diff --git a/backend/src/server/createServer.ts b/backend/src/server/createServer.ts
index c9c4b710c..895a16dd4 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/createServer.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/createServer.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ type ServerDef = { apollo: ApolloServer; app: Express; con: Connection }
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 const createServer = async (context: any = serverContext): Promise<ServerDef> => {
-  const logger = log4js.getLogger('server.createServer')
-  logger.trace('createServer...')
+  const logger = log4js.getLogger('backend.server.createServer')
+  logger.addContext('user', 'unknown')
+  logger.debug('createServer...')
 
   // open mysql connection
   const con = await connection()
@@ -43,12 +44,7 @@ const createServer = async (context: any = serverContext): Promise<ServerDef> =>
   // check for correct database version
   const dbVersion = await checkDBVersion(CONFIG.DB_VERSION)
   if (!dbVersion) {
-    logger.fatal(
-      'Missmatching Database Versions! configured=' +
-        CONFIG.DB_VERSION +
-        ', dbVersion=' +
-        dbVersion,
-    )
+    logger.fatal('Fatal: Database Version incorrect')
     throw new Error('Fatal: Database Version incorrect')
   }
 
@@ -76,7 +72,7 @@ const createServer = async (context: any = serverContext): Promise<ServerDef> =>
     logger,
   })
   apollo.applyMiddleware({ app, path: '/' })
-  logger.trace('createServer...successful')
+  logger.debug('createServer...successful')
   return { apollo, app, con }
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/typeorm/DBVersion.ts b/backend/src/typeorm/DBVersion.ts
index a8cb70489..94d17007a 100644
--- a/backend/src/typeorm/DBVersion.ts
+++ b/backend/src/typeorm/DBVersion.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import { Migration } from '@entity/Migration'
+import log4js from '@/server/logger'
+
+const logger = log4js.getLogger('backend.DBVersion')
+logger.addContext('user', 'unknown')
 
 const getDBVersion = async (): Promise<string | null> => {
   try {
     const dbVersion = await Migration.findOne({ order: { version: 'DESC' } })
     return dbVersion ? dbVersion.fileName : null
   } catch (error) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.log(error)
+    logger.error(error)
     return null
   }
 }
@@ -14,8 +17,7 @@ const getDBVersion = async (): Promise<string | null> => {
 const checkDBVersion = async (DB_VERSION: string): Promise<boolean> => {
   const dbVersion = await getDBVersion()
   if (!dbVersion || dbVersion.indexOf(DB_VERSION) === -1) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.log(
+    logger.error(
       `Wrong database version detected - the backend requires '${DB_VERSION}' but found '${
         dbVersion || 'None'
       }`,