diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 178cf83..6830763 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ func init() {
 	utils.InitializeLogger(configs.Env)
 	logger = utils.GetLogger()
 	port = configs.Server.Port
-	logger.Debug("PORT IS: " + port)
-	logger.Debug("Bootstrap Servers:" + configs.Kafka.Bootstrap_Servers)
+	logger.Debug("Service started on PORT: " + port)
+	logger.Debug("Kafka Bootstrap Servers: " + configs.Kafka.Bootstrap_Servers)
 	schema.InitializeSchemaHandler(configs)
 	producer_client.InitializeProducers(configs.Kafka, configs.Env)
-
+	logger.Info("Producer Initialized, starting goroutines for event processing")
 	for i := 0; i < configs.Server.Goroutines; i++ {
 		go lib.ProcessJsonRequestChannel(configs.Kafka.Kafka_Topic_Json)
 	}
diff --git a/producer/kafka_writer.go b/producer/kafka_writer.go
index 2d8e07b..a6cfa86 100644
--- a/producer/kafka_writer.go
+++ b/producer/kafka_writer.go
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 package producer
 
 import (
-    metrics "com.navi.medici.janus/instrumentation"
-    "log"
-    "github.com/Shopify/sarama"
+	metrics "com.navi.medici.janus/instrumentation"
+	"github.com/Shopify/sarama"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-
 func WriteMessageToKafkaAsync(message *sarama.ProducerMessage, source string) {
-    select {
-        case asyncProducer.Input() <- message:
-            metrics.IncrementCounter("success", source)
-//             log.Printf("SUCCESSFULLY WRITTEN TO KAFKA FOR SOURCE %v", source)
-        case err := <- asyncProducer.Errors():
-            metrics.IncrementCounter("fail", source)
-            log.Printf("FAILED TO WRITE TO KAFKA FOR SOURCE %v %v", source, err)
-        }
+	select {
+	case asyncProducer.Input() <- message:
+		metrics.IncrementCounter("success", source)
+		logger.Debug("SUCCESSFULLY WRITTEN TO KAFKA FOR SOURCE " + source)
+	case err := <-asyncProducer.Errors():
+		metrics.IncrementCounter("fail", source)
+		logger.Error("FAILED TO WRITE TO KAFKA FOR SOURCE "+source, zap.Error(err))
+	}
 }
diff --git a/utils/logger.go b/utils/logger.go
index 6b41676..83ae8e7 100644
--- a/utils/logger.go
+++ b/utils/logger.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var logger *zap.Logger
 
 func InitializeLogger(env string) {
 	var init_err error
-	if env == "dev" {
+	if env == "DEV" {
 		logger, init_err = zap.NewDevelopment()
 	} else {
 		logger, init_err = zap.NewProduction()
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@ func InitializeLogger(env string) {
 }
 
 func GetLogger() *zap.Logger {
+	if logger == nil {
+		InitializeLogger("PROD")
+	}
 	return logger
 }