diff --git a/src/DigitalData.Auth.API/Program.cs b/src/DigitalData.Auth.API/Program.cs
index 617b9e1..a632e03 100644
--- a/src/DigitalData.Auth.API/Program.cs
+++ b/src/DigitalData.Auth.API/Program.cs
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ logger.Info("Logging initialized.");
 try
 {
     var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
-
-    builder.Logging.ClearProviders();
+        
     builder.Logging.SetMinimumLevel(Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel.Trace);
-    builder.Host.UseNLog();
 
-    builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("consumer-repository.json", true, true);
+    if (!builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
+    {
+        builder.Logging.ClearProviders();
+        builder.Host.UseNLog();
+    }
 
     builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("consumer-repository.json", true, true);