diff --git a/app/cli.go b/app/cli.go
index 61042e6a5..5d9b0e770 100644
--- a/app/cli.go
+++ b/app/cli.go
@@ -42,20 +42,23 @@ func (app *CortezaApp) InitCLI() {
 		// loaded at this point!
 		app.Opt = options.Init()
 
-		app.Log.Warn("loading plugins", zap.String("paths", app.Opt.Plugins.Paths))
-		if app.Opt.Plugins.Enabled {
-			var paths []string
-			paths, err = plugin.Resolve(app.Opt.Plugins.Paths)
+		{
+			log := app.Log.Named("plugins")
+			if app.Opt.Plugins.Enabled && len(app.Opt.Plugins.Paths) > 0 {
+				log.Warn("loading", zap.String("paths", app.Opt.Plugins.Paths))
 
-			app.Log.Warn("loading plugins", zap.Strings("paths", paths))
+				var paths []string
+				paths, err = plugin.Resolve(app.Opt.Plugins.Paths)
+				log.Warn("loading", zap.Strings("resolved-paths", paths))
 
-			app.plugins, err = plugin.Load(paths...)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				app.plugins, err = plugin.Load(paths...)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			} else {
+				// Empty set of plugins
+				app.plugins = plugin.Set{}
 			}
-		} else {
-			// Empty set of plugins
-			app.plugins = plugin.Set{}
 		}
 
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/logger/logger.go b/pkg/logger/logger.go
index 9392cb0bc..2cd3767df 100644
--- a/pkg/logger/logger.go
+++ b/pkg/logger/logger.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package logger
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/options"
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	opt           = options.Log()
 	defaultLogger = zap.NewNop()
 )
 
@@ -26,38 +26,76 @@ func SetDefault(logger *zap.Logger) {
 	defaultLogger = logger
 }
 
-// Init (re)initializes logger according to the settings
+// Init (re)initializes global logger according to the settings
+//
+// It also peaks into http-server options to determinate if log events
+// should be buffered for use from web console
 func Init() {
-	if opt.Debug {
-		// Do we want to enable debug logger
-		// with a bit more dev-friendly output
-		defaultLogger = MakeDebugLogger()
-		defaultLogger.Debug("full debug mode enabled")
-		return
-	}
-
 	var (
-		conf        = applyOptions(zap.NewProductionConfig(), opt)
-		logger, err = conf.Build()
+		// @todo this should probably be refactored by adding a new option to LogOpt
+		//       that controls if we create a buffered output as well; and when not explicitly
+		//       set, we take state of web-console as a base
+		hSrvOpt = options.HttpServer()
+		logger  = Must(Make(options.Log()))
 	)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+	if hSrvOpt.WebConsoleEnabled {
+		// web console is the only thing right now
+		// that needs logger to buffer events for later access
+		logger = withDebugBuffer(logger)
 	}
 
-	logger = applySpecials(defaultLogger, opt)
-	logger = withDebugBuffer(logger)
-
 	defaultLogger = logger
 }
 
+// Make creates a logger (debug or production) according to options
+func Make(opt *options.LogOpt) (logger *zap.Logger, err error) {
+	if opt.Debug {
+		// Do we want to enable debug logger
+		// with a bit more dev-friendly output
+		logger, err = Debug(opt)
+	} else {
+		logger, err = Production(opt)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	logger = withFilter(logger, opt.Filter)
+	logger = withStacktraceLevel(logger, opt.StacktraceLevel)
+
+	return logger, nil
+}
+
 func MakeDebugLogger() *zap.Logger {
-	dbgOpt := *opt
-	dbgOpt.Debug = true
-	dbgOpt.Level = "debug"
+	return Must(Debug(options.Log()))
+}
+
+// Must is a utility function that panics if given log maker returns an error
+func Must(logger *zap.Logger, err error) *zap.Logger {
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to configure logger: %w", err))
+	}
+
+	return logger
+}
+
+// Debug prepares debug logger using options
+func Debug(opt *options.LogOpt) (*zap.Logger, error) {
+	var (
+		// make a copy of debug options so that we do not
+		dbgOpt = &options.LogOpt{
+			Debug:           true,
+			Level:           "debug",
+			Filter:          opt.Filter,
+			IncludeCaller:   opt.IncludeCaller,
+			StacktraceLevel: opt.StacktraceLevel,
+		}
+	)
 
 	var (
-		conf = applyOptions(zap.NewDevelopmentConfig(), &dbgOpt)
+		conf = applyOptionsToConfig(zap.NewDevelopmentConfig(), dbgOpt)
 	)
 
 	// Print log level in colors
@@ -68,18 +106,19 @@ func MakeDebugLogger() *zap.Logger {
 		enc.AppendString(t.Format("15:04:05.000"))
 	}
 
-	logger, err := conf.Build()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	return conf.Build()
+}
 
-	logger = withDebugBuffer(logger)
+func Production(opt *options.LogOpt) (*zap.Logger, error) {
+	var (
+		conf = applyOptionsToConfig(zap.NewProductionConfig(), opt)
+	)
 
-	return applySpecials(logger, &dbgOpt)
+	return conf.Build()
 }
 
 // Applies options from environment variables
-func applyOptions(conf zap.Config, opt *options.LogOpt) zap.Config {
+func applyOptionsToConfig(conf zap.Config, opt *options.LogOpt) zap.Config {
 	// LOG_LEVEL
 	conf.Level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(mustParseLevel(opt.Level))
 
@@ -91,18 +130,25 @@ func applyOptions(conf zap.Config, opt *options.LogOpt) zap.Config {
 	return conf
 }
 
-// Applies "special" options - filtering and conditional stack-level
-func applySpecials(l *zap.Logger, opt *options.LogOpt) *zap.Logger {
-	if len(opt.Filter) > 0 {
-		// LOG_FILTER
-		l = zap.New(zapfilter.NewFilteringCore(l.Core(), zapfilter.MustParseRules(opt.Filter)))
+// Applies filtering options
+//
+// This is controlled with LOG_FILTER environmental var
+func withFilter(l *zap.Logger, filter string) *zap.Logger {
+	if len(filter) > 0 {
+		l = zap.New(zapfilter.NewFilteringCore(l.Core(), zapfilter.MustParseRules(filter)))
 	}
 
-	// LOG_STACKTRACE_LEVEL
-	return l.WithOptions(zap.AddStacktrace(mustParseLevel(opt.StacktraceLevel)))
+	return l
 }
 
-// adds Tee logger that copies all log messages to debug buffer
+// Applies stacktrace level options
+//
+// This is controlled with LOG_STACKTRACE_LEVEL environmental var
+func withStacktraceLevel(l *zap.Logger, level string) *zap.Logger {
+	return l.WithOptions(zap.AddStacktrace(mustParseLevel(level)))
+}
+
+// Adds Tee logger that copies all log messages to debug buffer
 func withDebugBuffer(in *zap.Logger) *zap.Logger {
 	return zap.New(zapcore.NewTee(
 		in.Core(),
diff --git a/pkg/logger/rrbuf.go b/pkg/logger/rrbuf.go
index 2eac2973a..468c7d86e 100644
--- a/pkg/logger/rrbuf.go
+++ b/pkg/logger/rrbuf.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type (
 )
 
 const (
+	// allowing 10k entries (no limiting the entry size)
 	debugLogCap = 10240
 )
 
@@ -40,7 +41,13 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
+// WriteLogBuffer provides access to default debug log buffer
 func WriteLogBuffer(w io.Writer, after, limit int) (_ int, err error) {
+	return writeLogBuffer(w, debugLogRR, after, limit)
+}
+
+// writes stream of entries from log buffer into provided writer array of JSON objects.
+func writeLogBuffer(w io.Writer, logBuf *rr, after, limit int) (_ int, err error) {
 	var (
 		// was at least one entry outputted?
 		has bool
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ func WriteLogBuffer(w io.Writer, after, limit int) (_ int, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	for _, e := range debugLogRR.buf {
+	for _, e := range logBuf.buf {
 		if after >= e.num {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -100,6 +107,7 @@ func (r *rr) append(ent []byte) {
 	}
 }
 
+// DebugBufferedLogger provides buffered logger compatible with zap.
 func DebugBufferedLogger(out *rr) *debugBufferingLogger {
 	var encConf = zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()
 	encConf.EncodeTime = zapcore.RFC3339NanoTimeEncoder