diff --git a/compose/service/service.go b/compose/service/service.go
index 22fbb9344..60135b88d 100644
--- a/compose/service/service.go
+++ b/compose/service/service.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package service
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/logger"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func Initialize(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, s store.Storer, c Config)
 			policy = actionlog.MakeDisabledPolicy()
 		} else if c.ActionLog.Debug {
 			policy = actionlog.MakeDebugPolicy()
-			tee = log
+			tee = logger.MakeDebugLogger()
 		}
 
 		DefaultActionlog = actionlog.NewService(DefaultStore, log, tee, policy)
diff --git a/federation/service/service.go b/federation/service/service.go
index 4a481ecae..df683735e 100644
--- a/federation/service/service.go
+++ b/federation/service/service.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package service
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/logger"
 	"time"
 
 	cs "github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/compose/service"
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func Initialize(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, s store.Storer, c Config)
 			policy = actionlog.MakeDisabledPolicy()
 		} else if c.ActionLog.Debug {
 			policy = actionlog.MakeDebugPolicy()
-			tee = log
+			tee = logger.MakeDebugLogger()
 		}
 
 		DefaultActionlog = actionlog.NewService(DefaultStore, log, tee, policy)
diff --git a/messaging/service/service.go b/messaging/service/service.go
index 48d411143..609363993 100644
--- a/messaging/service/service.go
+++ b/messaging/service/service.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package service
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/logger"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/actionlog"
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func Initialize(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, s store.Storer, c Config)
 			policy = actionlog.MakeDisabledPolicy()
 		} else if c.ActionLog.Debug {
 			policy = actionlog.MakeDebugPolicy()
-			tee = log
+			tee = logger.MakeDebugLogger()
 		}
 
 		DefaultActionlog = actionlog.NewService(DefaultStore, log, tee, policy)
diff --git a/system/service/service.go b/system/service/service.go
index 38aecf415..a4f91bf23 100644
--- a/system/service/service.go
+++ b/system/service/service.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package service
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/logger"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/actionlog"
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func Initialize(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, s store.Storer, c Config)
 			policy = actionlog.MakeDisabledPolicy()
 		} else if c.ActionLog.Debug {
 			policy = actionlog.MakeDebugPolicy()
-			tee = log
+			tee = logger.MakeDebugLogger()
 		}
 
 		DefaultActionlog = actionlog.NewService(DefaultStore, log, tee, policy)