diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 910e393..7213c8b 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ spotlessVersion=6.23.3
 ideaExt=1.1.7
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xms128m -Xmx1024m -Duser.timezone=UTC
 org.gradle.welcome=never
-valtimoVersion=12.4.0.RELEASE
+valtimoVersion=12.5.1.RELEASE
diff --git a/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml b/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
index ec92a68..a0d02f1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <configuration scan="true">
-    <include resource="org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/base.xml"/>
-    <!--TODO figure out logging from env?-->
-    <logger name="com.ritense.valtimo" level="INFO"/>
+    <include resource="config/logging/logback/valtimo-defaults.xml" />
+    <include resource="org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/console-appender.xml" />
+    <include resource="config/logging/logback/valtimo-database-appender.xml" />
+
+    <logger name="com.ritense.valtimo" level="${logback.loglevel:-INFO}"/>
 
     <logger name="javax.activation" level="WARN"/>
     <logger name="javax.mail" level="WARN"/>
@@ -47,8 +49,9 @@
         <resetJUL>true</resetJUL>
     </contextListener>
 
-    <root level="#logback.loglevel#">
+    <root level="${logback.loglevel:-INFO}">
         <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
+        <appender-ref ref="VALTIMODBASYNC"/>
     </root>
 
 </configuration>