diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 64819c2ccf74c45e737c6fc38fe825a582a027ce..4b937e1f6de264df8ccf987299d4beeff654063a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 
 // main start a gRPC server and waits for connection
 func main() {
+	log.SetFlags(log.LstdFlags | log.Lshortfile)
+
 	configFile := flag.String("config-file", "", "path to configuration file")
 	etcdURL := flag.String("etcd-url", "", "etcd URL")
 	flag.Parse()