diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 201cdac..cb3c359 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 test.db
 bin
+log
 .env
-*-test.log
diff --git a/core/core.lisp b/core/core.lisp
index 492c244..d0b97f7 100644
--- a/core/core.lisp
+++ b/core/core.lisp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 (defun setup-services (&optional (cfg config:*root*))
   (setf *root* (make-instance 'context :config cfg))
-  (dolist (c (config:children cfg))
+  (dolist (c (reverse (config:children cfg)))
     (add-service *root* c)))
 
 (defun shutdown ()
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
             (actions ctx)))))
 
 (defun add-service (ctx cfg)
+  (format t "~&add-service: ~s~%" (config:name cfg))
   (with-slots (services) ctx
     (let ((child (funcall (config:setup cfg) cfg)))
       (when child
diff --git a/test/etc/config-web.lisp b/test/etc/config-web.lisp
index 0acbe57..71695f2 100644
--- a/test/etc/config-web.lisp
+++ b/test/etc/config-web.lisp
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 (config:root :env-keys '(:address :port))
 
+(config:add :logger  :class 'logging:config
+            :loglevel :info
+            :logfile (t:test-path "scopes-test.log" "log")
+            :console nil)
+
 (config:add :server :class 'server:config
             :port "8899"
             :routes 
diff --git a/test/test-web.lisp b/test/test-web.lisp
index 5697a0c..9dae2ec 100644
--- a/test/test-web.lisp
+++ b/test/test-web.lisp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   (:local-nicknames (:config :scopes/config)
                     (:core :scopes/core)
                     (:client :scopes/web/client)
+                    (:logging :scopes/logging)
                     (:message :scopes/core/message)
                     (:server :scopes/web/server)
                     (:t :scopes/testing))
diff --git a/web/server.lisp b/web/server.lisp
index 38e26e8..3546732 100644
--- a/web/server.lisp
+++ b/web/server.lisp
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
                      :port (parse-integer (port cfg))
                      :address (address cfg)
                      ;:server :woo
-                     :silent t))))
+                     :silent t))
+    (log:info "server started on port ~s." (port cfg))))
 
 (defun stop (ctx)
   (clack:stop (listener ctx)))