diff --git a/api.config.yaml b/api.config.yaml
index d039a62..b4d2fef 100644
--- a/api.config.yaml
+++ b/api.config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 api:
   enabled: true
-  host: localhost
-  port: 8081
+  host: admin.domain.com
+  port: 8085
 
 database:
   path: "./auth.db"
diff --git a/internal/admin/handlers.go b/internal/admin/handlers.go
index ad92742..b4507e8 100644
--- a/internal/admin/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/admin/handlers.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
+	admin "github.com/unkn0wn-root/terraster/internal/admin/middleware"
 	apierr "github.com/unkn0wn-root/terraster/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/unkn0wn-root/terraster/internal/config"
 	"github.com/unkn0wn-root/terraster/internal/middleware"
@@ -29,10 +30,16 @@ func (a *AdminAPI) Handler() http.Handler {
 		middleware.WithExcludePaths([]string{"/api/auth/login", "/api/auth/refresh"}),
 	)
 
+	adminApiHost := a.config.AdminAPI.Host
+	if adminApiHost == "" {
+		adminApiHost = "localhost"
+	}
+
 	var middlewares []middleware.Middleware
 	middlewares = append(middlewares,
 		logger,
-		NewAdminAccessLogMiddleware(),
+		admin.NewAdminAccessLogMiddleware(a.logger),
+		admin.NewHostnameMiddleware(adminApiHost, a.logger),
 	)
 
 	chain := middleware.NewMiddlewareChain(middlewares...)
diff --git a/internal/admin/middleware/host.go b/internal/admin/middleware/host.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1f0d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/admin/middleware/host.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package admin
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/unkn0wn-root/terraster/internal/middleware"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+// HostnameMiddleware validates incoming requests against a configured hostname
+type HostnameMiddleware struct {
+	hostname string // Expected hostname to validate against
+	logger   *zap.Logger
+}
+
+func NewHostnameMiddleware(hostname string, logger *zap.Logger) middleware.Middleware {
+	return &HostnameMiddleware{
+		hostname: hostname,
+		logger:   logger,
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *HostnameMiddleware) Middleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// Extract hostname from request, ignoring port number
+		host, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(r.Host)
+		if err != nil {
+			m.logger.Error("Could not split host", zap.Error(err))
+			http.Error(w, "Could not verify target host", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// If does not match - you shall not pass
+		if host != m.hostname {
+			m.logger.Warn("Invalid hostname",
+				zap.String("expected", m.hostname),
+				zap.String("received", host),
+				zap.String("ip", r.RemoteAddr),
+			)
+			http.Error(w, "Invalid host", http.StatusForbidden)
+			return
+		}
+
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/admin/middleware.go b/internal/admin/middleware/log.go
similarity index 57%
rename from internal/admin/middleware.go
rename to internal/admin/middleware/log.go
index a3545af..6baf1ee 100644
--- a/internal/admin/middleware.go
+++ b/internal/admin/middleware/log.go
@@ -1,25 +1,36 @@
 package admin
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/unkn0wn-root/terraster/internal/middleware"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-type AdminAccessLogMiddleware struct{}
+type AdminAccessLogMiddleware struct {
+	logger *zap.Logger
+}
 
-func NewAdminAccessLogMiddleware() middleware.Middleware {
-	return &AdminAccessLogMiddleware{}
+func NewAdminAccessLogMiddleware(logger *zap.Logger) middleware.Middleware {
+	return &AdminAccessLogMiddleware{
+		logger: logger,
+	}
 }
 
 func (m *AdminAccessLogMiddleware) Middleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		log.Printf("Admin API access: %s %s from %s", r.Method, r.URL.Path, r.RemoteAddr)
+		m.logger.Info("Request to Admin API",
+			zap.String("method", r.Method),
+			zap.String("request url", r.URL.Path),
+			zap.String("request addr.", r.RemoteAddr))
+
 		// Wrap response writer to capture status code
 		sw := &statusResponseWriter{ResponseWriter: w}
 		next.ServeHTTP(sw, r)
-		log.Printf("Admin API response: %d for %s %s", sw.status, r.Method, r.URL.Path)
+		m.logger.Info("Response from Admin API",
+			zap.Int("status", sw.status),
+			zap.String("method", r.Method),
+			zap.String("request path", r.URL.Path))
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index 9125981..47f313e 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -273,11 +273,6 @@ func (s *Server) startServiceServer(svc *service.ServiceInfo) error {
 // We could use cert manager to get certificates for admin server as well
 // but it's better to guard api via load balancer so use LB if you want more advanced config
 func (s *Server) startAdminServer() error {
-	adminApiHost := s.apiConfig.AdminAPI.Host
-	if adminApiHost == "" {
-		s.apiConfig.AdminAPI.Host = "localhost"
-	}
-
 	// try to load api certificate
 	var cert *tls.Certificate
 	if s.apiConfig.AdminAPI.TLS != nil {
@@ -290,7 +285,7 @@ func (s *Server) startAdminServer() error {
 
 	}
 
-	adminAddr := net.JoinHostPort(adminApiHost, strconv.Itoa(s.servicePort(s.apiConfig.AdminAPI.Port)))
+	adminAddr := fmt.Sprintf(":%d", s.servicePort(s.apiConfig.AdminAPI.Port))
 	s.adminServer = &http.Server{
 		Addr:         adminAddr,
 		Handler:      s.adminAPI.Handler(),
@@ -379,7 +374,7 @@ func (s *Server) runServer(
 ) {
 	defer s.wg.Done()
 	n := strings.ToUpper(name)
-	s.logger.Info("Server started", zap.String("name", n), zap.String("server_addr", server.Addr))
+	s.logger.Info("Server started", zap.String("service_name", n), zap.String("listen_on", server.Addr))
 
 	var err error
 	if serviceType == service.HTTPS {