diff --git a/docs/protections/access_logging.md b/docs/protections/access_logging.md
index 9ef7abb..9f8fcfa 100644
--- a/docs/protections/access_logging.md
+++ b/docs/protections/access_logging.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Access Logging
 
 In some cases you want to keep a record of what operations were performed against your landscape. The access logging protection can provide that for you.
+Access logging is done to STDOUT.
 
 <!-- TOC -->
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 54aa1e4..bc704fe 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/vektah/gqlparser/v2 v2.5.12
-	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/otelslog v0.2.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/exporters/autoexport v0.52.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/httptrace/otelhttptrace v0.52.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.52.0
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutmetric v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace v1.27.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log v0.3.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.27.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e9f16f1..3d33515 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 h1:y73uSU6J157QMP2kn2r30vwW1A2W2WFwSCGnAVxeaD0=
 go.opencensus.io v0.24.0/go.mod h1:vNK8G9p7aAivkbmorf4v+7Hgx+Zs0yY+0fOtgBfjQKo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.7.0 h1:/WNsBbE6KM3TTPUb9v/5B7IDqnDkgf8GyFhVJJqu7II=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.7.0/go.mod h1:ehCBBA5GoFrMZkwyZAKGY/lAVSgZf6rzUt3p9mddmPU=
-go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/otelslog v0.2.0 h1:8wisJ9dZUU1YZGJDsQgfCkexQ/zsZF1SZB6Z86j4WJA=
-go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/otelslog v0.2.0/go.mod h1:/fUobpnNkWPrkMb7HKL80Ewfkqzyko1KUUX0h7aNtxo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/prometheus v0.52.0 h1:NNkEjNcUXeNcxDTNLyyAmFHefByhj8YU1AojgcPqbfs=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/prometheus v0.52.0/go.mod h1:Dv7d2yUvusfblvi9qMQby+youF09GiUVWRWkdogrDtE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/exporters/autoexport v0.52.0 h1:G/AGl5O78ZKHs63Rl65P1HyZfDnTyxjv8r7dbdZ9fB0=
@@ -169,8 +167,6 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutmetric v1.27.0 h1:/jlt1Y8gXWiHG9
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutmetric v1.27.0/go.mod h1:bmToOGOBZ4hA9ghphIc1PAf66VA8KOtsuy3+ScStG20=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace v1.27.0 h1:/0YaXu3755A/cFbtXp+21lkXgI0QE5avTWA2HjU9/WE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace v1.27.0/go.mod h1:m7SFxp0/7IxmJPLIY3JhOcU9CoFzDaCPL6xxQIxhA+o=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log v0.3.0 h1:kJRFkpUFYtny37NQzL386WbznUByZx186DpEMKhEGZs=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log v0.3.0/go.mod h1:ziCwqZr9soYDwGNbIL+6kAvQC+ANvjgG367HVcyR/ys=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.27.0 h1:hvj3vdEKyeCi4YaYfNjv2NUje8FqKqUY8IlF0FxV/ik=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.27.0/go.mod h1:mVFgmRlhljgBiuk/MP/oKylr4hs85GZAylncepAX/ak=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.27.0 h1:mlk+/Y1gLPLn84U4tI8d3GNJmGT/eXe3ZuOXN9kTWmI=
diff --git a/internal/business/protect/protect.go b/internal/business/protect/protect.go
index e89cc92..813e830 100644
--- a/internal/business/protect/protect.go
+++ b/internal/business/protect/protect.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewGraphQLProtect(log *slog.Logger, cfg *config.Config, po *persistedoperat
 	aliases.NewMaxAliasesRule(cfg.MaxAliases)
 	max_depth.NewMaxDepthRule(cfg.MaxDepth)
 	maxBatch, err := batch.NewMaxBatch(cfg.MaxBatch)
-	accessLogging := accesslogging.NewAccessLogging(cfg.AccessLogging)
+	accessLogging := accesslogging.NewAccessLogging(cfg.AccessLogging, log)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn("Error initializing maximum batch protection", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/business/rules/accesslogging/accesslogging.go b/internal/business/rules/accesslogging/accesslogging.go
index 48f24b7..335dc6f 100644
--- a/internal/business/rules/accesslogging/accesslogging.go
+++ b/internal/business/rules/accesslogging/accesslogging.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package accesslogging
 
 import (
 	"github.com/ldebruijn/graphql-protect/internal/business/gql"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/otelslog"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"slices"
@@ -21,10 +20,9 @@ type AccessLogging struct {
 	cfg Config
 }
 
-func NewAccessLogging(cfg Config) *AccessLogging {
+func NewAccessLogging(cfg Config, log *slog.Logger) *AccessLogging {
 	return &AccessLogging{
-		// otelslog bridge for pushing otellogs directly to connector
-		log: otelslog.NewLogger("access-logging"),
+		log: log.WithGroup("access-logging"),
 		cfg: cfg,
 	}
 }