diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/settings.py b/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/settings.py
index 9596a203b8ae2b802f444de31994db4501dcfbb4..2e5c7ddbeb79c7a6c93f92b059486669c6add218 100644
--- a/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/settings.py
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/settings.py
@@ -19,52 +19,21 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 LOGGING = {
     'version': 1,
     'disable_existing_loggers': False,
-    'filters': {
-        'require_debug_false': {
-            '()': 'django.utils.log.RequireDebugFalse',
-        },
-        'require_debug_true': {
-            '()': 'django.utils.log.RequireDebugTrue',
-        },
-    },
     'formatters': {
-        'django.server': {
-            '()': 'django.utils.log.ServerFormatter',
-            'format': '%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s',
-        },
-        'lofar': {
+        'lofar_formatter': {
             'format': '%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s',
         },
     },
     'handlers': {
         'console': {
             'level': 'DEBUG',
-            'filters': ['require_debug_true'],
             'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
-        },
-        'django.server': {
-            'level': 'DEBUG',
-            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
-            'formatter': 'django.server',
-        },
-        'mail_admins': {
-            'level': 'ERROR',
-            'filters': ['require_debug_false'],
-            'class': 'django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler'
-        },
-        'lofar': {
-            'level': 'DEBUG',
-            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
-            'formatter': 'lofar',
+            'formatter': 'lofar_formatter',
         },
     },
     'loggers': {
-        'django': {
-            'handlers': ['console', 'mail_admins'],
-            'level': 'INFO',
-        },
         'django.server': {
-            'handlers': ['django.server'],
+            'handlers': ['console'],
             'level': 'INFO',
             'propagate': False,
         },
@@ -77,9 +46,15 @@ LOGGING = {
             'level': 'DEBUG',  # change debug level as appropiate
             'propagate': False,
         },
+        'django.db.backends': {
+            'level': 'DEBUG',
+            'handlers': ['console'],
+            'propagate': False,
+        },
         'lofar': {
-            'handlers': ['lofar'],
+            'handlers': ['console'],
             'level': 'INFO',
+            'propagate': False,
         },
     }
 }