diff --git a/backend/backend.go b/backend/backend.go
index 65c6e10..f647838 100644
--- a/backend/backend.go
+++ b/backend/backend.go
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ func NewBackend(config *shared.Config, lookup *HostLookup) *Backend {
 }
 
 func (b *Backend) Run() error {
-	r := gin.Default()
+	r := gin.New()
+	r.Use(gin.Recovery())
+
+	if b.config.Verbose {
+		r.Use(gin.Logger())
+	}
 
 	r.GET("/dnsapi/lookup/:qname/:qtype", func(c *gin.Context) {
 		request := &Request{
@@ -34,7 +39,10 @@ func (b *Backend) Run() error {
 				"result": []*Response{response},
 			})
 		} else {
-			log.Printf("Error during lookup: %v", err)
+			if b.config.Verbose {
+				log.Printf("Error during lookup: %v", err)
+			}
+
 			c.JSON(200, gin.H{
 				"result": false,
 			})
diff --git a/frontend/frontend.go b/frontend/frontend.go
index d868e57..c00af83 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.go
+++ b/frontend/frontend.go
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ func NewFrontend(config *shared.Config, hosts shared.HostBackend) *Frontend {
 }
 
 func (f *Frontend) Run() error {
-	r := gin.Default()
+	r := gin.New()
+	r.Use(gin.Recovery())
+
+	if f.config.Verbose {
+		r.Use(gin.Logger())
+	}
+
 	r.SetHTMLTemplate(buildTemplate())
 
 	r.GET("/", func(g *gin.Context) {