diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/SEBServerInit.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/SEBServerInit.java
index 844b0b96..5936b75e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/SEBServerInit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/SEBServerInit.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.WebserviceInfo;
 @Component
 public class SEBServerInit {
 
-    public static final Logger INIT_LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger("SEB SERVER INIT");
+    public static final Logger INIT_LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger("ch.ethz.seb.SEB_SERVER_INIT");
 
     private final Environment environment;
     private final WebserviceInfo webserviceInfo;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
index e0a8a417..33a799cc 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ server.servlet.session.tracking-modes=cookie
 
 ### Logging
 # Default logging level in the form  "logging.level" + namespace=LEVEL 
-logging.level.ch=WARN
+logging.level.ROOT=WARN
+logging.level.ch=INFO
 # Log file name and location
 logging.file=/sebserver/log/sebserver.log
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml b/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
index 15ee2a4c..9aa9e109 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
@@ -17,31 +17,10 @@
 
   <springProfile name="dev">
 
-    <root level="INFO" additivity="true">
+    <root level="DEBUG" additivity="true">
       <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
       <appender-ref ref="FILE" />
     </root>
-
-    <Logger name="ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gui" level="INFO" additivity="true" />
-    <Logger name="ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice" level="INFO" additivity="true" />
-    <Logger name="org.apache.ibatis.datasource" level="INFO" additivity="true" />
-    <Logger name="org.mybatis" level="INFO" additivity="true" />
-    <Logger name="org.mybatis.generator" level="INFO" additivity="true" />
-    <Logger name="org.springframework.boot" level="INFO" additivity="true" />
-    <Logger name="org.springframework.security" level="INFO" additivity="true" />
-    
-    <Logger name="org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.OAuth2RestTemplate" level="DEBUG" additivity="true" />
-    
-    <Logger name="org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource" level="DEBUG" additivity="true" />
-
-    <Logger name="org.springframework.web" level="INFO" additivity="true" />
-    <Logger name="org.springframework.security.oauth2" level="INFO" additivity="true" />
-    
-    <Logger name="ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.servicelayer.sebconfig" level="INFO" additivity="true" />
-    <Logger name="ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.servicelayer.session" level="DEBUG" additivity="true" />
-    <Logger name="ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.servicelayer.lms.impl.edx" level="DEBUG" additivity="true" />
-    
-    <Logger name="ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.servicelayer.sebconfig.impl.SebExamConfigServiceImpl" level="TRACE" additivity="true" />
     
   </springProfile>
   
@@ -66,7 +45,6 @@
   <springProfile name="prod">
 
     <root level="INFO" additivity="true">
-      <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
       <appender-ref ref="FILE" />
     </root>