSqDfSNJv0VBNqY/88RNnhSGYkrHaO0mmFGbVsc=
 github.com/lunixbochs/struc v0.0.0-20200707160740-784aaebc1d40/go.mod h1:vy1vK6wD6j7xX6O6hXe621WabdtNkou2h7uRtTfRMyg=
 github.com/lyft/protoc-gen-validate v0.0.13/go.mod h1:XbGvPuh87YZc5TdIa2/I4pLk0QoUACkjt2znoq26NVQ=
-github.com/mabunixda/wattpilot v1.8.1 h1:XP+Udu1HrSTjBd4Odl0SNpSr12uvnGndoDg2vSNqcdI=
-github.com/mabunixda/wattpilot v1.8.1/go.mod h1:oXWlvKInaVt8FFSdEoNObEP5N8+4m6cbiF11M+8DAHY=
+github.com/mabunixda/wattpilot v1.8.4 h1:nPwTQft15JeRJDUoxv6IpsGpu45EvNGW3EFU6UHNUzc=
+github.com/mabunixda/wattpilot v1.8.4/go.mod h1:oXWlvKInaVt8FFSdEoNObEP5N8+4m6cbiF11M+8DAHY=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.0.9/go.mod h1:9vuHe8Xs5qXnSaW/c/ABM9alt+Vo+STaOChaDxuIBZU=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.2/go.mod h1:U0ppj6V5qS13XJ6of8GYAs25YV2eR4EVcfRqFIhoBtE=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
@@ -807,8 +807,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.7.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.24.0 h1:Twjiwq9dn6R1fQcyiK+wQyHWfaz/BJB+YIpzU/Cv3Xg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.24.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0 h1:r+8e+loiHxRqhXVl6ML1nO3l1+oFoWbnlu2Ehimmi34=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
 golang.org/x/term v0.5.0/go.mod h1:jMB1sMXY+tzblOD4FWmEbocvup2/aLOaQEp7JmGp78k=