diff --git a/titiler/cmr/main.py b/titiler/cmr/main.py
index 5a3165a0..4712f5e8 100644
--- a/titiler/cmr/main.py
+++ b/titiler/cmr/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """TiTiler+cmr FastAPI application."""
 
+import json
 import logging
+from logging import config as logging_config
 import os
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 
@@ -33,12 +35,42 @@
 auth_config = AuthSettings()
 
 
+class JSONFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+    """Custom JSON formatter for request logs."""
+
+    def format(self, record):
+        """Format a log record as a JSON object."""
+        log_entry = {
+            "timestamp": self.formatTime(record),
+            "level": record.levelname,
+            "logger": record.name,
+            "message": record.getMessage(),
+        }
+
+        # Add extra fields if they exist
+        extra_fields = [
+            "method",
+            "path",
+            "query_params",
+            "path_params",
+            "headers",
+            "referer",
+            "origin",
+            "route",
+        ]
+
+        for field in extra_fields:
+            if hasattr(record, field):
+                value = getattr(record, field)
+                # Convert query_params and path_params to dict if they're not already
+                if field in ["query_params", "path_params"] and hasattr(value, "items"):
+                    value = dict(value)
+                log_entry[field] = value
+
+        return json.dumps(log_entry)
+
+
 log_level = os.getenv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO")
-logging.basicConfig(
-    level=getattr(logging, log_level),
-    format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
-    handlers=[logging.StreamHandler()],
-)
 
 
 @asynccontextmanager
@@ -152,8 +184,49 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
 
 app.add_middleware(CacheControlMiddleware, cachecontrol=settings.cachecontrol)
 
-if settings.debug:
-    app.add_middleware(LoggerMiddleware, headers=True, querystrings=True)
+# Configure logging with support for extra fields
+logging_config.dictConfig(
+    {
+        "version": 1,
+        "disable_existing_loggers": False,
+        "formatters": {
+            "default": {
+                "format": "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+            },
+            "json": {
+                "()": JSONFormatter,
+            },
+        },
+        "handlers": {
+            "console": {
+                "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+                "level": log_level,
+                "formatter": "default",
+            },
+            "console_request": {
+                "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+                "level": log_level,
+                "formatter": "json",
+            },
+        },
+        "loggers": {
+            "": {  # Root logger
+                "level": log_level,
+                "handlers": ["console"],
+            },
+            "titiler.requests": {  # Logger used by LoggerMiddleware
+                "level": log_level,
+                "handlers": ["console_request"],
+                "propagate": False,
+            },
+        },
+    }
+)
+
+app.add_middleware(
+    LoggerMiddleware,
+    logger=logging.getLogger("titiler.requests"),
+)
 
 ###############################################################################
 # application endpoints
diff --git a/titiler/cmr/settings.py b/titiler/cmr/settings.py
index 00f12528..7cc4eb76 100644
--- a/titiler/cmr/settings.py
+++ b/titiler/cmr/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class ApiSettings(BaseSettings):
     time_series_max_image_size: float = 5.625e7
     time_series_statistics_max_total_size: float = 1.5e10
     time_series_image_max_total_size: float = 1e8
-    debug: bool = False
 
     model_config = {
         "env_prefix": "TITILER_CMR_",