diff --git a/code/common/service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/service/ConfigLoader.java b/code/common/service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/service/ConfigLoader.java
index 5855dc7f..44512264 100644
--- a/code/common/service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/service/ConfigLoader.java
+++ b/code/common/service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/service/ConfigLoader.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 public class ConfigLoader {
-    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ConfigLoader.class);
 
     static Path getConfigPath(String configName) {
         return WmsaHome.getHomePath().resolve("conf/properties/" + configName + ".properties");
@@ -17,14 +16,13 @@ public class ConfigLoader {
 
     static void loadConfig(Path configPath) {
         if (!Files.exists(configPath)) {
-            logger.info("No config file found at {}", configPath);
+            System.err.println("No config file found at " + configPath);
             return;
         }
 
-        logger.info("Loading config from {}", configPath);
+        System.out.println("Loading config from " + configPath);
 
         try (var is = Files.newInputStream(configPath)) {
-            logger.info("Config:\n{}", Files.readString(configPath));
             System.getProperties().load(is);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
diff --git a/code/common/service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/service/MainClass.java b/code/common/service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/service/MainClass.java
index 6daa4f1b..40303e48 100644
--- a/code/common/service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/service/MainClass.java
+++ b/code/common/service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/service/MainClass.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import java.net.UnknownHostException;
  *  They must also invoke init() in their main method.
  */
 public abstract class MainClass {
-    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MainClass.class);
+    private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MainClass.class);
 
     static {
         // Load global config ASAP