diff --git a/contact.go b/contact.go
index 164fd86..ea2a3c6 100644
--- a/contact.go
+++ b/contact.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -33,13 +34,13 @@ func contactRequest(c echo.Context) (err error) {
 
 	req := new(ContactRequest)
 	if err = cc.Bind(req); err != nil {
-		cc.Log.Warnf("failed to parse input: %s", err.Error())
+		cc.Log.Warn("failed to parse input", "error", err)
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, NewError(errors.New("failed to read request")))
 	}
 
-	cc.Log.Debugf(`received contact request from "%s" <%s> (%s)`, req.Name, req.Email, c.RealIP())
+	cc.Log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf(`received contact request from "%s" <%s> (%s)`, req.Name, req.Email, c.RealIP()))
 	if err = db.LogContact(req.Name, req.Email); err != nil {
-		cc.Log.Warn("failed to write contact record to database")
+		cc.Log.Warn("failed to write contact record to database", "error", err)
 	}
 
 	if req.Name == "" {
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func contactRequest(c echo.Context) (err error) {
 
 	emailBody, err := renderContactEmail(req.Name, req.Email)
 	if err != nil {
-		cc.Log.Errorf("failed to render email body: %s", err.Error())
+		cc.Log.Error("failed to render email body", "error", err)
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, NewError(errors.New("internal error; please retry")))
 	}
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ func contactRequest(c echo.Context) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	if err = msg.Send(os.Getenv("SENDINBLUE_APIKEY")); err != nil {
-		cc.Log.Errorf("failed to send contact email: %s", err.Error())
+		cc.Log.Error("failed to send contact email", "error", err)
 
 		enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
 		enc.SetIndent("", "   ")
diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 15b6594..d12ae67 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"github.com/revel/log15"
 )
 
 // Context is the custom context for this web server
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ type Context struct {
 	DB *sqlx.DB
 
 	// Log is the core logger
-	Log *zap.SugaredLogger
+	Log log15.Logger
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4ab1c4d..4ccd948 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/CyCoreSystems/cycore-web/db"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/middleware"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"github.com/revel/log15"
 )
 
 var addr string
@@ -35,24 +36,20 @@ func main() {
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	var err error
-
-	var logger *zap.Logger
-	if debug {
-		logger, err = zap.NewDevelopment()
-	} else {
-		logger, err = zap.NewProduction()
+	log := log15.New()
+	if os.Getenv("KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST") != "" {
+		h, err := log15.NetHandler("tcp", "oklog.log", log15.JsonFormat())
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("failed to construct network logger", "error", err)
+		} else {
+			log.SetHandler(h)
+		}
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		panic("failed to create logger: " + err.Error())
-	}
-	defer logger.Sync() // nolint
 
-	log := logger.Sugar()
-
-	err = db.Connect()
+	err := db.Connect()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Panicf("failed to open database: %v", err)
+		log.Crit("failed to open database", "error", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	defer db.Get().Close() // nolint
 
@@ -88,7 +85,11 @@ func main() {
 
 	e.POST("/contact/request", contactRequest)
 
-	log.Fatal(e.Start(addr))
+	if err = e.Start(addr); err != nil {
+		log.Crit(err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
 func home(c echo.Context) error {