diff --git a/src/utils/metrics.rs b/src/utils/metrics.rs
index 7a4e879..491dee8 100644
--- a/src/utils/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/utils/metrics.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct MetricTypes {
 }
 
 pub static OPEN_FILES: LazyLock<IntGauge> = LazyLock::new(|| register_int_gauge!("aralez_open_files", "Number of open file descriptors").unwrap());
+pub static LOGGING_ERRORS: LazyLock<IntGauge> = LazyLock::new(|| register_int_gauge!("aralez_logging_errors", "Number of log errors").unwrap());
 pub static MEMORY_USAGE: LazyLock<IntGauge> = LazyLock::new(|| register_int_gauge!("aralez_memory_bytes", "Total memory allocated in bytes").unwrap());
 pub static ACTIVE_SESSIONS: LazyLock<IntGauge> = LazyLock::new(|| register_int_gauge!("aralez_active_sessions", "Current number of active sessions").unwrap());
 pub static REQUEST_COUNT: LazyLock<IntCounter> = LazyLock::new(|| register_int_counter!("aralez_requests_total", "Total number of requests handled by Aralez").unwrap());
diff --git a/src/web/bgservice.rs b/src/web/bgservice.rs
index f475a21..055c4ed 100644
--- a/src/web/bgservice.rs
+++ b/src/web/bgservice.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::utils::parceyaml::load_configuration;
 use crate::utils::structs::Configuration;
 use crate::utils::tools::*;
 use crate::utils::*;
+use crate::web::logging::init_logging;
 use crate::web::proxyhttp::LB;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use dashmap::DashMap;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ impl BackgroundService for LB {
             healthcheck::hc2(uu, ff, im, (&*hc_method.to_string(), hc_interval.to_string().parse().unwrap())).await
         }));
         drop(tokio::spawn(async move { refresh_order(certdir, confdir).await }));
-
+        init_logging(self.config.access_log.clone());
         loop {
             tokio::select! {
                 _ = shutdown.changed() => {
diff --git a/src/web/logging.rs b/src/web/logging.rs
index 894cddf..51153a3 100644
--- a/src/web/logging.rs
+++ b/src/web/logging.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,29 @@
+use crate::utils::metrics::LOGGING_ERRORS;
 use log::info;
+use pingora_http::Version;
 use pingora_proxy::Session;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr};
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
-pub static ACCESS_LOG: OnceLock<LogLevel> = OnceLock::new();
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct LogMessage {
+    pub response_code: u16,
+    pub summary: String,
+    pub client_ip: IpAddr,
+    pub version: Version,
+    pub user_agent: String,
+}
+static LOG_SENDER: OnceLock<mpsc::Sender<LogMessage>> = OnceLock::new();
+static ACCESS_LOG: OnceLock<LogLevel> = OnceLock::new();
+const LOG_BUFFER: usize = 16384;
 
 pub fn init_access_log(level_str: &str) {
     let level = LogLevel::from_str(level_str);
     let _ = ACCESS_LOG.set(level);
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum LogLevel {
     Access,
     Error,
@@ -47,11 +61,37 @@ pub fn access_log(response_code: u16, summary: &str, session: &Session) {
 
     let user_agent = session.req_header().headers.get("user-agent").and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok()).unwrap_or("-");
 
-    info!(
-        "{}, response code: {response_code}, client: {}, version: {:?}, useragent: {}",
-        summary,
-        ip,
-        session.req_header().version,
-        user_agent,
-    );
+    let log = LogMessage {
+        response_code,
+        summary: summary.to_owned(),
+        client_ip: ip,
+        version: session.req_header().version,
+        user_agent: user_agent.to_owned(),
+    };
+
+    if let Some(sender) = LOG_SENDER.get() {
+        let sender = sender;
+        if let Err(_) = sender.try_send(log) {
+            LOGGING_ERRORS.inc();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn init_logging(enabled: Option<String>) {
+    if let Some(_) = enabled {
+        LOGGING_ERRORS.set(0);
+        info!("Enabling {:?} log, with buffer of {} messages", ACCESS_LOG.get().unwrap_or(&LogLevel::None), LOG_BUFFER);
+        let (ltx, lrx) = mpsc::channel(LOG_BUFFER);
+        LOG_SENDER.set(ltx).unwrap();
+        std::thread::spawn(move || log_receiver(lrx));
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn log_receiver(mut receiver: mpsc::Receiver<LogMessage>) {
+    while let Some(msg) = receiver.blocking_recv() {
+        info!(
+            "{}, {}, client: {}, version: {:?}, useragent: {}",
+            msg.response_code, msg.summary, msg.client_ip, msg.version, msg.user_agent,
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/web/proxyhttp.rs b/src/web/proxyhttp.rs
index ec79533..a2bc60e 100644
--- a/src/web/proxyhttp.rs
+++ b/src/web/proxyhttp.rs
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ impl ProxyHttp for LB {
                                     let header = ResponseHeader::build(429, None)?;
                                     session.set_keepalive(None);
                                     session.write_response_header(Box::new(header), true).await?;
-                                    // if let (Some(oi), Some(oa)) = (&_ctx.hostname, rate_key) {
-                                    //     warn!("Limit 4XX: {}-rps exceed on {} from {} path {}", rate, oi, oa, session.req_header().uri.path());
-                                    // }
                                     return Ok(true);
                                 }
                             }
@@ -109,9 +106,6 @@ impl ProxyHttp for LB {
                                 let header = ResponseHeader::build(429, None)?;
                                 session.set_keepalive(None);
                                 session.write_response_header(Box::new(header), true).await?;
-                                // if let (Some(oi), Some(oa)) = (&_ctx.hostname, rate_key) {
-                                //     warn!("Limit: {}-rps exceed on {} from {}", rate, oi, oa);
-                                // }
                                 return Ok(true);
                             }
                         }