diff --git a/server/filter.py b/server/filter.py
index e9ff090b..42fb110d 100644
--- a/server/filter.py
+++ b/server/filter.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 		self.__findTime = 6000
 		## The ignore IP list.
 		self.__ignoreIpList = []
-		logSys.info("Created Filter")
+		logSys.debug("Created Filter")
 
 
 	##
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ import md5
 
 class FileContainer:
 	
-	def __init__(self, filename, tail = False):
+	def __init__(self, filename, tail = True):
 		self.__filename = filename
 		self.__tail = tail
 		self.__handler = None
diff --git a/server/filtergamin.py b/server/filtergamin.py
index 5907aaab..347f2ed8 100644
--- a/server/filtergamin.py
+++ b/server/filtergamin.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class FilterGamin(FileFilter):
 		self.__modified = False
 		# Gamin monitor
 		self.monitor = gamin.WatchMonitor()
-		logSys.info("Created FilterGamin")
+		logSys.debug("Created FilterGamin")
 
 
 	def callback(self, path, event):
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class FilterGamin(FileFilter):
 	#
 	# @param path log file path
 
-	def addLogPath(self, path, tail = False):
+	def addLogPath(self, path, tail = True):
 		if self.containsLogPath(path):
 			logSys.error(path + " already exists")
 		else:
diff --git a/server/filterpoll.py b/server/filterpoll.py
index 93fb995a..593f79b0 100644
--- a/server/filterpoll.py
+++ b/server/filterpoll.py
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ class FilterPoll(FileFilter):
 		## The time of the last modification of the file.
 		self.__lastModTime = dict()
 		self.__file404Cnt = dict()
-		logSys.info("Created FilterPoll")
+		logSys.debug("Created FilterPoll")
 
 	##
 	# Add a log file path
 	#
 	# @param path log file path
 
-	def addLogPath(self, path, tail = False):
+	def addLogPath(self, path, tail = True):
 		if self.containsLogPath(path):
 			logSys.error(path + " already exists")
 		else:
diff --git a/server/jail.py b/server/jail.py
index 363097a6..7b4a2719 100644
--- a/server/jail.py
+++ b/server/jail.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Jail:
 		self.__name = name
 		self.__queue = Queue.Queue()
 		self.__filter = None
+		logSys.info("Creating new jail '%s'" % self.__name)
 		if backend == "polling":
 			self.__initPoller()
 		else:
@@ -47,14 +48,14 @@ class Jail:
 		self.__action = Actions(self)
 	
 	def __initPoller(self):
-		logSys.info("Using poller")
+		logSys.info("Jail '%s' uses poller" % self.__name)
 		from filterpoll import FilterPoll
 		self.__filter = FilterPoll(self)
 	
 	def __initGamin(self):
 		# Try to import gamin
 		import gamin
-		logSys.info("Using Gamin")
+		logSys.info("Jail '%s' uses Gamin" % self.__name)
 		from filtergamin import FilterGamin
 		self.__filter = FilterGamin(self)
 	
@@ -82,12 +83,14 @@ class Jail:
 	def start(self):
 		self.__filter.start()
 		self.__action.start()
+		logSys.info("Jail '%s' started" % self.__name)
 	
 	def stop(self):
 		self.__filter.stop()
 		self.__action.stop()
 		self.__filter.join()
 		self.__action.join()
+		logSys.info("Jail '%s' stopped" % self.__name)
 	
 	def isAlive(self):
 		isAlive0 = self.__filter.isAlive()
diff --git a/server/server.py b/server/server.py
index 2a7e9b5c..973bfbfc 100644
--- a/server/server.py
+++ b/server/server.py
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ class Server:
 		self.__daemon = daemon
 		self.__transm = Transmitter(self)
 		self.__asyncServer = AsyncServer(self.__transm)
-		self.__logLevel = 3
-		self.__logTarget = "STDOUT"
+		self.__logLevel = None
+		self.__logTarget = None
 		# Set logging level
-		self.setLogLevel(self.__logLevel)
-		self.setLogTarget(self.__logTarget)
+		self.setLogLevel(3)
+		self.setLogTarget("STDOUT")
 	
 	def __sigTERMhandler(self, signum, frame):
 		logSys.debug("Caught signal %d. Exiting" % signum)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class Server:
 		# First set the mask to only allow access to owner
 		os.umask(0077)
 		if self.__daemon:
+			logSys.info("Starting in daemon mode")
 			ret = self.__createDaemon()
 			if ret:
 				logSys.info("Daemon started")
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ class Server:
 			length = len(jailList)
 			if not length == 0:
 				jailList = jailList[:length-2]
-			ret = [("Number of jail", self.__jails.size()), 
+			ret = [("Number of jail", self.__jails.size()),
 				   ("Jail list", jailList)]
 			return ret
 		finally:
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ class Server:
 				# Syslog daemons already add date to the message.
 				formatter = logging.Formatter("%(name)-16s: %(levelname)-6s %(message)s")
 				facility = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler.LOG_DAEMON
-				hdlr = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler("/dev/log", 
+				hdlr = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler("/dev/log",
 													  facility = facility)
 			elif target == "STDOUT":
 				hdlr = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
@@ -346,7 +347,6 @@ class Server:
 					logSys.error("Unable to log to " + target)
 					logSys.info("Logging to previous target " + self.__logTarget)
 					return False
-			self.__logTarget = target
 			# Removes previous handlers
 			for handler in logging.getLogger("fail2ban").handlers:
 				# Closes the handler.
@@ -355,6 +355,12 @@ class Server:
 			# tell the handler to use this format
 			hdlr.setFormatter(formatter)
 			logging.getLogger("fail2ban").addHandler(hdlr)
+			# Does not display this message at startup.
+			if not self.__logTarget == None:
+				logSys.info("Changed logging target to %s for Fail2ban v%s" %
+						(target, version.version))
+			# Sets the logging target.
+			self.__logTarget = target
 			return True
 		finally:
 			self.__loggingLock.release()