diff --git a/cmd/localstack/main.go b/cmd/localstack/main.go
index c98cf75..e4e096a 100644
--- a/cmd/localstack/main.go
+++ b/cmd/localstack/main.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func InitLsOpts() *LsOpts {
 		InteropPort:     GetenvWithDefault("LOCALSTACK_INTEROP_PORT", "9563"),
 		InitTracingPort: GetenvWithDefault("LOCALSTACK_RUNTIME_TRACING_PORT", "9564"),
 		User:            GetenvWithDefault("LOCALSTACK_USER", "sbx_user1051"),
-		InitLogLevel:    GetenvWithDefault("LOCALSTACK_INIT_LOG_LEVEL", "debug"),
+		InitLogLevel:    GetenvWithDefault("LOCALSTACK_INIT_LOG_LEVEL", "warn"),
 		EdgePort:        GetenvWithDefault("EDGE_PORT", "4566"),
 		// optional or empty
 		CodeArchives:        os.Getenv("LOCALSTACK_CODE_ARCHIVES"),
@@ -93,14 +93,32 @@ func main() {
 	lsOpts := InitLsOpts()
 	UnsetLsEnvs()
 
-	// set up logging
+	// set up logging following the Logrus logging levels: https://github.com/sirupsen/logrus#level-logging
 	log.SetReportCaller(true)
+	// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/xray-daemon-configuration.html
+	xRayLogLevel := "info"
 	switch lsOpts.InitLogLevel {
-	case "debug":
-		log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 	case "trace":
 		log.SetFormatter(&log.JSONFormatter{})
 		log.SetLevel(log.TraceLevel)
+		xRayLogLevel = "debug"
+	case "debug":
+		log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
+		xRayLogLevel = "debug"
+	case "info":
+		log.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
+	case "warn":
+		log.SetLevel(log.WarnLevel)
+		xRayLogLevel = "warn"
+	case "error":
+		log.SetLevel(log.ErrorLevel)
+		xRayLogLevel = "error"
+	case "fatal":
+		log.SetLevel(log.FatalLevel)
+		xRayLogLevel = "error"
+	case "panic":
+		log.SetLevel(log.PanicLevel)
+		xRayLogLevel = "error"
 	default:
 		log.Fatal("Invalid value for LOCALSTACK_INIT_LOG_LEVEL")
 	}
@@ -150,7 +168,8 @@ func main() {
 		SetTailLogOutput(logCollector)
 
 	// xray daemon
-	xrayConfig := initConfig("http://" + lsOpts.LocalstackIP + ":" + lsOpts.EdgePort)
+	endpoint := "http://" + lsOpts.LocalstackIP + ":" + lsOpts.EdgePort
+	xrayConfig := initConfig(endpoint, xRayLogLevel)
 	d := initDaemon(xrayConfig, lsOpts.EnableXRayTelemetry == "1")
 	sandbox.AddShutdownFunc(func() {
 		log.Debugln("Shutting down xray daemon")
diff --git a/cmd/localstack/xraydaemon.go b/cmd/localstack/xraydaemon.go
index f004503..4af83e8 100644
--- a/cmd/localstack/xraydaemon.go
+++ b/cmd/localstack/xraydaemon.go
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ type Daemon struct {
 	server *proxy.Server
 }
 
-func initConfig(endpoint string) *cfg.Config {
+// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/xray-daemon-configuration.html
+func initConfig(endpoint string, logLevel string) *cfg.Config {
 	xrayConfig := cfg.DefaultConfig()
 	xrayConfig.Socket.UDPAddress = "127.0.0.1:2000"
 	xrayConfig.Socket.TCPAddress = "127.0.0.1:2000"
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func initConfig(endpoint string) *cfg.Config {
 	xrayConfig.NoVerifySSL = util.Bool(true) // obvious
 	xrayConfig.LocalMode = util.Bool(true)   // skip EC2 metadata check
 	xrayConfig.Region = GetEnvOrDie("AWS_REGION")
-	xrayConfig.Logging.LogLevel = "info"
+	xrayConfig.Logging.LogLevel = logLevel
 	//xrayConfig.TotalBufferSizeMB
 	//xrayConfig.RoleARN = roleARN
 
diff --git a/lambda/rapi/server.go b/lambda/rapi/server.go
index 1879d2e..2d5f48a 100644
--- a/lambda/rapi/server.go
+++ b/lambda/rapi/server.go
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 // LOCALSTACK CHANGES 2022-03-10: Chi logger middleware added
+// LOCALSTACK CHANGES 2023-04-14: Replace Chi logger with the rapid AccessLogMiddleware based on Logrus
 
 package rapi
 
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/go-chi/chi/middleware"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"go.amzn.com/lambda/appctx"
 
 	"go.amzn.com/lambda/core"
+	"go.amzn.com/lambda/rapi/middleware"
 	"go.amzn.com/lambda/rapi/rendering"
 	"go.amzn.com/lambda/telemetry"
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func NewServer(host string, port int, appCtx appctx.ApplicationContext,
 	exitErrors := make(chan error, 1)
 
 	router := chi.NewRouter()
-	router.Use(middleware.Logger)
+	router.Use(middleware.AccessLogMiddleware())
 	router.Mount(version20180601, NewRouter(appCtx, registrationService, renderingService))
 	router.Mount(version20200101, ExtensionsRouter(appCtx, registrationService, renderingService))