diff --git a/pkg/database/alerts.go b/pkg/database/alerts.go
index 90e70a9e4..c6fee27fb 100644
--- a/pkg/database/alerts.go
+++ b/pkg/database/alerts.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateAlertBulk(machineId string, alertList []*models.Alert) ([
 			if errors.Cause(err) != UserNotExists {
 				return []string{}, errors.Wrapf(QueryFail, "machine '%s': %s", alertItem.MachineID, err)
 			}
-			log.Debugf("CreateAlertBulk: Machine Id %s doesn't exist", machineId)
+			c.Log.Debugf("CreateAlertBulk: Machine Id %s doesn't exist", machineId)
 			owner = nil
 		}
 		startAtTime, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, *alertItem.StartAt)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateAlertBulk(machineId string, alertList []*models.Alert) ([
 		}
 		/*display proper alert in logs*/
 		for _, disp := range formatAlertAsString(machineId, alertItem) {
-			log.Info(disp)
+			c.Log.Info(disp)
 		}
 
 		if len(alertItem.Events) > 0 {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateAlertBulk(machineId string, alertList []*models.Alert) ([
 
 		ts, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, *alertItem.StopAt)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("While parsing StartAt of item %s : %s", *alertItem.StopAt, err)
+			c.Log.Errorf("While parsing StartAt of item %s : %s", *alertItem.StopAt, err)
 			ts = time.Now()
 		}
 		if len(alertItem.Decisions) > 0 {
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ func (c *Client) QueryAlertWithFilter(filter map[string][]string) ([]*ent.Alert,
 	sort := "DESC" // we sort by desc by default
 	if val, ok := filter["sort"]; ok {
 		if val[0] != "ASC" && val[0] != "DESC" {
-			log.Errorf("invalid 'sort' parameter: %s", val)
+			c.Log.Errorf("invalid 'sort' parameter: %s", val)
 		} else {
 			sort = val[0]
 		}
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ func (c *Client) QueryAlertWithFilter(filter map[string][]string) ([]*ent.Alert,
 		if diff := limit - len(ret); diff < paginationSize {
 			if len(result) < diff {
 				ret = append(ret, result...)
-				log.Debugf("Pagination done, %d < %d", len(result), diff)
+				c.Log.Debugf("Pagination done, %d < %d", len(result), diff)
 				break
 			}
 			ret = append(ret, result[0:diff]...)
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ func (c *Client) QueryAlertWithFilter(filter map[string][]string) ([]*ent.Alert,
 			ret = append(ret, result...)
 		}
 		if len(ret) == limit || len(ret) == 0 {
-			log.Debugf("Pagination done len(ret) = %d", len(ret))
+			c.Log.Debugf("Pagination done len(ret) = %d", len(ret))
 			break
 		}
 		offset += paginationSize
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ func (c *Client) DeleteAlertGraph(alertItem *ent.Alert) error {
 	_, err := c.Ent.Event.Delete().
 		Where(event.HasOwnerWith(alert.IDEQ(alertItem.ID))).Exec(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("DeleteAlertGraph : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("DeleteAlertGraph : %s", err)
 		return errors.Wrapf(DeleteFail, "event with alert ID '%d'", alertItem.ID)
 	}
 
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func (c *Client) DeleteAlertGraph(alertItem *ent.Alert) error {
 	_, err = c.Ent.Meta.Delete().
 		Where(meta.HasOwnerWith(alert.IDEQ(alertItem.ID))).Exec(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("DeleteAlertGraph : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("DeleteAlertGraph : %s", err)
 		return errors.Wrapf(DeleteFail, "meta with alert ID '%d'", alertItem.ID)
 	}
 
@@ -545,14 +545,14 @@ func (c *Client) DeleteAlertGraph(alertItem *ent.Alert) error {
 	_, err = c.Ent.Decision.Delete().
 		Where(decision.HasOwnerWith(alert.IDEQ(alertItem.ID))).Exec(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("DeleteAlertGraph : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("DeleteAlertGraph : %s", err)
 		return errors.Wrapf(DeleteFail, "decision with alert ID '%d'", alertItem.ID)
 	}
 
 	// delete the alert
 	err = c.Ent.Alert.DeleteOne(alertItem).Exec(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("DeleteAlertGraph : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("DeleteAlertGraph : %s", err)
 		return errors.Wrapf(DeleteFail, "alert with ID '%d'", alertItem.ID)
 	}
 
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ func (c *Client) DeleteAlertWithFilter(filter map[string][]string) (int, error)
 	for _, alertItem := range alertsToDelete {
 		err = c.DeleteAlertGraph(alertItem)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Warningf("DeleteAlertWithFilter : %s", err)
+			c.Log.Warningf("DeleteAlertWithFilter : %s", err)
 			return 0, errors.Wrapf(DeleteFail, "event with alert ID '%d'", alertItem.ID)
 		}
 	}
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func (c *Client) FlushAlerts(MaxAge string, MaxItems int) error {
 	var err error
 	totalAlerts, err = c.TotalAlerts()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("FlushAlerts (max items count) : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("FlushAlerts (max items count) : %s", err)
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to get alerts count")
 	}
 	if MaxAge != "" {
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ func (c *Client) FlushAlerts(MaxAge string, MaxItems int) error {
 		}
 		nbDeleted, err := c.DeleteAlertWithFilter(filter)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Warningf("FlushAlerts (max age) : %s", err)
+			c.Log.Warningf("FlushAlerts (max age) : %s", err)
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to flush alerts with filter until: %s", MaxAge)
 		}
 		deletedByAge = nbDeleted
@@ -604,14 +604,14 @@ func (c *Client) FlushAlerts(MaxAge string, MaxItems int) error {
 				"limit": {strconv.Itoa(nbToDelete)},
 			}) // we want to delete older alerts if we reach the max number of items
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warningf("FlushAlerts (max items query) : %s", err)
+				c.Log.Warningf("FlushAlerts (max items query) : %s", err)
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to get all alerts")
 			}
 			for itemNb, alert := range alerts {
 				if itemNb < nbToDelete {
 					err := c.DeleteAlertGraph(alert)
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Warningf("FlushAlerts : %s", err)
+						c.Log.Warningf("FlushAlerts : %s", err)
 						return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to flush alert")
 					}
 					deletedByNbItem++
@@ -620,10 +620,10 @@ func (c *Client) FlushAlerts(MaxAge string, MaxItems int) error {
 		}
 	}
 	if deletedByNbItem > 0 {
-		log.Infof("flushed %d/%d alerts because max number of alerts has been reached (%d max)", deletedByNbItem, totalAlerts, MaxItems)
+		c.Log.Infof("flushed %d/%d alerts because max number of alerts has been reached (%d max)", deletedByNbItem, totalAlerts, MaxItems)
 	}
 	if deletedByAge > 0 {
-		log.Infof("flushed %d/%d alerts because they were created %s ago or more", deletedByAge, totalAlerts, MaxAge)
+		c.Log.Infof("flushed %d/%d alerts because they were created %s ago or more", deletedByAge, totalAlerts, MaxAge)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetAlertByID(alertID int) (*ent.Alert, error) {
 			log.Warningf("GetAlertByID (not found): %s", err)
 			return &ent.Alert{}, ItemNotFound
 		}
-		log.Warningf("GetAlertByID : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("GetAlertByID : %s", err)
 		return &ent.Alert{}, QueryFail
 	}
 	return alert, nil
diff --git a/pkg/database/database.go b/pkg/database/database.go
index 2daef7c69..8d6f5b724 100644
--- a/pkg/database/database.go
+++ b/pkg/database/database.go
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ func NewClient(config *csconfig.DatabaseCfg) (*Client, error) {
 	if err := types.ConfigureLogger(clog); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "while configuring db logger")
 	}
+	log.Infof("Log level: %+v", config.LogLevel)
 	if config.LogLevel != nil {
 		clog.SetLevel(*config.LogLevel)
-		if *config.LogLevel >= log.TraceLevel {
-			log.Debugf("Enabling request debug")
+		if *config.LogLevel >= log.DebugLevel {
+			clog.Debugf("Enabling request debug")
 			client = client.Debug()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/database/decisions.go b/pkg/database/decisions.go
index f32c55fb9..50cd6a6ef 100644
--- a/pkg/database/decisions.go
+++ b/pkg/database/decisions.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/database/ent/decision"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 func BuildDecisionRequestWithFilter(query *ent.DecisionQuery, filter map[string][]string) (*ent.DecisionQuery, error) {
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ func (c *Client) QueryDecisionWithFilter(filter map[string][]string) ([]*ent.Dec
 		decision.FieldOrigin,
 	).Scan(c.CTX, &data)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("QueryDecisionWithFilter : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("QueryDecisionWithFilter : %s", err)
 		return []*ent.Decision{}, errors.Wrap(QueryFail, "query decision failed")
 	}
 
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ func (c *Client) QueryDecisionWithFilter(filter map[string][]string) ([]*ent.Dec
 func (c *Client) QueryAllDecisions() ([]*ent.Decision, error) {
 	data, err := c.Ent.Decision.Query().Where(decision.UntilGT(time.Now())).All(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("QueryAllDecisions : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("QueryAllDecisions : %s", err)
 		return []*ent.Decision{}, errors.Wrap(QueryFail, "get all decisions")
 	}
 	return data, nil
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ func (c *Client) QueryAllDecisions() ([]*ent.Decision, error) {
 func (c *Client) QueryExpiredDecisions() ([]*ent.Decision, error) {
 	data, err := c.Ent.Decision.Query().Where(decision.UntilLT(time.Now())).All(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("QueryExpiredDecisions : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("QueryExpiredDecisions : %s", err)
 		return []*ent.Decision{}, errors.Wrap(QueryFail, "expired decisions")
 	}
 	return data, nil
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ func (c *Client) QueryExpiredDecisions() ([]*ent.Decision, error) {
 func (c *Client) QueryExpiredDecisionsSince(since time.Time) ([]*ent.Decision, error) {
 	data, err := c.Ent.Decision.Query().Where(decision.UntilLT(time.Now())).Where(decision.UntilGT(since)).All(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("QueryExpiredDecisionsSince : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("QueryExpiredDecisionsSince : %s", err)
 		return []*ent.Decision{}, errors.Wrap(QueryFail, "expired decisions")
 	}
 	return data, nil
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ func (c *Client) QueryExpiredDecisionsSince(since time.Time) ([]*ent.Decision, e
 func (c *Client) QueryNewDecisionsSince(since time.Time) ([]*ent.Decision, error) {
 	data, err := c.Ent.Decision.Query().Where(decision.CreatedAtGT(since)).All(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("QueryNewDecisionsSince : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("QueryNewDecisionsSince : %s", err)
 		return []*ent.Decision{}, errors.Wrapf(QueryFail, "new decisions since '%s'", since.String())
 	}
 	return data, nil
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ func (c *Client) QueryNewDecisionsSince(since time.Time) ([]*ent.Decision, error
 func (c *Client) DeleteDecisionById(decisionId int) error {
 	err := c.Ent.Decision.DeleteOneID(decisionId).Exec(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("DeleteDecisionById : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("DeleteDecisionById : %s", err)
 		return errors.Wrapf(DeleteFail, "decision with id '%d' doesn't exist", decisionId)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@ func (c *Client) DeleteDecisionsWithFilter(filter map[string][]string) (string,
 
 	nbDeleted, err := decisions.Exec(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("DeleteDecisionsWithFilter : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("DeleteDecisionsWithFilter : %s", err)
 		return "0", errors.Wrap(DeleteFail, "decisions with provided filter")
 	}
 	return strconv.Itoa(nbDeleted), nil
@@ -422,7 +421,7 @@ func (c *Client) SoftDeleteDecisionsWithFilter(filter map[string][]string) (stri
 	}
 	nbDeleted, err := decisions.SetUntil(time.Now()).Save(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("SoftDeleteDecisionsWithFilter : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("SoftDeleteDecisionsWithFilter : %s", err)
 		return "0", errors.Wrap(DeleteFail, "soft delete decisions with provided filter")
 	}
 	return strconv.Itoa(nbDeleted), nil
@@ -432,7 +431,7 @@ func (c *Client) SoftDeleteDecisionsWithFilter(filter map[string][]string) (stri
 func (c *Client) SoftDeleteDecisionByID(decisionID int) error {
 	nbUpdated, err := c.Ent.Decision.Update().Where(decision.IDEQ(decisionID)).SetUntil(time.Now()).Save(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil || nbUpdated == 0 {
-		log.Warningf("SoftDeleteDecisionByID : %v (nb soft deleted: %d)", err, nbUpdated)
+		c.Log.Warningf("SoftDeleteDecisionByID : %v (nb soft deleted: %d)", err, nbUpdated)
 		return errors.Wrapf(DeleteFail, "decision with id '%d' doesn't exist", decisionID)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/database/machines.go b/pkg/database/machines.go
index 0b5bfb8a7..f0a3b5456 100644
--- a/pkg/database/machines.go
+++ b/pkg/database/machines.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/database/ent"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/database/ent/machine"
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 func (c *Client) CreateMachine(machineID *string, password *strfmt.Password, ipAddress string, isValidated bool, force bool) (int, error) {
 	hashPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(*password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("CreateMachine : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("CreateMachine : %s", err)
 		return 0, errors.Wrap(HashError, "")
 	}
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateMachine(machineID *string, password *strfmt.Password, ipA
 		if force {
 			_, err := c.Ent.Machine.Update().Where(machine.MachineIdEQ(*machineID)).SetPassword(string(hashPassword)).Save(c.CTX)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warningf("CreateMachine : %s", err)
+				c.Log.Warningf("CreateMachine : %s", err)
 				return 0, errors.Wrapf(UpdateFail, "machine '%s'", *machineID)
 			}
 			return 1, nil
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateMachine(machineID *string, password *strfmt.Password, ipA
 		Save(c.CTX)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("CreateMachine : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("CreateMachine : %s", err)
 		return 0, errors.Wrapf(InsertFail, "creating machine '%s'", *machineID)
 	}
 
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func (c *Client) QueryMachineByID(machineID string) (*ent.Machine, error) {
 		Where(machine.MachineIdEQ(machineID)).
 		Only(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("QueryMachineByID : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("QueryMachineByID : %s", err)
 		return &ent.Machine{}, errors.Wrapf(UserNotExists, "user '%s'", machineID)
 	}
 	return machine, nil
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ func (c *Client) QueryPendingMachine() ([]*ent.Machine, error) {
 
 	machines, err = c.Ent.Machine.Query().Where(machine.IsValidatedEQ(false)).All(c.CTX)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("QueryPendingMachine : %s", err)
+		c.Log.Warningf("QueryPendingMachine : %s", err)
 		return []*ent.Machine{}, errors.Wrapf(QueryFail, "querying pending machines: %s", err)
 	}
 	return machines, nil