diff --git a/client/app/config.go b/client/app/config.go
index ac79b7cc46..2a0ed06933 100644
--- a/client/app/config.go
+++ b/client/app/config.go
@@ -113,9 +113,11 @@ type WebConfig struct {
 
 // LogConfig encapsulates the logging-related settings.
 type LogConfig struct {
-	LogPath    string `long:"logpath" description:"A file to save app logs"`
-	DebugLevel string `long:"log" description:"Logging level {trace, debug, info, warn, error, critical}"`
-	LocalLogs  bool   `long:"loglocal" description:"Use local time zone time stamps in log entries."`
+	LogPath      string `long:"logpath" description:"A file to save app logs"`
+	DebugLevel   string `long:"log" description:"Logging level {trace, debug, info, warn, error, critical}"`
+	LocalLogs    bool   `long:"loglocal" description:"Use local time zone time stamps in log entries."`
+	SkynetAPIKey string `long:"skynetapikey" description:"Use this API key to upload trade recovery data to Skynet service."`
+	SkynetAPIURL string `long:"skynetapiurl" description:"Skynet service API URL where trade recovery data will be uploaded."`
 }
 
 // Config is the common application configuration definition. This composite
diff --git a/client/app/log.go b/client/app/log.go
index e135256f05..ac057221bb 100644
--- a/client/app/log.go
+++ b/client/app/log.go
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ func (w logWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return w.Rotator.Write(p)
 }
 
-// initLogging initializes the logging rotater to write logs to logFile and
+// InitLogging initializes the logging rotater to write logs to logFile and
 // create roll files in the same directory. initLogging must be called before
 // the package-global log rotator variables are used.
-func InitLogging(logFilename, lvl string, stdout bool, utc bool) (lm *dex.LoggerMaker, closeFn func()) {
+func InitLogging(logFilename, lvl string, stdout bool, lmOptions ...dex.LoggerMakerOption) (lm *dex.LoggerMaker, closeFn func()) {
 	logDirectory := filepath.Dir(logFilename)
 	err := os.MkdirAll(logDirectory, 0700)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func InitLogging(logFilename, lvl string, stdout bool, utc bool) (lm *dex.Logger
 	if !stdout {
 		fmt.Println("Logging to", logFilename)
 	}
-	lm, err = dex.NewLoggerMaker(&logWriter{logRotator, stdout}, lvl, utc)
+	lm, err = dex.NewLoggerMaker(&logWriter{logRotator, stdout}, lvl, lmOptions...)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to create custom logger: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/client/asset/btc/btc.go b/client/asset/btc/btc.go
index 16c7515587..16beac3ed3 100644
--- a/client/asset/btc/btc.go
+++ b/client/asset/btc/btc.go
@@ -4031,6 +4031,7 @@ func (btc *baseWallet) Swap(swaps *asset.Swaps) ([]asset.Receipt, asset.Coin, ui
 	txHash := btc.hashTx(msgTx)
 
 	// Prepare the receipts.
+	var recoveryData string // contains recovery data to be logged
 	receipts := make([]asset.Receipt, 0, swapCount)
 	for i, contract := range swaps.Contracts {
 		output := newOutput(txHash, uint32(i), contract.Value)
@@ -4051,6 +4052,32 @@ func (btc *baseWallet) Swap(swaps *asset.Swaps) ([]asset.Receipt, asset.Coin, ui
 			expiration:   time.Unix(int64(contract.LockTime), 0).UTC(),
 			signedRefund: refundBuff.Bytes(),
 		})
+		rawRefund := receipts[i].SignedRefund()
+		if len(rawRefund) == 0 {
+			rawRefund = dex.Bytes("empty/absent") // so it's immediately clear we are lacking refund data
+		}
+		recoveryData = fmt.Sprintf("%scoin:%q contract:%q refundTx:%s", recoveryData, receipts[i].Coin(), receipts[i].Contract(), rawRefund)
+		if i != len(receipts)-1 {
+			recoveryData = fmt.Sprintf("%s, ", recoveryData)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Logging trade recovery info here which is needed for recovering funds in
+	// the following scenarios:
+	// # For Maker
+	// - only refund is problematic, since Maker makes the first move on redeeming
+	// # For Taker
+	// - refund is problematic (same as for Maker), and Taker MUST refund before Maker
+	//   manages BOTH: redeem Taker's funds and refund his own funds (which is permitted
+	//   after 20h with current protocol config)
+	// - redeem is problematic, if Maker already redeemed Taker will need secret +
+	//   secretHash in order to redeem his part (he can't refund after this point)
+	// We could encrypt payload ... but networking metadata is still exposed, don't
+	// really care at the moment.
+	// For background context see https://github.com/decred/dcrdex/issues/952#issuecomment-1365657079.
+	err = btc.log.UploadRecoveryData(recoveryData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Swap: couldn't upload trade recovery data to external service: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Refund txs prepared and signed. Can now broadcast the swap(s).
diff --git a/client/asset/dcr/dcr.go b/client/asset/dcr/dcr.go
index 83bd57fea0..424ab2c31c 100644
--- a/client/asset/dcr/dcr.go
+++ b/client/asset/dcr/dcr.go
@@ -3164,6 +3164,7 @@ func (dcr *ExchangeWallet) Swap(swaps *asset.Swaps) ([]asset.Receipt, asset.Coin
 		return nil, nil, 0, err
 	}
 
+	var recoveryData string // contains recovery data to be logged
 	receipts := make([]asset.Receipt, 0, swapCount)
 	txHash := msgTx.TxHash()
 	for i, contract := range swaps.Contracts {
@@ -3182,6 +3183,32 @@ func (dcr *ExchangeWallet) Swap(swaps *asset.Swaps) ([]asset.Receipt, asset.Coin
 			expiration:   time.Unix(int64(contract.LockTime), 0).UTC(),
 			signedRefund: refundB,
 		})
+		rawRefund := receipts[i].SignedRefund()
+		if len(rawRefund) == 0 {
+			rawRefund = dex.Bytes("empty/absent") // so it's immediately clear we are lacking refund data
+		}
+		recoveryData = fmt.Sprintf("%scoin:%q contract:%q refundTx:%s", recoveryData, receipts[i].Coin(), receipts[i].Contract(), rawRefund)
+		if i != len(receipts)-1 {
+			recoveryData = fmt.Sprintf("%s, ", recoveryData)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Logging trade recovery info here which is needed for recovering funds in
+	// the following scenarios:
+	// # For Maker
+	// - only refund is problematic, since Maker makes the first move on redeeming
+	// # For Taker
+	// - refund is problematic (same as for Maker), and Taker MUST refund before Maker
+	//   manages BOTH: redeem Taker's funds and refund his own funds (which is permitted
+	//   after 20h with current protocol config)
+	// - redeem is problematic, if Maker already redeemed Taker will need secret +
+	//   secretHash in order to redeem his part (he can't refund after this point)
+	// We could encrypt payload ... but networking metadata is still exposed, don't
+	// really care at the moment.
+	// For background context see https://github.com/decred/dcrdex/issues/952#issuecomment-1365657079.
+	err = dcr.log.UploadRecoveryData(recoveryData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Swap: couldn't upload trade recovery data to external service: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Refund txs prepared and signed. Can now broadcast the swap(s).
diff --git a/client/asset/eth/eth.go b/client/asset/eth/eth.go
index 73e09b1108..8eede09570 100644
--- a/client/asset/eth/eth.go
+++ b/client/asset/eth/eth.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"decred.org/dcrdex/dex/keygen"
 	dexeth "decred.org/dcrdex/dex/networks/eth"
 	dexpolygon "decred.org/dcrdex/dex/networks/polygon"
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4/ecdsa"
 	"github.com/decred/dcrd/hdkeychain/v3"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
@@ -1929,28 +1930,52 @@ func (w *ETHWallet) Swap(swaps *asset.Swaps) ([]asset.Receipt, asset.Coin, uint6
 		}
 	}
 
-	tx, err := w.initiate(w.ctx, w.assetID, swaps.Contracts, swaps.FeeRate, gasLimit, swaps.Version)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fail("Swap: initiate error: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	txHash := tx.Hash()
-	w.addPendingTx(w.bipID, txHash, tx.Nonce(), swapVal, 0, fees)
-
-	receipts := make([]asset.Receipt, 0, n)
+	rcpts := make([]swapReceipt, 0, n)
 	for _, swap := range swaps.Contracts {
 		var secretHash [dexeth.SecretHashSize]byte
 		copy(secretHash[:], swap.SecretHash)
-		receipts = append(receipts, &swapReceipt{
+		rcpts = append(rcpts, swapReceipt{
 			expiration:   time.Unix(int64(swap.LockTime), 0),
 			value:        swap.Value,
-			txHash:       txHash,
 			secretHash:   secretHash,
 			ver:          swaps.Version,
 			contractAddr: dexeth.ContractAddresses[swaps.Version][w.net].String(),
 		})
 	}
 
+	// Logging trade recovery info here which is needed for recovering funds in
+	// the following scenarios:
+	// # For Maker
+	// - only refund is problematic, since Maker makes the first move on redeeming
+	// # For Taker
+	// - refund is problematic (same as for Maker), and Taker MUST refund before Maker
+	//   manages BOTH: redeem Taker's funds and refund his own funds (which is permitted
+	//   after 20h with current protocol config)
+	// - redeem is problematic, if Maker already redeemed Taker will need secret +
+	//   secretHash in order to redeem his part (he can't refund after this point)
+	// We could encrypt payload ... but networking metadata is still exposed, don't
+	// really care at the moment.
+	// For background context see https://github.com/decred/dcrdex/issues/952#issuecomment-1365657079.
+	err = w.log.UploadRecoveryData(spew.Sdump(rcpts))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fail("Swap: couldn't upload trade recovery data to external service: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	tx, err := w.initiate(w.ctx, w.assetID, swaps.Contracts, swaps.FeeRate, gasLimit, swaps.Version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fail("Swap: initiate error: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	txHash := tx.Hash()
+	w.addPendingTx(w.bipID, txHash, tx.Nonce(), swapVal, 0, fees)
+
+	receipts := make([]asset.Receipt, 0, n)
+	for _, r := range rcpts {
+		receipt := r            // gotta copy
+		receipt.txHash = txHash // is only available after txn has been published
+		receipts = append(receipts, &receipt)
+	}
+
 	var change asset.Coin
 	if swaps.LockChange {
 		w.unlockFunds(swapVal+fees, initiationReserve)
@@ -2014,6 +2039,37 @@ func (w *TokenWallet) Swap(swaps *asset.Swaps) ([]asset.Receipt, asset.Coin, uin
 		} // See (*ETHWallet).Swap comments for a third option.
 	}
 
+	rcpts := make([]swapReceipt, 0, n)
+	for _, swap := range swaps.Contracts {
+		var secretHash [dexeth.SecretHashSize]byte
+		copy(secretHash[:], swap.SecretHash)
+		rcpts = append(rcpts, swapReceipt{
+			expiration:   time.Unix(int64(swap.LockTime), 0),
+			value:        swap.Value,
+			secretHash:   secretHash,
+			ver:          swaps.Version,
+			contractAddr: w.netToken.SwapContracts[swaps.Version].Address.String(),
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Logging trade recovery info here which is needed for recovering funds in
+	// the following scenarios:
+	// # For Maker
+	// - only refund is problematic, since Maker makes the first move on redeeming
+	// # For Taker
+	// - refund is problematic (same as for Maker), and Taker MUST refund before Maker
+	//   manages BOTH: redeem Taker's funds and refund his own funds (which is permitted
+	//   after 20h with current protocol config)
+	// - redeem is problematic, if Maker already redeemed Taker will need secret +
+	//   secretHash in order to redeem his part (he can't refund after this point)
+	// We could encrypt payload ... but networking metadata is still exposed, don't
+	// really care at the moment.
+	// For background context see https://github.com/decred/dcrdex/issues/952#issuecomment-1365657079.
+	err = w.log.UploadRecoveryData(spew.Sdump(rcpts))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fail("Swap: couldn't upload trade recovery data to external service: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	tx, err := w.initiate(w.ctx, w.assetID, swaps.Contracts, swaps.FeeRate, gasLimit, swaps.Version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fail("Swap: initiate error: %w", err)
@@ -2023,23 +2079,14 @@ func (w *TokenWallet) Swap(swaps *asset.Swaps) ([]asset.Receipt, asset.Coin, uin
 		return fail("unable to find contract address for asset %d contract version %d", w.assetID, swaps.Version)
 	}
 
-	contractAddr := w.netToken.SwapContracts[swaps.Version].Address.String()
-
 	txHash := tx.Hash()
 	w.addPendingTx(w.assetID, txHash, tx.Nonce(), swapVal, 0, fees)
 
 	receipts := make([]asset.Receipt, 0, n)
-	for _, swap := range swaps.Contracts {
-		var secretHash [dexeth.SecretHashSize]byte
-		copy(secretHash[:], swap.SecretHash)
-		receipts = append(receipts, &swapReceipt{
-			expiration:   time.Unix(int64(swap.LockTime), 0),
-			value:        swap.Value,
-			txHash:       txHash,
-			secretHash:   secretHash,
-			ver:          swaps.Version,
-			contractAddr: contractAddr,
-		})
+	for _, r := range rcpts {
+		receipt := r            // gotta copy
+		receipt.txHash = txHash // is only available after txn has been published
+		receipts = append(receipts, &receipt)
 	}
 
 	var change asset.Coin
diff --git a/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app.go b/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app.go
index 53fa48f034..050cabd6c5 100644
--- a/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app.go
+++ b/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app.go
@@ -99,7 +99,14 @@ func mainCore() error {
 
 	// Initialize logging.
 	utc := !cfg.LocalLogs
-	logMaker, closeLogger := app.InitLogging(cfg.LogPath, cfg.DebugLevel, cfg.LogStdout, utc)
+	var lmOptions []dex.LoggerMakerOption
+	if utc {
+		lmOptions = append(lmOptions, dex.WithUTCTimezone())
+	}
+	if cfg.SkynetAPIURL != "" && cfg.SkynetAPIKey != "" {
+		lmOptions = append(lmOptions, dex.WithSkynetRecovery(cfg.SkynetAPIURL, cfg.SkynetAPIKey))
+	}
+	logMaker, closeLogger := app.InitLogging(cfg.LogPath, cfg.DebugLevel, cfg.LogStdout, lmOptions...)
 	defer closeLogger()
 	log = logMaker.Logger("APP")
 	log.Infof("%s version %s (Go version %s)", appName, app.Version, runtime.Version())
diff --git a/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app_darwin.go b/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app_darwin.go
index 739f1dea07..76dc65656f 100644
--- a/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app_darwin.go
+++ b/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/app_darwin.go
@@ -179,7 +179,14 @@ func mainCore() error {
 	defer shutdownCloser.Done() // execute deferred functions if we return early
 	// Initialize logging.
 	utc := !cfg.LocalLogs
-	logMaker, closeLogger := app.InitLogging(cfg.LogPath, cfg.DebugLevel, cfg.LogStdout, utc)
+	var lmOptions []dex.LoggerMakerOption
+	if utc {
+		lmOptions = append(lmOptions, dex.WithUTCTimezone())
+	}
+	if cfg.SkynetAPIURL != "" && cfg.SkynetAPIKey != "" {
+		lmOptions = append(lmOptions, dex.WithSkynetRecovery(cfg.SkynetAPIURL, cfg.SkynetAPIKey))
+	}
+	logMaker, closeLogger := app.InitLogging(cfg.LogPath, cfg.DebugLevel, cfg.LogStdout, lmOptions...)
 	shutdownCloser.Add(closeLogger)
 
 	log = logMaker.Logger("APP")
diff --git a/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/go.mod b/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/go.mod
index cf07a77a2e..463a24039d 100644
--- a/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/go.mod
+++ b/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/go.mod
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ require (
 	decred.org/dcrwallet/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/AndreasBriese/bbloom v0.0.0-20190825152654-46b345b51c96 // indirect
 	github.com/DataDog/zstd v1.5.2 // indirect
+	github.com/SkynetLabs/go-skynet/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d // indirect
 	github.com/VictoriaMetrics/fastcache v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aead/siphash v1.0.1 // indirect
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.17.2-0.20221006022127-8f469abc00aa // indirect
 	github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20201216005158-039620a65673 // indirect
 	github.com/zquestz/grab v0.0.0-20190224022517-abcee96e61b1 // indirect
+	gitlab.com/NebulousLabs/errors v0.0.0-20171229012116-7ead97ef90b8 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.7 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.7.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230206171751-46f607a40771 // indirect
diff --git a/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/go.sum b/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/go.sum
index 39dcc246ec..400c54cb14 100644
--- a/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/go.sum
+++ b/client/cmd/dexc-desktop/go.sum
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard v1.0.1/go.mod h1:xsIw86fROiiwelg+jB2uM9PiKihMMmU
 github.com/Shopify/goreferrer v0.0.0-20181106222321-ec9c9a553398/go.mod h1:a1uqRtAwp2Xwc6WNPJEufxJ7fx3npB4UV/JOLmbu5I0=
 github.com/Shopify/sarama v1.19.0/go.mod h1:FVkBWblsNy7DGZRfXLU0O9RCGt5g3g3yEuWXgklEdEo=
 github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy v2.1.4+incompatible/go.mod h1:OXgGpZ6Cli1/URJOF1DMxUHB2q5Ap20/P/eIdh4G0pI=
+github.com/SkynetLabs/go-skynet/v2 v2.1.0 h1:fYUoe2Lu8epLBkd+B2jaKbS82KQ2Vv+eqLG0R8zMwZM=
+github.com/SkynetLabs/go-skynet/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:XOk0zwGlXeGjHQgmhXTEk7qTD6FVv3dXPW38Wh3XsIc=
 github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d h1:G0m3OIz70MZUWq3EgK3CesDbo8upS2Vm9/P3FtgI+Jk=
 github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d/go.mod h1:3eOhrUMpNV+6aFIbp5/iudMxNCF27Vw2OZgy4xEx0Fg=
 github.com/VictoriaMetrics/fastcache v1.6.0 h1:C/3Oi3EiBCqufydp1neRZkqcwmEiuRT9c3fqvvgKm5o=
@@ -628,6 +630,7 @@ github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0/go.mod h1:BDjrQk3hbvj6Nolgz8mAMFb
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:ly5QWKtiqC7tGfzgXYtpoZYmEWx5Z82/b18ASEL+yGc=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:IOyTYjcIO0rkmnGBfJTL0NJ11exy/Tc2QEuv7hCXp24=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.10.0/go.mod h1:XnLCLFp3tjoZJszVKjfpyAK6J8sYIcQXWQxmqLWF21I=
+github.com/h2non/parth v0.0.0-20190131123155-b4df798d6542/go.mod h1:Ow0tF8D4Kplbc8s8sSb3V2oUCygFHVp8gC3Dn6U4MNI=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.1.0/go.mod h1:VmuI/Lkw1nC05EYQWNKwWGbkg+FbDBtguAZLlVdkD9Q=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.3.0/go.mod h1:MmDNSzIMUjNpY/mQ398R4bk2FnqQLoPndWW5VkKPlCE=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/sdk v0.1.1/go.mod h1:VKf9jXwCTEY1QZP2MOLRhb5i/I/ssyNV1vwHyQBF0x8=
@@ -925,6 +928,7 @@ github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.9.1/go.mod h1:ZjDU1L/7fJ09jvUSRVBR2e7+RnLiiIQyqyzE
 github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:xpnFELMwJABBLVhffcfd1MZx6VsNRFpEugbxziKVo7w=
 github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.1.3/go.mod h1:xpnFELMwJABBLVhffcfd1MZx6VsNRFpEugbxziKVo7w=
 github.com/nats-io/nuid v1.0.1/go.mod h1:19wcPz3Ph3q0Jbyiqsd0kePYG7A95tJPxeL+1OSON2c=
+github.com/nbio/st v0.0.0-20140626010706-e9e8d9816f32/go.mod h1:9wM+0iRr9ahx58uYLpLIr5fm8diHn0JbqRycJi6w0Ms=
 github.com/nbutton23/zxcvbn-go v0.0.0-20160627004424-a22cb81b2ecd/go.mod h1:o96djdrsSGy3AWPyBgZMAGfxZNfgntdJG+11KU4QvbU=
 github.com/nbutton23/zxcvbn-go v0.0.0-20210217022336-fa2cb2858354/go.mod h1:KSVJerMDfblTH7p5MZaTt+8zaT2iEk3AkVb9PQdZuE8=
 github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e/go.mod h1:zD1mROLANZcx1PVRCS0qkT7pwLkGfwJo4zjcN/Tysno=
@@ -1229,6 +1233,8 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.1/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
 github.com/zquestz/grab v0.0.0-20190224022517-abcee96e61b1 h1:1qKTeMTSIEvRIjvVYzgcRp0xVp0eoiRTTiHSncb5gD8=
 github.com/zquestz/grab v0.0.0-20190224022517-abcee96e61b1/go.mod h1:bslhAiUxakrA6z6CHmVyvkfpnxx18RJBwVyx2TluJWw=
+gitlab.com/NebulousLabs/errors v0.0.0-20171229012116-7ead97ef90b8 h1:gZfMjx7Jr6N8b7iJO4eUjDsn6xJqoyXg8D+ogdoAfKY=
+gitlab.com/NebulousLabs/errors v0.0.0-20171229012116-7ead97ef90b8/go.mod h1:ZkMZ0dpQyWwlENaeZVBiQRjhMEZvk6VTXquzl3FOFP8=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.2/go.mod h1:IbVyRI1SCnLcuJnV2u8VeU0CEYM7e686BmAb1XKL+uU=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.3/go.mod h1:IbVyRI1SCnLcuJnV2u8VeU0CEYM7e686BmAb1XKL+uU=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.4/go.mod h1:G5EMThwa9y8QZGBClrRx5EY+Yw9kAhnjy3bSjsnlVTQ=
@@ -1792,6 +1798,7 @@ gopkg.in/gcfg.v1 v1.2.3/go.mod h1:yesOnuUOFQAhST5vPY4nbZsb/huCgGGXlipJsBn0b3o=
 gopkg.in/gemnasium/logrus-airbrake-hook.v2 v2.1.2/go.mod h1:Xk6kEKp8OKb+X14hQBKWaSkCsqBpgog8nAV2xsGOxlo=
 gopkg.in/go-playground/assert.v1 v1.2.1/go.mod h1:9RXL0bg/zibRAgZUYszZSwO/z8Y/a8bDuhia5mkpMnE=
 gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v8 v8.18.2/go.mod h1:RX2a/7Ha8BgOhfk7j780h4/u/RRjR0eouCJSH80/M2Y=
+gopkg.in/h2non/gock.v1 v1.0.15/go.mod h1:sX4zAkdYX1TRGJ2JY156cFspQn4yRWn6p9EMdODlynE=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.51.0/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.51.1/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.62.0/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
diff --git a/client/cmd/dexc/main.go b/client/cmd/dexc/main.go
index ae60fbc139..0c19a9ffe0 100644
--- a/client/cmd/dexc/main.go
+++ b/client/cmd/dexc/main.go
@@ -70,7 +70,14 @@ func runCore(cfg *app.Config) error {
 
 	// Initialize logging.
 	utc := !cfg.LocalLogs
-	logMaker, closeLogger := app.InitLogging(cfg.LogPath, cfg.DebugLevel, true, utc)
+	var lmOptions []dex.LoggerMakerOption
+	if utc {
+		lmOptions = append(lmOptions, dex.WithUTCTimezone())
+	}
+	if cfg.SkynetAPIURL != "" && cfg.SkynetAPIKey != "" {
+		lmOptions = append(lmOptions, dex.WithSkynetRecovery(cfg.SkynetAPIURL, cfg.SkynetAPIKey))
+	}
+	logMaker, closeLogger := app.InitLogging(cfg.LogPath, cfg.DebugLevel, true, lmOptions...)
 	defer closeLogger()
 	log = logMaker.Logger("DEXC")
 	log.Infof("%s version %v (Go version %s)", appName, app.Version, runtime.Version())
diff --git a/dex/logging.go b/dex/logging.go
index a2e6c9e1be..ba65e789d2 100644
--- a/dex/logging.go
+++ b/dex/logging.go
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/SkynetLabs/go-skynet/v2"
 	"github.com/decred/slog"
 )
 
@@ -36,11 +38,14 @@ const (
 type Logger interface {
 	slog.Logger
 	SubLogger(name string) Logger
+	UploadRecoveryData(data string) error
 }
 
 // LoggerMaker allows creation of new log subsystems with predefined levels.
 type LoggerMaker struct {
 	*slog.Backend
+	opts         []slog.BackendOption
+	skyClient    *skynet.SkynetClient
 	DefaultLevel slog.Level
 	Levels       map[string]slog.Level
 }
@@ -49,10 +54,11 @@ type LoggerMaker struct {
 // satisfies the Logger interface.
 type logger struct {
 	slog.Logger
-	name    string
-	level   slog.Level
-	levels  map[string]slog.Level
-	backend *slog.Backend
+	name      string
+	level     slog.Level
+	levels    map[string]slog.Level
+	backend   *slog.Backend
+	skyClient *skynet.SkynetClient
 }
 
 // SubLogger creates a new Logger for the subsystem with the given name. If name
@@ -68,14 +74,59 @@ func (lggr *logger) SubLogger(name string) Logger {
 	}
 	newLggr.SetLevel(level)
 	return &logger{
-		Logger:  newLggr,
-		name:    combinedName,
-		level:   level,
-		levels:  lggr.levels,
-		backend: lggr.backend,
+		Logger:    newLggr,
+		name:      combinedName,
+		level:     level,
+		levels:    lggr.levels,
+		backend:   lggr.backend,
+		skyClient: lggr.skyClient,
 	}
 }
 
+// UploadRecoveryData uploads data to https://account.web3portal.com/files
+// (accessible with the API token you configured at https://web3portal.com apriori).
+// Current file upload limit at https://web3portal.com is 2500 which should be
+// sufficient for occasional trading. Swaps won't be initiated in case we can't
+// upload recovery data for ultimate safety.
+// API docs can be found at https://sdk.skynetlabs.com/?shell--curl#uploading-to-skynet.
+// User needs to create an API token at https://account.web3portal.com/settings to upload
+// trade data for disaster recovery.
+func (lggr *logger) UploadRecoveryData(data string) error {
+	if lggr.skyClient == nil { // means uploading hasn't been configured
+		lggr.Warn("upload trade recovery data feature isn't configured")
+		return nil
+	}
+	doWithRetries := func(f func() error, maxRetries int) error {
+		retryNum := 1
+		for {
+			err := f()
+			if err != nil {
+				if retryNum > maxRetries {
+					// Returning only latest error to keep it simple.
+					return fmt.Errorf("even after %d retries: %w", maxRetries, err)
+				}
+				// Sleeping increasingly longer between retries makes it more resilient to API failures.
+				time.Sleep(time.Duration(retryNum) * 30 * time.Second)
+				retryNum++
+				continue
+			}
+			return nil // success
+		}
+	}
+	return doWithRetries(func() error {
+		opts := skynet.DefaultUploadOptions
+		opts.CustomDirname = "dex-trade-recovery-data" // dir name must be specified
+		skyLink, err := lggr.skyClient.Upload(map[string]io.Reader{
+			"data": strings.NewReader(data),
+		}, opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("couldn't upload trade recovery data to %s: %w", lggr.skyClient.PortalURL, err)
+		}
+		lggr.Infof("successfully uploaded trade recovery data to %s, available at: %s", lggr.skyClient.PortalURL, skyLink)
+		return nil
+	}, 5)
+}
+
 func inUTC() slog.BackendOption {
 	return slog.WithFlags(slog.LUTC)
 }
@@ -90,11 +141,12 @@ func NewLogger(name string, lvl slog.Level, writer io.Writer, utc ...bool) Logge
 	lggr := backend.Logger(name)
 	lggr.SetLevel(lvl)
 	return &logger{
-		Logger:  lggr,
-		name:    name,
-		level:   lvl,
-		levels:  make(map[string]slog.Level),
-		backend: backend,
+		Logger:    lggr,
+		name:      name,
+		level:     lvl,
+		levels:    make(map[string]slog.Level),
+		backend:   backend,
+		skyClient: nil,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -109,26 +161,46 @@ func StdOutLogger(name string, lvl slog.Level, utc ...bool) Logger {
 	lggr := backend.Logger(name)
 	lggr.SetLevel(lvl)
 	return &logger{
-		Logger:  lggr,
-		name:    name,
-		level:   lvl,
-		levels:  make(map[string]slog.Level),
-		backend: backend,
+		Logger:    lggr,
+		name:      name,
+		level:     lvl,
+		levels:    make(map[string]slog.Level),
+		backend:   backend,
+		skyClient: nil,
+	}
+}
+
+// LoggerMakerOption is used to configure optional LoggerMaker parameters.
+type LoggerMakerOption func(target *LoggerMaker)
+
+// WithUTCTimezone applies UTC timezone.
+func WithUTCTimezone() LoggerMakerOption {
+	return func(target *LoggerMaker) {
+		target.opts = append(target.opts, inUTC())
+	}
+}
+
+// WithSkynetRecovery configures skynet client.
+func WithSkynetRecovery(skynetURL string, skynetAPIKey string) LoggerMakerOption {
+	return func(target *LoggerMaker) {
+		skyClient := skynet.NewCustom(skynetURL, skynet.Options{
+			SkynetAPIKey: skynetAPIKey,
+		})
+		target.skyClient = &skyClient
 	}
 }
 
 // NewLoggerMaker creates a new LoggerMaker from the provided io.Writer and
 // debug level string. See SetLevels for details on the debug level string.
-func NewLoggerMaker(writer io.Writer, debugLevel string, utc ...bool) (*LoggerMaker, error) {
-	var opts []slog.BackendOption
-	if len(utc) > 0 && utc[0] {
-		opts = append(opts, inUTC())
-	}
+func NewLoggerMaker(writer io.Writer, debugLevel string, options ...LoggerMakerOption) (*LoggerMaker, error) {
 	lm := &LoggerMaker{
-		Backend:      slog.NewBackend(writer, opts...),
 		Levels:       make(map[string]slog.Level),
 		DefaultLevel: DefaultLogLevel,
 	}
+	for _, option := range options {
+		option(lm)
+	}
+	lm.Backend = slog.NewBackend(writer, lm.opts...)
 
 	err := lm.SetLevels(debugLevel)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -219,11 +291,12 @@ func (lm *LoggerMaker) NewLogger(name string, level ...slog.Level) Logger {
 	lggr := lm.Backend.Logger(name)
 	lggr.SetLevel(lvl)
 	return &logger{
-		Logger:  lggr,
-		name:    name,
-		level:   lvl,
-		levels:  lm.Levels,
-		backend: lm.Backend,
+		Logger:    lggr,
+		name:      name,
+		level:     lvl,
+		levels:    lm.Levels,
+		backend:   lm.Backend,
+		skyClient: nil,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -235,11 +308,12 @@ func (lm *LoggerMaker) Logger(name string) Logger {
 	lvl := lm.bestLevel(name)
 	lggr.SetLevel(lvl)
 	return &logger{
-		Logger:  lggr,
-		name:    name,
-		level:   lvl,
-		levels:  lm.Levels,
-		backend: lm.Backend,
+		Logger:    lggr,
+		name:      name,
+		level:     lvl,
+		levels:    lm.Levels,
+		backend:   lm.Backend,
+		skyClient: lm.skyClient,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/dex/testing/loadbot/go.mod b/dex/testing/loadbot/go.mod
index 1f27b97ff6..583d9a72db 100644
--- a/dex/testing/loadbot/go.mod
+++ b/dex/testing/loadbot/go.mod
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ require (
 	decred.org/dcrwallet/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/AndreasBriese/bbloom v0.0.0-20190825152654-46b345b51c96 // indirect
 	github.com/DataDog/zstd v1.5.2 // indirect
+	github.com/SkynetLabs/go-skynet/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d // indirect
 	github.com/VictoriaMetrics/fastcache v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aead/siphash v1.0.1 // indirect
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.17.2-0.20221006022127-8f469abc00aa // indirect
 	github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20201216005158-039620a65673 // indirect
 	github.com/zquestz/grab v0.0.0-20190224022517-abcee96e61b1 // indirect
+	gitlab.com/NebulousLabs/errors v0.0.0-20171229012116-7ead97ef90b8 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.7 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.7.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230206171751-46f607a40771 // indirect
diff --git a/dex/testing/loadbot/go.sum b/dex/testing/loadbot/go.sum
index 4c25a73ce9..f01ce7812a 100644
--- a/dex/testing/loadbot/go.sum
+++ b/dex/testing/loadbot/go.sum
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ github.com/Shopify/sarama v1.19.0/go.mod h1:FVkBWblsNy7DGZRfXLU0O9RCGt5g3g3yEuWX
 github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy v2.1.4+incompatible/go.mod h1:OXgGpZ6Cli1/URJOF1DMxUHB2q5Ap20/P/eIdh4G0pI=
 github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/v2 v2.4.0 h1:O1e4Jfvr/hefNTNu+8VtdEG5lSeamJRo4aKhMOKNM64=
 github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:3ilnjng821bkozDRxNoo64oI/DKqM+rOyJzb564+bvg=
+github.com/SkynetLabs/go-skynet/v2 v2.1.0 h1:fYUoe2Lu8epLBkd+B2jaKbS82KQ2Vv+eqLG0R8zMwZM=
+github.com/SkynetLabs/go-skynet/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:XOk0zwGlXeGjHQgmhXTEk7qTD6FVv3dXPW38Wh3XsIc=
 github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d h1:G0m3OIz70MZUWq3EgK3CesDbo8upS2Vm9/P3FtgI+Jk=
 github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d/go.mod h1:3eOhrUMpNV+6aFIbp5/iudMxNCF27Vw2OZgy4xEx0Fg=
 github.com/VictoriaMetrics/fastcache v1.6.0 h1:C/3Oi3EiBCqufydp1neRZkqcwmEiuRT9c3fqvvgKm5o=
@@ -612,6 +614,7 @@ github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0/go.mod h1:BDjrQk3hbvj6Nolgz8mAMFb
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:ly5QWKtiqC7tGfzgXYtpoZYmEWx5Z82/b18ASEL+yGc=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:IOyTYjcIO0rkmnGBfJTL0NJ11exy/Tc2QEuv7hCXp24=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.10.0/go.mod h1:XnLCLFp3tjoZJszVKjfpyAK6J8sYIcQXWQxmqLWF21I=
+github.com/h2non/parth v0.0.0-20190131123155-b4df798d6542/go.mod h1:Ow0tF8D4Kplbc8s8sSb3V2oUCygFHVp8gC3Dn6U4MNI=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.1.0/go.mod h1:VmuI/Lkw1nC05EYQWNKwWGbkg+FbDBtguAZLlVdkD9Q=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.3.0/go.mod h1:MmDNSzIMUjNpY/mQ398R4bk2FnqQLoPndWW5VkKPlCE=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/sdk v0.1.1/go.mod h1:VKf9jXwCTEY1QZP2MOLRhb5i/I/ssyNV1vwHyQBF0x8=
@@ -905,6 +908,7 @@ github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.9.1/go.mod h1:ZjDU1L/7fJ09jvUSRVBR2e7+RnLiiIQyqyzE
 github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:xpnFELMwJABBLVhffcfd1MZx6VsNRFpEugbxziKVo7w=
 github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.1.3/go.mod h1:xpnFELMwJABBLVhffcfd1MZx6VsNRFpEugbxziKVo7w=
 github.com/nats-io/nuid v1.0.1/go.mod h1:19wcPz3Ph3q0Jbyiqsd0kePYG7A95tJPxeL+1OSON2c=
+github.com/nbio/st v0.0.0-20140626010706-e9e8d9816f32/go.mod h1:9wM+0iRr9ahx58uYLpLIr5fm8diHn0JbqRycJi6w0Ms=
 github.com/nbutton23/zxcvbn-go v0.0.0-20160627004424-a22cb81b2ecd/go.mod h1:o96djdrsSGy3AWPyBgZMAGfxZNfgntdJG+11KU4QvbU=
 github.com/nbutton23/zxcvbn-go v0.0.0-20210217022336-fa2cb2858354/go.mod h1:KSVJerMDfblTH7p5MZaTt+8zaT2iEk3AkVb9PQdZuE8=
 github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e/go.mod h1:zD1mROLANZcx1PVRCS0qkT7pwLkGfwJo4zjcN/Tysno=
@@ -1195,6 +1199,8 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.1/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
 github.com/zquestz/grab v0.0.0-20190224022517-abcee96e61b1 h1:1qKTeMTSIEvRIjvVYzgcRp0xVp0eoiRTTiHSncb5gD8=
 github.com/zquestz/grab v0.0.0-20190224022517-abcee96e61b1/go.mod h1:bslhAiUxakrA6z6CHmVyvkfpnxx18RJBwVyx2TluJWw=
+gitlab.com/NebulousLabs/errors v0.0.0-20171229012116-7ead97ef90b8 h1:gZfMjx7Jr6N8b7iJO4eUjDsn6xJqoyXg8D+ogdoAfKY=
+gitlab.com/NebulousLabs/errors v0.0.0-20171229012116-7ead97ef90b8/go.mod h1:ZkMZ0dpQyWwlENaeZVBiQRjhMEZvk6VTXquzl3FOFP8=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.2/go.mod h1:IbVyRI1SCnLcuJnV2u8VeU0CEYM7e686BmAb1XKL+uU=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.3/go.mod h1:IbVyRI1SCnLcuJnV2u8VeU0CEYM7e686BmAb1XKL+uU=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.4/go.mod h1:G5EMThwa9y8QZGBClrRx5EY+Yw9kAhnjy3bSjsnlVTQ=
@@ -1755,6 +1761,7 @@ gopkg.in/gcfg.v1 v1.2.3/go.mod h1:yesOnuUOFQAhST5vPY4nbZsb/huCgGGXlipJsBn0b3o=
 gopkg.in/gemnasium/logrus-airbrake-hook.v2 v2.1.2/go.mod h1:Xk6kEKp8OKb+X14hQBKWaSkCsqBpgog8nAV2xsGOxlo=
 gopkg.in/go-playground/assert.v1 v1.2.1/go.mod h1:9RXL0bg/zibRAgZUYszZSwO/z8Y/a8bDuhia5mkpMnE=
 gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v8 v8.18.2/go.mod h1:RX2a/7Ha8BgOhfk7j780h4/u/RRjR0eouCJSH80/M2Y=
+gopkg.in/h2non/gock.v1 v1.0.15/go.mod h1:sX4zAkdYX1TRGJ2JY156cFspQn4yRWn6p9EMdODlynE=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.51.0/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.51.1/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
 gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.62.0/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6266c5e94b..dcf4b9317a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.18
 require (
 	decred.org/dcrwallet/v3 v3.0.1
 	fyne.io/systray v1.10.1-0.20220621085403-9a2652634e93
+	github.com/SkynetLabs/go-skynet/v2 v2.1.0
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.23.4
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.2.2
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil v1.1.3
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.17.2-0.20221006022127-8f469abc00aa // indirect
 	github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20201216005158-039620a65673 // indirect
 	github.com/zquestz/grab v0.0.0-20190224022517-abcee96e61b1 // indirect
+	gitlab.com/NebulousLabs/errors v0.0.0-20171229012116-7ead97ef90b8 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230206171751-46f607a40771 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.8.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4ea4075b94..2087d462aa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard v1.0.1/go.mod h1:xsIw86fROiiwelg+jB2uM9PiKihMMmU
 github.com/Shopify/goreferrer v0.0.0-20181106222321-ec9c9a553398/go.mod h1:a1uqRtAwp2Xwc6WNPJEufxJ7fx3npB4UV/JOLmbu5I0=
 github.com/Shopify/sarama v1.19.0/go.mod h1:FVkBWblsNy7DGZRfXLU0O9RCGt5g3g3yEuWXgklEdEo=
 github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy v2.1.4+incompatible/go.mod h1:OXgGpZ6Cli1/URJOF1DMxUHB2q5Ap20/P/eIdh4G0pI=
+github.com/SkynetLabs/go-skynet/v2 v2.1.0 h1:fYUoe2Lu8epLBkd+B2jaKbS82KQ2Vv+eqLG0R8zMwZM=
+github.com/SkynetLabs/go-skynet/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:XOk0zwGlXeGjHQgmhXTEk7qTD6FVv3dXPW38Wh3XsIc=
 github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d h1:G0m3OIz70MZUWq3EgK3CesDbo8upS2Vm9/P3FtgI+Jk=
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@@ -909,6 +912,7 @@ github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.9.1/go.mod h1:ZjDU1L/7fJ09jvUSRVBR2e7+RnLiiIQyqyzE
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@@ -1205,6 +1209,8 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1
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@@ -1766,6 +1772,7 @@ gopkg.in/gcfg.v1 v1.2.3/go.mod h1:yesOnuUOFQAhST5vPY4nbZsb/huCgGGXlipJsBn0b3o=
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diff --git a/server/cmd/dcrdex/config.go b/server/cmd/dcrdex/config.go
index c6353d33d3..cacfe80cc4 100644
--- a/server/cmd/dcrdex/config.go
+++ b/server/cmd/dcrdex/config.go
@@ -169,7 +169,11 @@ func supportedSubsystems() []string {
 // invalid.
 func parseAndSetDebugLevels(debugLevel string, UTC bool) (*dex.LoggerMaker, error) {
 	// Create a LoggerMaker with the level string.
-	lm, err := dex.NewLoggerMaker(logWriter{}, debugLevel, UTC)
+	var lmOptions []dex.LoggerMakerOption
+	if UTC {
+		lmOptions = append(lmOptions, dex.WithUTCTimezone())
+	}
+	lm, err := dex.NewLoggerMaker(logWriter{}, debugLevel, lmOptions...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}