diff --git a/src/bootstrap/logging.rs b/src/bootstrap/logging.rs
index a1441827..303c5775 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/logging.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/logging.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub fn setup() {
 
 fn config_level_or_default(log_level: &Option<String>) -> LevelFilter {
     match log_level {
-        None => log::LevelFilter::Warn,
+        None => log::LevelFilter::Info,
         Some(level) => LevelFilter::from_str(level).unwrap(),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/databases/mysql.rs b/src/databases/mysql.rs
index 5e3206db..2af56f3e 100644
--- a/src/databases/mysql.rs
+++ b/src/databases/mysql.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
-use sqlx::mysql::MySqlPoolOptions;
-use sqlx::{query, query_as, Acquire, MySqlPool};
+use sqlx::mysql::{MySqlConnectOptions, MySqlPoolOptions};
+use sqlx::{query, query_as, Acquire, ConnectOptions, MySqlPool};
 
 use crate::databases::database;
 use crate::databases::database::{Category, Database, Driver, Sorting, TorrentCompact};
@@ -25,8 +28,13 @@ impl Database for Mysql {
     }
 
     async fn new(database_url: &str) -> Self {
+        let mut connection_options = MySqlConnectOptions::from_str(database_url).expect("Unable to create connection options.");
+        connection_options
+            .log_statements(log::LevelFilter::Error)
+            .log_slow_statements(log::LevelFilter::Warn, Duration::from_secs(1));
+
         let db = MySqlPoolOptions::new()
-            .connect(database_url)
+            .connect_with(connection_options)
             .await
             .expect("Unable to create database pool.");
 
diff --git a/src/databases/sqlite.rs b/src/databases/sqlite.rs
index 31bec6a2..75a10cd2 100644
--- a/src/databases/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/databases/sqlite.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
-use sqlx::sqlite::SqlitePoolOptions;
-use sqlx::{query, query_as, Acquire, SqlitePool};
+use sqlx::sqlite::{SqliteConnectOptions, SqlitePoolOptions};
+use sqlx::{query, query_as, Acquire, ConnectOptions, SqlitePool};
 
 use crate::databases::database;
 use crate::databases::database::{Category, Database, Driver, Sorting, TorrentCompact};
@@ -25,8 +28,13 @@ impl Database for Sqlite {
     }
 
     async fn new(database_url: &str) -> Self {
+        let mut connection_options = SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(database_url).expect("Unable to create connection options.");
+        connection_options
+            .log_statements(log::LevelFilter::Error)
+            .log_slow_statements(log::LevelFilter::Warn, Duration::from_secs(1));
+
         let db = SqlitePoolOptions::new()
-            .connect(database_url)
+            .connect_with(connection_options)
             .await
             .expect("Unable to create database pool.");