diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9d98fcb..bcdaf05 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use structopt::StructOpt;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
-    logfmt_logger::init();
+    start_logger();
 
     match Cli::from_args() {
         Cli::BanServer {
@@ -84,10 +84,7 @@ async fn start_ban_server(
 ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     if let Some(iptables_save) = iptables_save {
         let seconds_iptables = Duration::from_secs(60);
-        println!(
-            "Saving IPTables every {} seconds",
-            seconds_iptables.as_secs()
-        );
+        info!("saving IPTables every {} secs", seconds_iptables.as_secs());
 
         spawn(move || loop {
             sleep(seconds_iptables);
@@ -146,3 +143,13 @@ async fn start_ban_server(
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn start_logger() {
+    unsafe {
+        std::env::set_var(
+            "RUST_LOG",
+            std::env::var("RUST_LOG").unwrap_or("INFO".to_string()),
+        );
+    }
+    logfmt_logger::init();
+}