diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbb8277..d10186f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ config
 
 ### Config options:
 Below are defaults of config.txt. The settings are defined in newline separated key=value pairs.
-Please don't include the bash-style "comments" in your actual config, 
+Please don't include the bash-style "comments" in your config, 
 they are provided purely for demonstration only and **will break the config if present**.
 ```
 username=admin  # Your username
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ password=admin  # Your password
 port=7101  # What port to run on (probably leave on 7101 if using docker)
 timezone=Local  # IANA Time zone database identifier ("UTC", Local", "Europe/Moscow" etc.), Defaults to Local if can't parse.
 language=en  # ISO-639 language code (currently supported - en, ru)
-log_to_file=false  # Whether to write logs to a file
-log_file=config/log.txt  # Where to store the log file if it is enabled
+log_to_file=false  # Whether to write logs to a file (located in <config-dir>/log.txt)
 enable_scram=false  # Whether the app should shut down if there are 3 or more failed login attempts within 100 seconds
 
 # Not present by default, set only if you want to be notified of any failed login attempts over telegram
@@ -74,6 +73,4 @@ If you for some reason decide to run plain executable instead of docker, it supp
     override password
 -port int
     override port
--debug
-    show debug log
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index c966e04..2148394 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ List of things to add to this project
 * API revamp
 * Check export function for improvements
 * Customise log file
-* More slog.Debug
+* More slog.Debug and a debug flag?
 * Consider less clunky auth method
 * *Go* dependency-less? <-- this is a terrible idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index 4104243..85c7e7d 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func NoteLoginFail(username string, password string, r *http.Request) {
 
 // BasicAuth is a middleware that handles authentication & authorization for the app.
 // It uses BasicAuth because I doubt there is a need for something sophisticated in a small hobby project
-// Originally taken from Alex Edwards's https://www.alexedwards.net/blog/basic-authentication-in-go, MIT Licensed. (13.03.2024)
+// Originally taken from https://www.alexedwards.net/blog/basic-authentication-in-go (13.03.2024)
 func BasicAuth(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		username, password, ok := r.BasicAuth()
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func Scram() {
 // NotifyTelegram attempts to send a message to admin through telegram
 func NotifyTelegram(msg string) {
 	if Cfg.TelegramChat == "" || Cfg.TelegramToken == "" {
-		slog.Debug("ignoring telegram request due to lack of credentials")
+		slog.Warn("ignoring telegram request due to lack of credentials")
 		return
 	}
 	client := &http.Client{}
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 015c077..e1ba946 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	Timezone  *time.Location `config:"timezone" type:"location"`
 	Language  string         `config:"language" type:"string"`
 	LogToFile bool           `config:"log_to_file" type:"bool"`
-	LogFile   string         `config:"log_file" type:"string"`
 	Scram     bool           `config:"enable_scram" type:"bool"`
 
 	TelegramToken string `config:"tg_token" type:"string"`
@@ -116,22 +114,13 @@ func (c *Config) Reload() error {
 	} else {
 		c.Timezone = loc
 	}
-	slog.Debug("reloaded config", "config", c)
 
 	return LoadLanguage(c.Language) // Load selected language
 }
 
 // ConfigInit loads config on startup
-// Some defaults are declared here
 func ConfigInit() Config {
-	cfg := Config{
-		Port:     7101,
-		Username: "admin",
-		Password: "admin",
-		Timezone: time.Local,
-		Language: "en",
-		LogFile:  "config/log.txt",
-	}
+	cfg := Config{Port: 7101, Username: "admin", Password: "admin", Timezone: time.Local, Language: "en"} // Some defaults are declared here
 	err := cfg.Reload()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index d0a665e..f9398f4 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ port=7101
 timezone=Local
 language=en
 log_to_file=false
-log_file=config/log.txt
 enable_scram=false
diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index 4d56b51..043dbdf 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ func FlagInit() {
 	username := flag.String("user", "", "override username")
 	password := flag.String("pass", "", "override password")
 	port := flag.Int("port", 0, "override port")
-	debug := flag.Bool("debug", false, "debug logging")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 	if *config != "" {
@@ -30,5 +29,4 @@ func FlagInit() {
 	if *port != 0 {
 		Cfg.Port = *port
 	}
-	DebugMode = *debug
 }
diff --git a/i18n.go b/i18n.go
index 2088b55..03d4f12 100644
--- a/i18n.go
+++ b/i18n.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 var Translations = map[string]string{}
 
-// LoadLanguage loads a json file for selected language into the Translations map
 func LoadLanguage(language string) error {
 	filename := "i18n/" + language + ".json"
 
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ func LoadLanguage(language string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// TranslatableText attempts to match an id to a string in current language
 func TranslatableText(id string) string {
 	if v, ok := Translations[id]; !ok {
 		return id
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 2c90028..16576c6 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-var DebugMode = false
+var LogFile = "config/log.txt"
 
-// LogInit makes slog output to both stdout and a file if needed, and enables debug mode if selected
+// LogInit makes slog output to both stdout and a file if needed
 func LogInit() {
 	var w io.Writer
 	if Cfg.LogToFile {
-		f, err := os.OpenFile(Cfg.LogFile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+		f, err := os.OpenFile(LogFile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
 		if err != nil {
-			slog.Error("error opening log file, logging to stdout", "path", Cfg.LogFile, "error", err)
+			slog.Error("error opening log file, logging to stdout", "path", LogFile, "error", err)
 			return
 		}
 		// No defer f.Close() because that breaks the MultiWriter
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ func LogInit() {
 	}
 
 	// Make slog and chi use intended format
-	var opts *slog.HandlerOptions
-	if DebugMode {
-		opts = &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelDebug}
-	}
-	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(w, opts)))
+	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(w, nil)))
 	middleware.DefaultLogger = middleware.RequestLogger(&middleware.DefaultLogFormatter{Logger: log.Default(), NoColor: true})
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9b4926e..e306884 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package main
 var Cfg = ConfigInit()
 
 func main() {
-	FlagInit()
 	LogInit()
+	FlagInit()
 	Serve()
 }
diff --git a/serve.go b/serve.go
index d3f21a7..645edd4 100644
--- a/serve.go
+++ b/serve.go
@@ -44,6 +44,5 @@ func Serve() {
 	r.Handle("/public/*", http.StripPrefix("/public/", fs))
 
 	slog.Info("🌺 Website working", "port", Cfg.Port)
-	slog.Debug("Debug mode enabled")
 	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":"+strconv.Itoa(Cfg.Port), r))
 }