diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1442221..984f008 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ go 1.23
 require (
 	github.com/labstack/echo-contrib v0.17.1
 	github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.13.0
+	github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2
 	github.com/patrickmn/go-cache v2.1.0+incompatible
 	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.7.0
+	github.com/samber/slog-echo v1.14.7
 	github.com/sethvargo/go-password v0.3.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.19.0
@@ -35,10 +37,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.24.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11 // indirect
-	github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/lmittmann/tint v1.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/lufia/plan9stats v0.0.0-20240909124753-873cd0166683 // indirect
-	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7 // indirect
+	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.9 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 // indirect
@@ -89,8 +90,8 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.8.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20241206012308-a4fef0638583 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241206012308-a4fef0638583 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20241209162323-e6fa225c2576 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241209162323-e6fa225c2576 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.68.1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f3bc0d7..398d9dc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ github.com/lufia/plan9stats v0.0.0-20240909124753-873cd0166683 h1:7UMa6KCCMjZEMD
 github.com/lufia/plan9stats v0.0.0-20240909124753-873cd0166683/go.mod h1:ilwx/Dta8jXAgpFYFvSWEMwxmbWXyiUHkd5FwyKhb5k=
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7 h1:IeQXZAiQcpL9mgcAe1Nu6cX9LLw6ExEHKjN0VQdvPDY=
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7/go.mod h1:Dhd985XPs7jluiymwWYZ0G4Z61jb3vdS329zhj2hYo0=
+github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.9 h1:nWcCbLq1N2v/cpNsy5WvQ37Fb+YElfq20WJ/a8RkpQM=
+github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.9/go.mod h1:Dhd985XPs7jluiymwWYZ0G4Z61jb3vdS329zhj2hYo0=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
@@ -96,6 +98,8 @@ github.com/sagikazarmark/slog-shim v0.1.0 h1:diDBnUNK9N/354PgrxMywXnAwEr1QZcOr6g
 github.com/sagikazarmark/slog-shim v0.1.0/go.mod h1:SrcSrq8aKtyuqEI1uvTDTK1arOWRIczQRv+GVI1AkeQ=
 github.com/samber/lo v1.47.0 h1:z7RynLwP5nbyRscyvcD043DWYoOcYRv3mV8lBeqOCLc=
 github.com/samber/lo v1.47.0/go.mod h1:RmDH9Ct32Qy3gduHQuKJ3gW1fMHAnE/fAzQuf6He5cU=
+github.com/samber/slog-echo v1.14.7 h1:HLKW0WDOU/t4OoDbq+R/ZHc8qFpXj+2YdRVQxyRwW24=
+github.com/samber/slog-echo v1.14.7/go.mod h1:i8QlNMhE0rVr+Mjj5ZIm6DMuTQ87euvAL2jRAd5HNVY=
 github.com/samber/slog-multi v1.2.4 h1:k9x3JAWKJFPKffx+oXZ8TasaNuorIW4tG+TXxkt6Ry4=
 github.com/samber/slog-multi v1.2.4/go.mod h1:ACuZ5B6heK57TfMVkVknN2UZHoFfjCwRxR0Q2OXKHlo=
 github.com/sethvargo/go-password v0.3.1 h1:WqrLTjo7X6AcVYfC6R7GtSyuUQR9hGyAj/f1PYQZCJU=
@@ -197,8 +201,12 @@ golang.org/x/time v0.8.0 h1:9i3RxcPv3PZnitoVGMPDKZSq1xW1gK1Xy3ArNOGZfEg=
 golang.org/x/time v0.8.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20241206012308-a4fef0638583 h1:v+j+5gpj0FopU0KKLDGfDo9ZRRpKdi5UBrCP0f76kuY=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20241206012308-a4fef0638583/go.mod h1:jehYqy3+AhJU9ve55aNOaSml7wUXjF9x6z2LcCfpAhY=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20241209162323-e6fa225c2576 h1:CkkIfIt50+lT6NHAVoRYEyAvQGFM7xEwXUUywFvEb3Q=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20241209162323-e6fa225c2576/go.mod h1:1R3kvZ1dtP3+4p4d3G8uJ8rFk/fWlScl38vanWACI08=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241206012308-a4fef0638583 h1:IfdSdTcLFy4lqUQrQJLkLt1PB+AsqVz6lwkWPzWEz10=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241206012308-a4fef0638583/go.mod h1:5uTbfoYQed2U9p3KIj2/Zzm02PYhndfdmML0qC3q3FU=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241209162323-e6fa225c2576 h1:8ZmaLZE4XWrtU3MyClkYqqtl6Oegr3235h7jxsDyqCY=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20241209162323-e6fa225c2576/go.mod h1:5uTbfoYQed2U9p3KIj2/Zzm02PYhndfdmML0qC3q3FU=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.68.1 h1:oI5oTa11+ng8r8XMMN7jAOmWfPZWbYpCFaMUTACxkM0=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.68.1/go.mod h1:+q1XYFJjShcqn0QZHvCyeR4CXPA+llXIeUIfIe00waw=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2 h1:8Ar7bF+apOIoThw1EdZl0p1oWvMqTHmpA2fRTyZO8io=
diff --git a/libs/config.go b/libs/config.go
index a5286b6..d1f19ec 100644
--- a/libs/config.go
+++ b/libs/config.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import (
 
 var tracerConfig = otel.Tracer("config")
 
+var LogLeveler *slog.LevelVar
+
 // This function initializes the configuration for an application using flags, environment variables,
 // and a YAML configuration file.
 func InitConfiguration() error {
diff --git a/libs/utils.go b/libs/utils.go
index 2a287b2..f175e71 100644
--- a/libs/utils.go
+++ b/libs/utils.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/sethvargo/go-password/password"
@@ -97,3 +98,14 @@ func GenerateKey(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(bytes), nil //encode key in bytes to string for saving
 
 }
+
+func GetAppName() string {
+	appName := os.Getenv("OTEL_SERVICE_NAME")
+	if appName == "" {
+		appName = os.Getenv("APP_NAME")
+		if appName == "" {
+			appName = "elastauth"
+		}
+	}
+	return appName
+}
diff --git a/libs/webserver.go b/libs/webserver.go
index 57e3d82..cc77c86 100644
--- a/libs/webserver.go
+++ b/libs/webserver.go
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@ package libs
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"log/slog"
 	_ "net/http/pprof"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo-contrib/prometheus"
+	"github.com/labstack/gommon/log"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4/middleware"
+	slogecho "github.com/samber/slog-echo"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
@@ -32,12 +34,17 @@ func WebserverInit(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	e.HidePort = true
 
-	e.Debug = viper.GetBool("debug")
+	// setting log/slog log level as echo logger level
+	e.Logger.SetLevel(log.Lvl(LogLeveler.Level().Level()))
 
-	e.Use(middleware.Logger())
+	e.Debug = strings.EqualFold(LogLeveler.Level().String(), "debug") || viper.GetBool("debug")
+
+	e.Use(slogecho.New(slog.Default()))
 
 	if viper.GetBool("enableOtel") {
-		e.Use(otelecho.Middleware(os.Getenv("OTEL_SERVICE_NAME")))
+		e.Use(otelecho.Middleware(GetAppName(), otelecho.WithSkipper(func(c echo.Context) bool {
+			return strings.Contains(c.Path(), "health")
+		})))
 	}
 
 	// This code block is checking if the `enable_metrics` flag is set to true in the configuration file
diff --git a/logger/logger.go b/logger/logger.go
index 2366359..7aca13d 100644
--- a/logger/logger.go
+++ b/logger/logger.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/wasilak/elastauth/libs"
 	"github.com/wasilak/loggergo"
 	loggergoLib "github.com/wasilak/loggergo/lib"
 	loggergoTypes "github.com/wasilak/loggergo/lib/types"
@@ -28,4 +29,6 @@ func LoggerInit(ctx context.Context, level string, logFormat string) {
 		slog.ErrorContext(ctx, err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
+
+	libs.LogLeveler = loggergo.GetLogLevelAccessor()
 }