diff --git a/conduit-example.toml b/conduit-example.toml
index 3aca538..fea84bd 100644
--- a/conduit-example.toml
+++ b/conduit-example.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ max_request_size = 20_000_000 # in bytes
 
 #cache_capacity = 1073741824 # in bytes, 1024 * 1024 * 1024
 #max_concurrent_requests = 4 # How many requests Conduit sends to other servers at the same time
+#log = "info,rocket=off,_=off,sled=off"
 #workers = 4 # default: cpu core count * 2
 
 address = "127.0.0.1" # This makes sure Conduit can only be reached using the reverse proxy
diff --git a/src/client_server/thirdparty.rs b/src/client_server/thirdparty.rs
index 3c07699..fe5b784 100644
--- a/src/client_server/thirdparty.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/thirdparty.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 )]
 #[tracing::instrument]
 pub async fn get_protocols_route() -> ConduitResult<get_protocols::Response> {
-    warn!("TODO: get_protocols_route");
+    // TODO
     Ok(get_protocols::Response {
         protocols: BTreeMap::new(),
     }
diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 47cee0d..b14a912 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     jwt_secret: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default = "Vec::new")]
     trusted_servers: Vec<Box<ServerName>>,
+    #[serde(default = "default_log")]
+    pub log: String,
 }
 
 fn false_fn() -> bool {
@@ -68,6 +70,10 @@ fn default_max_concurrent_requests() -> u16 {
     4
 }
 
+fn default_log() -> String {
+    "info,rocket=off,_=off,sled=off".to_owned()
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Database {
     pub globals: globals::Globals,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2ec3a42..327aefa 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ async fn main() {
 
         rocket.launch().await.unwrap();
     } else {
-        pretty_env_logger::init();
+        std::env::set_var("CONDUIT_LOG", config.log);
+        pretty_env_logger::init_custom_env("CONDUIT_LOG");
 
         let root = span!(tracing::Level::INFO, "app_start", work_units = 2);
         let _enter = root.enter();
diff --git a/src/server_server.rs b/src/server_server.rs
index fa5706d..4912878 100644
--- a/src/server_server.rs
+++ b/src/server_server.rs
@@ -1339,11 +1339,14 @@ pub(crate) async fn build_forward_extremity_snapshots(
             // The current server state and incoming event state are built to be
             // the state after.
             // This would be the incoming state from the server.
-            Some(leave_pdu) => {
+            Some(leaf_pdu) => {
                 let pdu_shortstatehash = db
                     .rooms
-                    .pdu_shortstatehash(&leave_pdu.event_id)?
-                    .ok_or_else(|| Error::bad_database("Found pdu with no statehash in db."))?;
+                    .pdu_shortstatehash(&leaf_pdu.event_id)?
+                    .ok_or_else(|| {
+                        warn!("Leaf pdu: {:?}", leaf_pdu);
+                        Error::bad_database("Found pdu with no statehash in db.")
+                    })?;
 
                 if current_shortstatehash.as_ref() == Some(&pdu_shortstatehash) {
                     includes_current_state = true;
@@ -1357,8 +1360,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn build_forward_extremity_snapshots(
                     .collect::<StateMap<_>>();
 
                 // Now it's the state after
-                let key = (leave_pdu.kind.clone(), leave_pdu.state_key.clone());
-                state_before.insert(key, Arc::new(leave_pdu));
+                let key = (leaf_pdu.kind.clone(), leaf_pdu.state_key.clone());
+                state_before.insert(key, Arc::new(leaf_pdu));
 
                 fork_states.insert(state_before);
             }