diff --git a/server/helpers/handlePageRender.jsx b/server/helpers/handlePageRender.jsx
index 0e1416fa..5f46b9ca 100644
--- a/server/helpers/handlePageRender.jsx
+++ b/server/helpers/handlePageRender.jsx
@@ -54,6 +54,4 @@ module.exports = (req, res) => {
 
   // send the rendered page back to the client
   res.send(renderFullPage(helmet, html, preloadedState));
-
-  console.log('hello from spee.ch handlePageRender.jsx');
 };
diff --git a/server/helpers/handleShowRender.jsx b/server/helpers/handleShowRender.jsx
index 907b3495..77c8965b 100644
--- a/server/helpers/handleShowRender.jsx
+++ b/server/helpers/handleShowRender.jsx
@@ -73,6 +73,4 @@ module.exports = (req, res) => {
       // send the rendered page back to the client
       res.send(renderFullPage(helmet, html, preloadedState));
     });
-
-  console.log('hello from spee.ch handleShowRender.jsx');
 };
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index b3f52377..d5bdc2cb 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -15,24 +15,10 @@ const siteConfig = require('siteConfig.js');
 const slackConfig = require('slackConfig.js');
 
 function Server () {
-  this.configureLogger = (userConfig) => {
-    loggerConfig.update(userConfig);
-  };
-  this.configureMysql = (userConfig) => {
-    mysqlConfig.update(userConfig);
-  };
-  this.configureSite = (userConfig) => {
-    siteConfig.update(userConfig);
-  };
-  this.configureSlack = (userConfig) => {
-    slackConfig.update(userConfig);
-  };
-  this.configureModels = () => {
-    logger.debug('here is where you could add/overwrite the default models')
-  };
-  this.configureRoutes = () => {
-    logger.debug('here is where you could add/overwrite the default routes')
-  };
+  this.configureLogger = loggerConfig.update(userConfig);
+  this.configureMysql = mysqlConfig.update(userConfig);
+  this.configureSite = siteConfig.update(userConfig);
+  this.configureSlack = slackConfig.update(userConfig);
   this.createApp = () => {
     // create an Express application
     const app = express();