diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index d8e3c5b..76f89b3 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -67,14 +67,6 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	logger.Info(
-		ctx,
-		"starting",
-		logger.F("gitRef", GitRef),
-		logger.F("projectVersion", ProjectVersion),
-		logger.F("buildDate", BuildDate),
-	)
-
 	// Load configuration file if defined, use default configuration otherwise
 	var conf *config.Config
 
@@ -121,6 +113,14 @@ func main() {
 		)
 	}
 
+	logger.Info(
+		ctx,
+		"starting",
+		logger.F("gitRef", GitRef),
+		logger.F("projectVersion", ProjectVersion),
+		logger.F("buildDate", BuildDate),
+	)
+
 	logger.Debug(ctx, "setting log format", logger.F("format", conf.Log.Format))
 	logger.SetFormat(conf.Log.Format)
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 22a68fc..c7bbf43 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func NewDumpDefault() *Config {
 func NewDefault() *Config {
 	return &Config{
 		Log: LogConfig{
-			Level:  logger.LevelWarn,
+			Level:  logger.LevelInfo,
 			Format: logger.FormatHuman,
 		},
 		HTTP: HTTPConfig{