diff --git a/config.cfg b/config.cfg
index 01dab02..ac28eac 100644
--- a/config.cfg
+++ b/config.cfg
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ connection = "acme-dns.db"
 
 [api]
 # domain name to listen requests for, mandatory if using tls = "letsencrypt"
-# use "" (empty string) to bind to all interfaces
 api_domain = ""
 # listen port, eg. 443 for default HTTPS
 port = "8080"
@@ -43,11 +42,11 @@ corsorigins = [
 ]
 
 [logconfig]
-# logging level
+# logging level: "error", "warning", "info" or "debug"
 loglevel = "debug"
 # possible values: stdout, file
 logtype = "stdout"
 # file path for logfile
 logfile = "./acme-dns.log"
-# format
-logformat = "%{time:15:04:05.000} %{shortfunc} - %{level:.4s} %{id:03x} %{message}"
+# format 
+logformat = "[%{time:2006/01/02 15:04:05.000}] - %{level: 5s} - %{message}"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2fb71eb..b648ef9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ func main() {
 		defer logfh.Close()
 		logBackend = logging.NewLogBackend(logfh, "", 0)
 	}
-
-	logLevel := logging.AddModuleLevel(logBackend)
+	logFormatter := logging.NewBackendFormatter(logBackend, logformat)
+	logLevel := logging.AddModuleLevel(logFormatter)
 	switch DNSConf.Logconfig.Level {
+	default:
+		logLevel.SetLevel(logging.DEBUG, "")
 	case "warning":
 		logLevel.SetLevel(logging.WARNING, "")
 	case "error":
@@ -55,7 +57,6 @@ func main() {
 	case "info":
 		logLevel.SetLevel(logging.INFO, "")
 	}
-	logFormatter := logging.NewBackendFormatter(logLevel, logformat)
 	logging.SetBackend(logFormatter)
 
 	// Read the default records in
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// API server and endpoints
 	api := iris.New()
+	api.Config.DisableBanner = true
 	crs := cors.New(cors.Options{
 		AllowedOrigins:     DNSConf.API.CorsOrigins,
 		AllowedMethods:     []string{"GET", "POST"},