diff --git a/src/components/database/index.ts b/src/components/database/index.ts
index a59b3342f..d47032c62 100644
--- a/src/components/database/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/database/index.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import { TypesenseSearchParams } from '../../@types/index.js'
 import {
   LOG_LEVELS_STR,
   configureCustomDBTransport,
-  GENERIC_EMOJIS,
-  USE_DB_TRANSPORT
+  GENERIC_EMOJIS
 } from '../../utils/logging/Logger.js'
 import { DATABASE_LOGGER } from '../../utils/logging/common.js'
 import { validateObject } from '../core/utils/validateDdoHandler.js'
@@ -1019,7 +1018,7 @@ export class Database {
     // add this DB transport too
     // once we create a DB instance, the logger will be using this transport as well
     // we cannot have this the other way around because of the dependencies cycle
-    if (USE_DB_TRANSPORT) {
+    if (ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.LOG_DB.value === 'true') {
       configureCustomDBTransport(this, DATABASE_LOGGER)
     } else {
       DATABASE_LOGGER.warn(
diff --git a/src/test/unit/logging.test.ts b/src/test/unit/logging.test.ts
index b4c32eea6..699ecbe33 100644
--- a/src/test/unit/logging.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/unit/logging.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ describe('Logger instances and transports tests', async () => {
   // need to do it first
   envOverrides = await setupEnvironment(
     null,
-    buildEnvOverrideConfig([ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.NODE_ENV], ['development'])
+    buildEnvOverrideConfig(
+      [ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.NODE_ENV, ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.LOG_DB],
+      ['development', 'false']
+    )
   )
   // because of this
   it('should be development environment', () => {
@@ -43,14 +46,14 @@ describe('Logger instances and transports tests', async () => {
       null,
       buildEnvOverrideConfig(
         [ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.LOG_DB, ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.DB_URL],
-        ['true', 'http://172.15.0.6:8108?apiKey=xyz']
+        ['true', 'http://localhost:8108?apiKey=xyz']
       )
     )
     expect(process.env.LOG_DB).to.be.equal('true')
     // will build the DB transport layer
     const config = await getConfiguration(true)
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    const DB = new Database(config.dbConfig)
+    const DB = await new Database(config.dbConfig)
     // Could generate Typesene error if DB is not running, but does not matter for this test
     OCEAN_NODE_LOGGER.logMessage('Should build DB transport layer')
 
diff --git a/src/utils/logging/Logger.ts b/src/utils/logging/Logger.ts
index 8bcef1fce..68d925b05 100644
--- a/src/utils/logging/Logger.ts
+++ b/src/utils/logging/Logger.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import Transport from 'winston-transport'
 import DailyRotateFile from 'winston-daily-rotate-file'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import { Database } from '../../components/database/index.js'
+import { ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES } from '../constants.js'
 
 // all the types of modules/components
 export const LOGGER_MODULE_NAMES = {
@@ -134,26 +135,6 @@ export class CustomOceanNodesTransport extends Transport {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Avoid these annoyng typesense log message (too much garbage and no utility)
- * @param loggerModuleName module name
- * @param logMessage the actual message
- * @returns boolean
- */
-// function isTypesenseIgnoreLogMessage(loggerModuleName: string, logMessage: string) {
-//   const msg1: string = 'Response Code was 200.'
-//   const msg2: string = 'Response Code was 201.'
-//   const msg3 = 'request Try #1 to Node'
-//   const msg4 = 'Request /collections/'
-//   return (
-//     loggerModuleName.toLowerCase() === LOGGER_MODULE_NAMES.DATABASE &&
-//     (logMessage.includes(msg2) ||
-//       logMessage.includes(msg3) ||
-//       logMessage.includes(msg1) ||
-//       logMessage.includes(msg4))
-//   )
-// }
-
 let INSTANCE_COUNT = 0
 let customDBTransport: CustomOceanNodesTransport = null
 
@@ -164,8 +145,7 @@ export const NUM_LOGGER_INSTANCES = INSTANCE_COUNT
 const USE_FILE_TRANSPORT: boolean =
   process.env.LOG_FILES && process.env.LOG_FILES !== 'false'
 
-export const USE_DB_TRANSPORT: boolean =
-  process.env.LOG_DB && process.env.LOG_DB !== 'false'
+const USE_DB_TRANSPORT: boolean = process.env.LOG_DB && process.env.LOG_DB !== 'false'
 
 // default to true, if not explicitly set otherwise AND no other locations defined
 const USE_CONSOLE_TRANSPORT: boolean =
@@ -471,19 +451,13 @@ export class CustomNodeLogger {
   ) {
     // lazy check db custom transport, needed beacause of dependency cycles
     if (
-      customDBTransport !== null && // if null then what?
-      USE_DB_TRANSPORT &&
+      customDBTransport !== null &&
+      (USE_DB_TRANSPORT || ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.LOG_DB.value === 'true') &&
       !this.hasDBTransport()
     ) {
       this.addTransport(customDBTransport)
     }
 
-    // if (!isLogLevelLogable(level)) {
-    //   return
-    // }
-
-    // ignore tons of typesense garbage
-    // if (!isTypesenseIgnoreLogMessage(this.getModuleName(), message)) {
     this.getLogger().log(
       level,
       includeModuleName ? this.buildMessage(message) : message,