diff --git a/cmd/portal/main.go b/cmd/portal/main.go
index 3cd7961..a5e9dfb 100644
--- a/cmd/portal/main.go
+++ b/cmd/portal/main.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	cfg, err := config.NewManager()
 
-	logger, logLevel := _logger.NewLogger()
-	cfg, err := config.NewManager(logger)
+	logger, logLevel := _logger.NewLogger(cfg)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatal("Failed to load config", zap.Error(err))
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index a4aea88..a776351 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ type Manager struct {
 	changes bool
 }
 
-func NewManager(logger *zap.Logger) (*Manager, error) {
-	v, err := newConfig(logger)
+func NewManager() (*Manager, error) {
+	v, err := newConfig(nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/logger/logger.go b/logger/logger.go
index 4518f36..6bd668a 100644
--- a/logger/logger.go
+++ b/logger/logger.go
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package logger
 import (
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/config"
+
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
@@ -14,13 +15,13 @@ func NewFallbackLogger() *zap.Logger {
 	return logger
 }
 
-func NewLogger() (*zap.Logger, *zap.AtomicLevel) {
+func NewLogger(cm *config.Manager) (*zap.Logger, *zap.AtomicLevel) {
 
 	// Create a new atomic level
 	atomicLevel := zap.NewAtomicLevel()
 
 	// Set initial log level, for example, info level
-	atomicLevel.SetLevel(mapLogLevel(viper.GetString("core.log.level")))
+	atomicLevel.SetLevel(mapLogLevel(cm.Config().Core.Log.Level))
 
 	// Create the logger with the atomic level
 	logger := zap.New(zapcore.NewCore(