diff --git a/pkg/common/cmd/root.go b/pkg/common/cmd/root.go
index d27c51091..3f2057c40 100644
--- a/pkg/common/cmd/root.go
+++ b/pkg/common/cmd/root.go
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ func NewRootCmd() (rootCmd *RootCmd) {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			log.InitFromConfig("newlog")
-			return nil
+			return log.InitFromConfig("newlog")
 		},
 	}
 	rootCmd.Command = c
diff --git a/pkg/common/logger/log.go b/pkg/common/logger/log.go
index 0b3d12cad..15cd6d14a 100644
--- a/pkg/common/logger/log.go
+++ b/pkg/common/logger/log.go
@@ -7,39 +7,22 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
 
 var (
-	discardLogger        = logr.Discard()
-	defaultLogger Logger = LogRLogger(discardLogger)
-	pkgLogger     Logger = LogRLogger(discardLogger)
+	pkgLogger Logger = &ZapLogger{}
 )
 
 // InitFromConfig initializes a Zap-based logger
-func InitFromConfig(name string) {
-	//var c zap.Config
-	//file, _ := os.Create(config.Config.Log.StorageLocation)
-	//writeSyncer := zapcore.AddSync(file)
-
+func InitFromConfig(name string) error {
 	l, err := NewZapLogger()
-	if err == nil {
-		setLogger(l, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-}
-
-// GetLogger returns the logger that was set with SetLogger with an extra depth of 1
-func GetLogger() Logger {
-	return defaultLogger
-}
-
-// SetLogger lets you use a custom logger. Pass in a logr.Logger with default depth
-func setLogger(l Logger, name string) {
-	defaultLogger = l.WithCallDepth(1).WithName(name)
-	// pkg wrapper needs to drop two levels of depth
 	pkgLogger = l.WithCallDepth(2).WithName(name)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func Debug(ctx context.Context, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
@@ -58,14 +41,6 @@ func Error(ctx context.Context, msg string, err error, keysAndValues ...interfac
 	pkgLogger.Error(ctx, msg, err, keysAndValues...)
 }
 
-func ParseZapLevel(level string) zapcore.Level {
-	lvl := zapcore.InfoLevel
-	if level != "" {
-		_ = lvl.UnmarshalText([]byte(level))
-	}
-	return lvl
-}
-
 type Logger interface {
 	Debug(ctx context.Context, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{})
 	Info(ctx context.Context, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{})
@@ -94,8 +69,13 @@ func NewZapLogger() (*ZapLogger, error) {
 		Development:      true,
 		Encoding:         "json",
 		EncoderConfig:    zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig(),
-		OutputPaths:      []string{config.Config.Log.StorageLocation},
+		OutputPaths:      []string{"stdout", config.Config.Log.StorageLocation + "openIM2.log"},
 		ErrorOutputPaths: []string{config.Config.Log.StorageLocation},
+		Sampling: &zap.SamplingConfig{
+			Initial:    0,
+			Thereafter: 0,
+			Hook:       nil,
+		},
 	}
 	l, err := zapConfig.Build()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -103,35 +83,8 @@ func NewZapLogger() (*ZapLogger, error) {
 	}
 	zl := &ZapLogger{
 		unsampled: l.Sugar(),
-		//SampleDuration: time.Duration(conf.ItemSampleSeconds) * time.Second,
-		//SampleInitial:  conf.ItemSampleInitial,
-		//SampleInterval: conf.ItemSampleInterval,
 	}
 
-	//if conf.Sample {
-	//	// use a sampling logger for the main logger
-	//	samplingConf := &zap.SamplingConfig{
-	//		Initial:    conf.SampleInitial,
-	//		Thereafter: conf.SampleInterval,
-	//	}
-	//	// sane defaults
-	//	if samplingConf.Initial == 0 {
-	//		samplingConf.Initial = 20
-	//	}
-	//	if samplingConf.Thereafter == 0 {
-	//		samplingConf.Thereafter = 100
-	//	}
-	//	zl.zap = l.WithOptions(zap.WrapCore(func(core zapcore.Core) zapcore.Core {
-	//		return zapcore.NewSamplerWithOptions(
-	//			core,
-	//			time.Second,
-	//			samplingConf.Initial,
-	//			samplingConf.Thereafter,
-	//		)
-	//	})).Sugar()
-	//} else {
-	//	zl.zap = zl.unsampled
-	//}
 	return zl, nil
 }
 
@@ -168,7 +121,6 @@ func (l *ZapLogger) Error(ctx context.Context, msg string, err error, keysAndVal
 func (l *ZapLogger) WithValues(keysAndValues ...interface{}) Logger {
 	dup := *l
 	dup.zap = l.zap.With(keysAndValues...)
-	// mirror unsampled logger too
 	if l.unsampled == l.zap {
 		dup.unsampled = dup.zap
 	} else {
@@ -223,55 +175,3 @@ func (l *ZapLogger) WithoutSampler() Logger {
 	dup.zap = l.unsampled
 	return &dup
 }
-
-type LogRLogger logr.Logger
-
-func (l LogRLogger) toLogr() logr.Logger {
-	if logr.Logger(l).GetSink() == nil {
-		return discardLogger
-	}
-	return logr.Logger(l)
-}
-
-func (l LogRLogger) Debug(ctx context.Context, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
-	keysAndValues = append([]interface{}{constant.OperationID, tracelog.GetOperationID(ctx)}, keysAndValues...)
-	l.toLogr().V(1).Info(msg, keysAndValues...)
-}
-
-func (l LogRLogger) Info(ctx context.Context, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
-	keysAndValues = append([]interface{}{constant.OperationID, tracelog.GetOperationID(ctx)}, keysAndValues...)
-	l.toLogr().Info(msg, keysAndValues...)
-}
-
-func (l LogRLogger) Warn(ctx context.Context, msg string, err error, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
-	if err != nil {
-		keysAndValues = append(keysAndValues, "error", err)
-	}
-	keysAndValues = append([]interface{}{constant.OperationID, tracelog.GetOperationID(ctx)}, keysAndValues...)
-	l.toLogr().Info(msg, keysAndValues...)
-}
-
-func (l LogRLogger) Error(ctx context.Context, msg string, err error, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
-	keysAndValues = append([]interface{}{constant.OperationID, tracelog.GetOperationID(ctx)}, keysAndValues...)
-	l.toLogr().Error(err, msg, keysAndValues...)
-}
-
-func (l LogRLogger) WithValues(keysAndValues ...interface{}) Logger {
-	return LogRLogger(l.toLogr().WithValues(keysAndValues...))
-}
-
-func (l LogRLogger) WithName(name string) Logger {
-	return LogRLogger(l.toLogr().WithName(name))
-}
-
-func (l LogRLogger) WithCallDepth(depth int) Logger {
-	return LogRLogger(l.toLogr().WithCallDepth(depth))
-}
-
-func (l LogRLogger) WithItemSampler() Logger {
-	return l
-}
-
-func (l LogRLogger) WithoutSampler() Logger {
-	return l
-}