diff --git a/core/core.lisp b/core/core.lisp
index 44b9d59..1352bce 100644
--- a/core/core.lisp
+++ b/core/core.lisp
@@ -46,13 +46,14 @@
    ((config :reader config :initarg :config)
     (name :reader name :initarg :name)
     (actions :accessor actions :initform nil)
+    (default-actions :reader default-actions :initform nil)
     (services :reader services :initform (make-hash-table))))
 
 (defun default-setup (cfg &optional (cls 'context))
   (make-instance cls :config cfg :name (config:name cfg)))
 
-(defun find-service (name)
-  (with-slots (services) *root*
+(defun find-service (name &optional (parent *root*))
+  (with-slots (services) parent
     (when services
       (gethash name services))))
 
@@ -84,13 +85,21 @@
 
 (defgeneric send (rcvr msg)
   (:method ((rcvr context) msg)
-    (let* ((acts (actions rcvr))
-           (hdlrs (select msg acts)))
-      (if hdlrs
-        (dolist (hdlr hdlrs)
-          (funcall hdlr rcvr msg))
+    (handle-message rcvr msg)))
+
+(defgeneric handle-message (ctx msg)
+  (:method ((ctx context) msg)
+    (if (not (do-actions ctx msg))
+      (if (not (do-actions ctx msg #'default-actions))
         (log:warn "no action selected for ~s" msg)))))
 
+(defun do-actions (ctx msg &optional (acts #'actions))
+  (let ((hdlrs (select msg (funcall acts ctx))))
+    (when hdlrs
+      (dolist (hdlr hdlrs)
+        (funcall hdlr ctx msg))
+      t)))
+
 ;;;; simple printer service
 
 (defun do-print (ctx msg)
diff --git a/logging.lisp b/logging.lisp
index 758766c..9b1366c 100644
--- a/logging.lisp
+++ b/logging.lisp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 (defun setup(cfg)
   (let ((loglevel (config:from-env :loglevel (loglevel cfg)))
         (logfile (config:from-env :logfile (logfile cfg)))
-        (pat "%&%<%I%;<;;>;-5p [%D{%H:%M:%S}] %g{}{}{:downcase}:%2.2N%C{1}{}{:downcase} - %:_%m%>%n")
+        (pat "%&%<%I%;<;;>;-5p [%D{%H:%M:%S}] %g{}{}{:downcase}:%2.2N%c{1}{}{:downcase} - %:_%m%>%n")
         params)
     (if (stringp loglevel)
       (setf loglevel (util:to-keyword loglevel)))
diff --git a/test/etc/config-web.lisp b/test/etc/config-web.lisp
index 609aaeb..71695f2 100644
--- a/test/etc/config-web.lisp
+++ b/test/etc/config-web.lisp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 (config:add :logger  :class 'logging:config
             :loglevel :info
             :logfile (t:test-path "scopes-test.log" "log")
-            :console t)
+            :console nil)
 
 (config:add :server :class 'server:config
             :port "8899"
diff --git a/web/server.lisp b/web/server.lisp
index d6aca87..7638e86 100644
--- a/web/server.lisp
+++ b/web/server.lisp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 (defun app (ctx env)
   ;(print env)
+  (log:info "request: ~a ~a" (getf env :request-method) (getf env :request-uri))
+  (log:info "headers: ~s" (alx:hash-table-plist (getf env :headers)))
   (funcall (select-app ctx env)))
 
 (defun start (ctx)
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
                      :address (address cfg)
                      ;:server :woo
                      :silent t))
-    (log:info "server started on port ~a." (port cfg))))
+    (log:info "port: ~a." (port cfg))))
 
 (defun stop (ctx)
   (clack:stop (listener ctx)))