diff --git a/webService/web.go b/webService/web.go
index 3267ab2..923c29a 100644
--- a/webService/web.go
+++ b/webService/web.go
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ func StartWebService(conf conf.ServerConf, _devices *mqtt.DeviceData, _macDb db.
 	macDb = _macDb
 	xsrfCheck = NewSimpleXSRFCheck()
 
+	// use logrus logging
+	gin.DisableConsoleColor()
+	gin.DefaultWriter = logrus.WithField("where", "gin").Writer()
+	gin.DefaultErrorWriter = logrus.WithField("where", "gin").WriterLevel(logrus.ErrorLevel)
+
 	router := gin.Default()
 	router.Use(gzip.Gzip(gzip.DefaultCompression))