diff --git a/content/content_manager.go b/content/content_manager.go
index 2c55d0d..1ccb84e 100644
--- a/content/content_manager.go
+++ b/content/content_manager.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func GetContent(relativePath string, contentType string, format string, hash int) models.ContentModel {
-	log.Info().Msgf("getting content for path : %s", relativePath)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("getting content for path : %s", relativePath)
 	// get path info
 	osPath := GetOSPath(relativePath)
 	info, err := os.Lstat(osPath)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func GetContent(relativePath string, contentType string, format string, hash int
 
 	var model models.ContentModel
 
-	log.Info().Msgf("%t", info.IsDir())
+	log.Debug().Msgf("Is directory %t", info.IsDir())
 	if info.IsDir() {
 		model = getDirectoryModel(relativePath)
 	} else {
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ func GetContent(relativePath string, contentType string, format string, hash int
 }
 
 func getNotebookModel(path string) models.ContentModel {
-	log.Info().Msg("Notebook model")
 
 	// fmt.Println(path)
 	osPath := GetOSPath(path)
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ func nbformatReads(data string, version int, capture_validation_error bool) OutN
 }
 
 func getDirectoryModel(relativePath string) models.ContentModel {
-	log.Info().Msgf("relative path %s", relativePath)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("relative path %s", relativePath)
 	abspath := GetOSPath(relativePath)
 
 	info, err := os.Lstat(abspath)
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ func getDirectoryModel(relativePath string) models.ContentModel {
 		Path:          relativePath,
 		Last_modified: info.ModTime().GoString(),
 	}
-	// fmt.Println(path)
 
 	dir, err := os.Open(abspath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -119,8 +117,6 @@ func getDirectoryModel(relativePath string) models.ContentModel {
 }
 
 func getFileModel(abspath, relativePath, fileName string) models.ContentModel {
-	// log.Info().Msgf("abs  path %s", abspath)
-	// log.Info().Msgf("relative  path %s", relativePath)
 
 	os_path := filepath.Join(abspath, fileName)
 
@@ -175,8 +171,8 @@ func getFileModelWithContent(path string) models.ContentModel {
 
 func read_file2(path string, fileName string) string {
 	extension := filepath.Ext(fileName)
-	log.Info().Msgf("reading path extension: %s", extension)
-	log.Info().Msgf("reading path: %s", path)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("reading path extension: %s", extension)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("reading path: %s", path)
 	file, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -188,7 +184,7 @@ func read_file2(path string, fileName string) string {
 }
 
 func read_file(path string) string {
-	log.Info().Msgf("reading path: %s", path)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("reading path: %s", path)
 	file, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/kernel/kernel_manager.go b/kernel/kernel_manager.go
index 90a999e..6e514f7 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel_manager.go
+++ b/kernel/kernel_manager.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (km *KernelManager) asyncPrestartKernel(kernelName string) ([]string, map[s
 
 	kw := km.preLaunch()
 	kernelCmd := kw["cmd"].([]string)
-	log.Info().Msgf("kenelName: %s", kernelName)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("kenelName: %s", kernelName)
 	return kernelCmd, kw
 }
 
@@ -92,20 +92,17 @@ func isLocalIP(ip string) bool {
 *********************************************************************/
 
 func (km *KernelManager) asyncLaunchKernel(kernelCmd []string, kw map[string]interface{}) {
-	// log.Info().Msgf("kw : %s", kw)
-	// log.Info().Msgf("cmd : %s", kernelCmd)
-
 	ConnectionInfo := km.Provisioner.LaunchKernel(kernelCmd, kw, km.ConnectionFile)
-	log.Info().Msgf("connectionInfo: %s", ConnectionInfo)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("connectionInfo: %s", ConnectionInfo)
 }
 
 func (km *KernelManager) preLaunch() map[string]interface{} {
 
 	if km.ConnectionInfo.Transport == "tcp" && !isLocalIP(km.ConnectionInfo.IP) {
-		log.Info().Msg("Can only launch a kernel on a local interface.")
+		log.Debug().Msg("Can only launch a kernel on a local interface.")
 	}
-	// log.Info().Msgf("cache ports: %t", km.CachePorts)
-	// log.Info().Msgf("km.Provisioner.PortsCached %t", km.Provisioner.PortsCached)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("cache ports: %t", km.CachePorts)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("km.Provisioner.PortsCached %t", km.Provisioner.PortsCached)
 
 	if km.CachePorts && !km.Provisioner.PortsCached {
 		km.ConnectionInfo.ShellPort, _ = findAvailablePort()
@@ -113,16 +110,15 @@ func (km *KernelManager) preLaunch() map[string]interface{} {
 		km.ConnectionInfo.StdinPort, _ = findAvailablePort()
 		km.ConnectionInfo.HbPort, _ = findAvailablePort()
 		km.ConnectionInfo.ControlPort, _ = findAvailablePort()
-		log.Info().Msgf("connectionInfo : %+v", km.ConnectionInfo)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("connectionInfo : %+v", km.ConnectionInfo)
 	}
-	log.Info().Msgf("km.ConnectionFile : %+v", km.ConnectionFile)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("km.ConnectionFile : %+v", km.ConnectionFile)
 
 	km.writeConnectionFile(km.ConnectionFile)
-	// km.writeConnectionFile("kernelConnection.json")
 
 	kernelCmd := km.formatKernelCmd()
-	log.Info().Msgf("kernel cmd is %s", kernelCmd)
-	// the following one is from super
+	log.Debug().Msgf("kernel cmd is %s", kernelCmd)
+
 	env := make(map[string]interface{})
 	env["cmd"] = kernelCmd
 	env["env"] = os.Environ()
diff --git a/kernel/kernel_session.go b/kernel/kernel_session.go
index 49d3385..518649d 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel_session.go
+++ b/kernel/kernel_session.go
@@ -95,26 +95,20 @@ func (ks *KernelSession) Send(
 	metadata map[string]interface{},
 ) Message {
 
-	log.Info().Msg("================sending the message===============")
-
 	var msg Message
 	switch v := msgOrType.(type) {
 	case Message:
-		// log.Print("received Message type")
 		msg = v
 		if buffers == nil {
-			// fill the buffer with msg buffers
 			buffers = msg.Buffers
 		}
 	case string:
-		// kernel info request goes
-		// log.Print("received String type")
 		msg = ks.createMsg(v, content, parent, header, metadata)
 	default:
-		log.Info().Msgf("msg_or_type must be of type Message or string, got %T", v)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("msg_or_type must be of type Message or string, got %T", v)
 	}
 
-	log.Info().Msgf("message is %+v", msg)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("message is %+v", msg)
 
 	if ks.CheckPid && os.Getpid() != ks.Pid {
 		log.Info().Msgf("WARNING: attempted to send message from fork %+v", msg)
@@ -161,9 +155,9 @@ func (ks *KernelSession) Send(
 	tracker, _ = stream.SendMessage(toSend)
 
 	if ks.Debug {
-		log.Info().Msgf("Message: %s\n", msg.MsgId)
-		log.Info().Msgf("ToSend: %s\n", toSend)
-		log.Info().Msgf("Buffers: %s\n", buffers)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("Message: %s\n", msg.MsgId)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("ToSend: %s\n", toSend)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("Buffers: %s\n", buffers)
 	}
 
 	msg.Tracker = tracker
@@ -189,12 +183,12 @@ func (ks *KernelSession) serialize(msg Message, ident [][]byte) [][]byte {
 		json_packer(msg.Content), // []byte("kernel_info_request"),
 	}
 	to_send := [][]byte{}
-	// log.Info().Msgf("real message is %s", realMessage)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("real message is %s", realMessage)
 	signature := ks.sign(realMessage)
 	to_send = append(to_send, []byte(DELIM))
 	to_send = append(to_send, []byte(signature))
 	to_send = append(to_send, realMessage...)
-	// log.Info().Msgf("after signing message is %s", realMessage)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("after signing message is %s", realMessage)
 	return to_send
 }
 
@@ -268,7 +262,7 @@ func (ks *KernelSession) deserialize(
 	// message.Buffers = msgList[5:]
 
 	// Debug print
-	fmt.Printf("Message: %+v\n", message)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("Message: %+v\n", message)
 
 	// Adapt to the current version (implement as needed)
 	// message = adapt(message)
diff --git a/kernel/kernel_supervisor.go b/kernel/kernel_supervisor.go
index 1323205..2cfcec1 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel_supervisor.go
+++ b/kernel/kernel_supervisor.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package kernel
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
@@ -12,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zasper-io/zasper/models"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
 var ZasperPendingKernels map[string]KernelManager
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func StartKernelManager(kernelPath string, kernelName string, env map[string]str
 	kernelId := uuid.New().String()
 
 	km, kernel_name, kernel_id := createKernelManager(kernelName, kernelId)
-	log.Println(km, kernel_name, kernel_id)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("%v | %v | %v ", km, kernel_name, kernel_id)
 
 	km.StartKernel(kernelName)
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ func createKernelManager(kernelName string, kernelId string) (KernelManager, str
 	km.ConnectionInfo.Transport = "tcp"
 	km.ConnectionInfo.IP = "127.0.0.1"
 	km.Session = getSession()
-	log.Println("session is", km.Session)
+	log.Info().Msgf("session is %v", km.Session)
 	return km, kernelName, kernelId
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/launcher/launcher.go b/kernel/launcher/launcher.go
index f4fbf47..e7077bb 100644
--- a/kernel/launcher/launcher.go
+++ b/kernel/launcher/launcher.go
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ func LaunchKernel(kernelCmd []string, kw map[string]interface{}, connFile string
 		}
 	}()
 
-	log.Info().Msg("Process started successfully")
+	log.Debug().Msg("Process started successfully")
 	return cmd.Process
 }
diff --git a/kernel/provisioner/local_provisioner.go b/kernel/provisioner/local_provisioner.go
index ecc105b..272791c 100644
--- a/kernel/provisioner/local_provisioner.go
+++ b/kernel/provisioner/local_provisioner.go
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ type LocalProvisioner struct {
 func (provisioner *LocalProvisioner) LaunchKernel(kernelCmd []string, kw map[string]interface{}, connFile string) KernelConnectionInfo {
 	process := launcher.LaunchKernel(kernelCmd, kw, connFile)
 	provisioner.Pid = process.Pid
-	log.Info().Msgf("kernel launched with pid: %d", process.Pid)
+	log.Debug().Msgf("kernel launched with pid: %d", process.Pid)
 	return provisioner.ConnectionInfo
 }
diff --git a/kernel/utils.go b/kernel/utils.go
index 2ab7e2b..ffc81e0 100644
--- a/kernel/utils.go
+++ b/kernel/utils.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func findAvailablePort() (int, error) {
 		if portExists(port) {
 			continue
 		}
-		// log.Info().Msgf("check port %d", port)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("check port %d", port)
 		l, err := net.Listen("tcp", ":"+strconv.Itoa(port))
 		if err == nil {
 			currentlyUsedPorts = append(currentlyUsedPorts, port)
diff --git a/kernelspec/kernelspec_manager.go b/kernelspec/kernelspec_manager.go
index 4a88504..56205d2 100644
--- a/kernelspec/kernelspec_manager.go
+++ b/kernelspec/kernelspec_manager.go
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ package kernelspec
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/zasper-io/zasper/core"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
 type KernelspecResponse struct {
@@ -99,14 +100,14 @@ func fromResourceDir(resourceDir string) KernelSpecJsonData {
 	*/
 
 	kernelFile := filepath.Join(resourceDir, "kernel.json")
-	log.Println("loading file", kernelFile)
+	log.Info().Msgf("loading file %s", kernelFile)
 	byteValue, _ := os.ReadFile(kernelFile)
 
 	var kernelSpecJsonData KernelSpecJsonData
 
 	err := json.Unmarshal(byteValue, &kernelSpecJsonData)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("error encountered")
+		log.Info().Msg("error encountered")
 	}
 	log.Print(kernelSpecJsonData)
 	kernelSpecJsonData.ResourceDir = resourceDir
@@ -192,10 +193,10 @@ func getKernelDirs() []string {
 func listKernelsIn(kernelDir string) map[string]string {
 	dir, err := os.Open(kernelDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("No kernels found in", kernelDir)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("No kernels found in %s", kernelDir)
 		return nil
 	}
-	log.Println("kernels found in", kernelDir)
+	log.Info().Msgf("kernels found in %s", kernelDir)
 	files, err := dir.Readdir(0)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
diff --git a/websocket/channels.go b/websocket/channels.go
index 332ff40..f15d594 100644
--- a/websocket/channels.go
+++ b/websocket/channels.go
@@ -194,20 +194,19 @@ func (kwsConn *KernelWebSocketConnection) nudge() {
 			if socket.Socket == nil {
 				continue
 			}
-			fmt.Print("Polling .....")
+			log.Debug().Msgf("Polling .....")
 			switch s := socket.Socket; s {
 			case transient_shell_channel:
 				msg, _ := s.Recv(0)
-				fmt.Printf("Received from Shell socket: %s\n", msg)
+				log.Debug().Msgf("Received from Shell socket: %s\n", msg)
 				shellFuture = true
 			case transient_control_channel:
 				msg, _ := s.Recv(0)
-				fmt.Printf("Received from Control socket: %s\n", msg)
+				log.Debug().Msgf("Received from Control socket: %s\n", msg)
 				controlFuture = true
 			case iopub_channel:
 				msg, _ := s.Recv(0)
-				fmt.Printf("Received from IoPub socket: %s\n", msg)
-				// kwsConn.send <- []byte(msg)
+				log.Debug().Msgf("Received from IoPub socket: %s\n", msg)
 				infoFuture = true
 			}
 		}
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ func (kwsConn *KernelWebSocketConnection) nudge() {
 	}
 	transient_control_channel.Close()
 	transient_shell_channel.Close()
-	fmt.Print("Nudge successful")
+	log.Debug().Msgf("Nudge successful")
 }
 
 func deserializeMsgFromWsV1([]byte) (string, []interface{}) {
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ func (kwsConn *KernelWebSocketConnection) handleIncomingMessage(messageType int,
 			log.Info().Msgf("Error unmarshalling message: %s", err)
 			return
 		}
-		fmt.Println("msg is =>", msg)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("msg is => %v", msg)
 
 		kwsConn.Session.SendStreamMsg(kwsConn.Channels["shell"], msg)
 
@@ -261,12 +260,12 @@ func (kwsConn *KernelWebSocketConnection) handleIncomingMessage(messageType int,
 	}
 
 	if channel == "" {
-		log.Printf("No channel specified, assuming shell: %v", msg)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("No channel specified, assuming shell: %v", msg)
 		channel = "shell"
 	}
 
 	if _, ok := kwsConn.Channels[channel]; !ok {
-		log.Printf("No such channel: %v", channel)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("No such channel: %v", channel)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ func (kwsConn *KernelWebSocketConnection) handleIncomingMessage(messageType int,
 
 	if !ignoreMsg {
 		stream := kwsConn.Channels[channel]
-		fmt.Print("stream", stream)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("stream %s", stream)
 		if kwsConn.Subprotocol == "v1.kernel.websocket.jupyter.org" {
 			// kwsConn.Session.SendRaw(stream, msgList)
 		} else {
@@ -488,37 +487,6 @@ func removeOpenSocket(kwsConn *KernelWebSocketConnection) {
 	panic("unimplemented")
 }
 
-func (kwsConn *KernelWebSocketConnection) onZMQReply(stream map[string]*zmq4.Socket, msgList []kernel.Message) {
-	// Check if the stream is closed
-	// if stream.IsClosed() {
-	// 	fmt.Println("ZMQ message arrived on closed channel")
-	// 	kwsConn.Disconnect()
-	// 	return
-	// }
-
-	// channel := kwsConn.Channels // Assuming it's assigned earlier
-
-	// var binMsg []byte
-	// var err error
-
-	// if kwsConn.Subprotocol == "v1.kernel.websocket.jupyter.org" {
-	// 	binMsg, err = serializeMsgToWSV1(msgList, channel)
-	// 	if err == nil {
-	// 		kwsConn.WriteMessage(binMsg, true)
-	// 	}
-	// } else {
-	// 	msg, err := channel.ReserializeReply(msgList)
-	// 	if err != nil {
-	// 		log.Printf("Malformed message: %v", msgList)
-	// 	} else {
-	// 		err = channel.WriteMessage(msg, isBinary(msg))
-	// 		if err != nil {
-	// 			fmt.Println(err)
-	// 		}
-	// 	}
-	// }
-}
-
 func registerWebSocketSession(sessionId string) {
 	log.Info().Msgf("registering a new session: %s", sessionId)
 }
diff --git a/websocket/kernel_websocket_handler.go b/websocket/kernel_websocket_handler.go
index 4453706..7a91124 100644
--- a/websocket/kernel_websocket_handler.go
+++ b/websocket/kernel_websocket_handler.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package websocket
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -11,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	"github.com/pebbe/zmq4"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
 var upgrader = websocket.Upgrader{
@@ -26,18 +27,18 @@ var (
 )
 
 func HandleWebSocket(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	log.Println("receieved kernel connection request")
+	log.Info().Msg("receieved kernel connection request")
 	vars := mux.Vars(req)
 	kernelId := vars["kernelId"]
-	log.Println("kernelName :", kernelId)
+	log.Info().Msgf("kernelName : %s", kernelId)
 
 	sessionId := req.URL.Query().Get("session_id")
-	log.Println("sessionId :", sessionId)
+	log.Info().Msgf("sessionId : %s", sessionId)
 
 	session, ok := core.ZasperSession[sessionId]
-	log.Println("session", session)
+	log.Info().Msgf("session %v", session)
 	if !ok {
-		log.Println("session not found")
+		log.Info().Msg("session not found")
 		http.NotFound(w, req)
 		return
 	}
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func HandleWebSocket(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	kernelManager, ok := kernel.ZasperActiveKernels[kernelId]
 
 	if !ok {
-		log.Println("kernel not found")
+		log.Info().Msg("kernel not found")
 		http.NotFound(w, req)
 		return
 	}
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func HandleWebSocket(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	conn, err := upgrader.Upgrade(w, req, nil)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Println(err)
+		log.Info().Msgf("%s", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -69,10 +70,10 @@ func HandleWebSocket(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		Send:          make(chan []byte),
 	}
 
-	log.Println("preparing kernel connection")
+	log.Info().Msg("preparing kernel connection")
 	kernelConnection.prepare(sessionId)
 
-	log.Println("connecting kernel")
+	log.Info().Msg("connecting kernel")
 	kernelConnection.connect()
 
 	clientsMu.Lock()
@@ -92,10 +93,10 @@ func (kwsConn *KernelWebSocketConnection) readMessages() {
 	for {
 		messageType, data, err := kwsConn.Conn.ReadMessage()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Println(err)
+			log.Debug().Msgf("%s", err)
 			return
 		}
-		log.Println("message type =>", messageType)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("message type => %s", messageType)
 		kwsConn.handleIncomingMessage(messageType, data)
 		// broadcast <- message // Send message to broadcast channel
 	}
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func (kwsConn *KernelWebSocketConnection) writeMessages() {
 			return
 		}
 		if err := kwsConn.Conn.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, message); err != nil {
-			log.Println("Error writing message:", err)
+			log.Info().Msgf("Error writing message: %s", err)
 			return
 		}
 	}