diff --git a/dadi/lib/api/index.js b/dadi/lib/api/index.js
index 6dd786ac..1917518e 100755
--- a/dadi/lib/api/index.js
+++ b/dadi/lib/api/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var _ = require('underscore')
+var debug = require('debug')('api')
 var fs = require('fs')
 var http = require('http')
 var https = require('https')
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ Api.prototype.use = function (path, handler) {
     regex: regex
   })
 
-  log.warn({module: 'api'}, 'Loaded ' + path)
+  debug('loaded %s', path)
 
   this.paths.sort((a, b) => {
     return b.order - a.order
diff --git a/dadi/lib/cache/index.js b/dadi/lib/cache/index.js
index 04a07204..5b8bf3c0 100755
--- a/dadi/lib/cache/index.js
+++ b/dadi/lib/cache/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * @module Cache
  */
+var _ = require('underscore')
 var crypto = require('crypto')
 var path = require('path')
 var url = require('url')
-var _ = require('underscore')
 
 var config = require(path.join(__dirname, '/../../../config.js'))
 var log = require('@dadi/logger')
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ var cache = new DadiCache(config.get('caching'))
  * @param {Server} server - the main server instance
  */
 var Cache = function (server) {
-  log.info({module: 'cache'}, 'Cache logging started.')
   this.server = server
   this.enabled = config.get('caching.directory.enabled') || config.get('caching.redis.enabled')
   this.encoding = 'utf8'
diff --git a/dadi/lib/controller/router.js b/dadi/lib/controller/router.js
index a579fc50..3ecb38d3 100644
--- a/dadi/lib/controller/router.js
+++ b/dadi/lib/controller/router.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ REWRITE INFO:
 https://github.com/tinganho/connect-modrewrite
 */
 var _ = require('underscore')
+var debug = require('debug')('router')
 var es = require('event-stream')
 var fs = require('fs')
 var path = require('path')
@@ -22,8 +23,6 @@ var RouteValidator = require(path.join(__dirname, '../datasource/route-validator
 var rewriteFunction = null
 
 var Router = function (server, options) {
-  log.info({module: 'router'}, 'Router logging started.')
-
   this.data = {}
   this.params = {}
   this.constraints = {}
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ Router.prototype.constrain = function (route, constraint) {
   // add constraint from /{routesPath}/constraints.js if it exists
   if (this.handlers[constraint]) {
     this.constraints[route] = this.handlers[constraint]
-    log.info({module: 'router'}, "Added route constraint function '%s' for '%s'", constraint, route)
+    debug('added route constraint function "%s" for %s', constraint, route)
   } else {
     var error = "Route constraint '" + constraint + "' not found. Is it defined in '" + this.options.routesPath + "/constraints.js'?"
     var err = new Error(error)
diff --git a/dadi/lib/dust/index.js b/dadi/lib/dust/index.js
index c9c2ba0c..fa4245f5 100644
--- a/dadi/lib/dust/index.js
+++ b/dadi/lib/dust/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
+const debug = require('debug')('dust')
 const dust = require('dustjs-linkedin')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ Dust.prototype.load = function (source, templateName) {
 }
 
 Dust.prototype.loadDirectory = function (directory, prefix, recursive) {
+  debug('loadDirectory %o %s %s', directory, prefix, recursive)
   prefix = prefix || ''
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/dadi/lib/middleware/index.js b/dadi/lib/middleware/index.js
index a4c6400d..71b8261a 100644
--- a/dadi/lib/middleware/index.js
+++ b/dadi/lib/middleware/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 /**
  * @module Middleware
  */
-var path = require('path')
+var debug = require('debug')('middleware')
 var log = require('@dadi/logger')
+var path = require('path')
 
 var Middleware = function (name, options) {
-  log.info({module: 'middleware'}, 'Middleware logging started (' + name + ').')
+  debug('loaded %s', name)
 
   this.name = name
   this.options = options || {}
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 290e2ed0..8fcd7d80 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var chokidar = require('chokidar')
 var cluster = require('cluster')
 var config = require('./config')
+var debug = require('debug')('cluster')
 var fs = require('fs')
 var path = require('path')
 
@@ -66,11 +67,11 @@ if (config.get('cluster')) {
   }
 } else {
   // Single thread start
-  log.info('Starting DADI Web in single thread mode.')
+  debug('starting DADI Web in single thread mode.')
 
   app = require(path.join(__dirname, '/index.js'))
   app.start(function () {
-    log.info('Process ' + process.pid + ' is listening for incoming requests')
+    debug('process ' + process.pid + ' is listening for incoming requests')
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ceb80553..5ba33fab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
     "colors": "latest",
     "common-dustjs-helpers": "^0.1.0",
     "compression": "^1.6.0",
-    "connect-mongo": "1.0.1",
+    "connect-mongo": "latest",
     "connect-redis": "3.0.2",
     "console-stamp": "^0.2.2",
     "convict": "2.0.0",
+    "debug": "^2.6.1",
     "dustjs-helpers": "^1.7.3",
     "dustjs-linkedin": "^2.7.2",
     "event-stream": "^3.3.1",
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
     "marked": "^0.3.5",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "moment": "^2.10.6",
-    "mongodb": "1.4.7",
+    "mongodb": "2.2.x",
     "node-uuid": "latest",
     "path-to-regexp": "^1.2.1",
     "perfy": "^1.1.0",