diff --git a/PluralKit.API/Program.cs b/PluralKit.API/Program.cs
index 2e3725cd..7f7b7133 100644
--- a/PluralKit.API/Program.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.API/Program.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 
 using PluralKit.Core;
 
+using Serilog;
+
 namespace PluralKit.API
 {
     public class Program
@@ -19,8 +21,8 @@ namespace PluralKit.API
         public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
             Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
                 .UseServiceProviderFactory(new AutofacServiceProviderFactory())
+                .UseSerilog()
                 .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(whb => whb
-
                     .UseConfiguration(InitUtils.BuildConfiguration(args).Build())
                     .ConfigureKestrel(opts =>
                     {
diff --git a/PluralKit.API/Startup.cs b/PluralKit.API/Startup.cs
index 810cc041..0549b312 100644
--- a/PluralKit.API/Startup.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.API/Startup.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models;
 
-using PluralKit.API;
 using PluralKit.Core;
 
 namespace PluralKit.API
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Modules.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Modules.cs
index 1cf358d8..c82acac0 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Modules.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Modules.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,13 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
 
         protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder)
         {
-            builder.Register(c => InitLogger(c.Resolve<CoreConfig>())).AsSelf().SingleInstance();
+            builder
+                .Register(c => InitLogger(c.Resolve<CoreConfig>()))
+                .AsSelf()
+                .SingleInstance()
+                // AutoActivate ensures logging is enabled as early as possible in the API startup flow
+                // since we set the Log.Logger global >.>
+                .AutoActivate();
         }
 
         private ILogger InitLogger(CoreConfig config)
@@ -103,6 +109,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
             var logCfg = new LoggerConfiguration()
                 .Enrich.FromLogContext()
                 .ConfigureForNodaTime(DateTimeZoneProviders.Tzdb)
+                .Enrich.WithProperty("Component", _component)
                 .MinimumLevel.Is(config.ConsoleLogLevel)
                 
                 // Actual formatting for these is handled in ScalarFormatting