diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 41d73ad2..426cc7ba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.7</version>
+            <version>1.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/Boot.scala b/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/Boot.scala
index 1431a277..fe172918 100755
--- a/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/Boot.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/Boot.scala
@@ -38,16 +38,13 @@ import common._
 import http._
 import sitemap._
 import Loc._
-import mapper._
 import Helpers._
-import json.JsonDSL._
 import net.liftmodules.widgets.tablesorter.TableSorter
 import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.io.File
-import code.lib.{OAuthClient, ObpGet, ObpJson, ObpAPI}
-import ObpJson._
-import code.snippet._
-import code.util.MyExceptionLogger
+
+import code.lib.{OAuthClient, ObpJson}
+import code.util.{Helper, MyExceptionLogger}
 
 /**
  * A class that's instantiated early and run.  It allows the application
@@ -56,6 +53,9 @@ import code.util.MyExceptionLogger
 class Boot extends Loggable{
   def boot {
 
+    MDC.clear()
+    MDC.put( ("host", Helper.getHostname()) )
+
     val runningMode = Props.mode match {
       case Props.RunModes.Production => "Production mode"
       case Props.RunModes.Staging => "Staging mode"
diff --git a/src/main/scala/code/util/Helper.scala b/src/main/scala/code/util/Helper.scala
index fc88bee5..ba3e64c1 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/code/util/Helper.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/code/util/Helper.scala
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package code.util
 import code.lib.ObpAPI._
 import code.lib.ObpJson.AccountJson
 import net.liftweb.common.Full
+import net.liftweb.util.Props
 
 
 object Helper {
@@ -43,7 +44,15 @@ Returns a string which can be used for the title of the account
   }
 
 
-
+  def getHostname(): String = {
+    Props.get("hostname", "") match {
+      case s: String if s.nonEmpty => s.split(":").lift(1) match {
+        case Some(s) => s.replaceAll("\\/", "").replaceAll("\\.", "-")
+        case None => "unknown"
+      }
+      case _ => "unknown"
+    }
+  }
 
 
 }