diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e1148c21..a6b33b25 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ ver. 0.8.3 (2008/??/??) - stable
 - Fixed PID file while started in daemon mode. Thanks to
   Christian Jobic who submitted a similar patch.
 - Fixed "fail2ban-client get <jail> logpath". Bug #1916986.
-- Changed some log levels.
 - Added gssftpd filter. Thanks to Kevin Zembower.
 - Added "Day/Month/Year Hour:Minute:Second" date template.
   Thanks to Dennis Winter.
 - Fixed ignoreregex processing in fail2ban-client. Thanks to
   René Berber.
 - Added ISO 8601 date/time format.
+- Added and changed some logging level and messages.
 
 ver. 0.8.2 (2008/03/06) - stable
 ----------
diff --git a/server/filter.py b/server/filter.py
index dd9115d5..f9901150 100644
--- a/server/filter.py
+++ b/server/filter.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 		
 		self.dateDetector = DateDetector()
 		self.dateDetector.addDefaultTemplate()
-		logSys.info("Created Filter")
+		logSys.debug("Created Filter")
 
 
 	##
diff --git a/server/filtergamin.py b/server/filtergamin.py
index 5d124c7b..d2b06fee 100644
--- a/server/filtergamin.py
+++ b/server/filtergamin.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class FilterGamin(FileFilter):
 		self.__modified = False
 		# Gamin monitor
 		self.monitor = gamin.WatchMonitor()
-		logSys.info("Created FilterGamin")
+		logSys.debug("Created FilterGamin")
 
 
 	def callback(self, path, event):
diff --git a/server/filterpoll.py b/server/filterpoll.py
index 47d12a47..621816ed 100644
--- a/server/filterpoll.py
+++ b/server/filterpoll.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class FilterPoll(FileFilter):
 		## The time of the last modification of the file.
 		self.__lastModTime = dict()
 		self.__file404Cnt = dict()
-		logSys.info("Created FilterPoll")
+		logSys.debug("Created FilterPoll")
 
 	##
 	# Add a log file path
diff --git a/server/jail.py b/server/jail.py
index 363097a6..7b4a2719 100644
--- a/server/jail.py
+++ b/server/jail.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Jail:
 		self.__name = name
 		self.__queue = Queue.Queue()
 		self.__filter = None
+		logSys.info("Creating new jail '%s'" % self.__name)
 		if backend == "polling":
 			self.__initPoller()
 		else:
@@ -47,14 +48,14 @@ class Jail:
 		self.__action = Actions(self)
 	
 	def __initPoller(self):
-		logSys.info("Using poller")
+		logSys.info("Jail '%s' uses poller" % self.__name)
 		from filterpoll import FilterPoll
 		self.__filter = FilterPoll(self)
 	
 	def __initGamin(self):
 		# Try to import gamin
 		import gamin
-		logSys.info("Using Gamin")
+		logSys.info("Jail '%s' uses Gamin" % self.__name)
 		from filtergamin import FilterGamin
 		self.__filter = FilterGamin(self)
 	
@@ -82,12 +83,14 @@ class Jail:
 	def start(self):
 		self.__filter.start()
 		self.__action.start()
+		logSys.info("Jail '%s' started" % self.__name)
 	
 	def stop(self):
 		self.__filter.stop()
 		self.__action.stop()
 		self.__filter.join()
 		self.__action.join()
+		logSys.info("Jail '%s' stopped" % self.__name)
 	
 	def isAlive(self):
 		isAlive0 = self.__filter.isAlive()
diff --git a/server/server.py b/server/server.py
index ecfe45c4..53058bbf 100644
--- a/server/server.py
+++ b/server/server.py
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ class Server:
 		self.__daemon = daemon
 		self.__transm = Transmitter(self)
 		self.__asyncServer = AsyncServer(self.__transm)
-		self.__logLevel = 3
-		self.__logTarget = "STDOUT"
+		self.__logLevel = None
+		self.__logTarget = None
 		# Set logging level
-		self.setLogLevel(self.__logLevel)
-		self.setLogTarget(self.__logTarget)
+		self.setLogLevel(3)
+		self.setLogTarget("STDOUT")
 	
 	def __sigTERMhandler(self, signum, frame):
 		logSys.debug("Caught signal %d. Exiting" % signum)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class Server:
 		# First set the mask to only allow access to owner
 		os.umask(0077)
 		if self.__daemon:
+			logSys.info("Starting in daemon mode")
 			ret = self.__createDaemon()
 			if ret:
 				logSys.info("Daemon started")
@@ -345,7 +346,6 @@ class Server:
 					logSys.error("Unable to log to " + target)
 					logSys.info("Logging to previous target " + self.__logTarget)
 					return False
-			self.__logTarget = target
 			# Removes previous handlers
 			for handler in logging.getLogger("fail2ban").handlers:
 				# Closes the handler.
@@ -354,6 +354,12 @@ class Server:
 			# tell the handler to use this format
 			hdlr.setFormatter(formatter)
 			logging.getLogger("fail2ban").addHandler(hdlr)
+			# Does not display this message at startup.
+			if not self.__logTarget == None:
+				logSys.info("Changed logging target to %s for Fail2ban v%s" %
+						(target, version.version))
+			# Sets the logging target.
+			self.__logTarget = target
 			return True
 		finally:
 			self.__loggingLock.release()