diff --git a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/LaunguageServerApp.java b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/LaunguageServerApp.java
index f709be51e..3dcac3325 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/LaunguageServerApp.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/LaunguageServerApp.java
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ public abstract class LaunguageServerApp {
 		Connection connection = null;
 		try {
 			LoggingFormat.startLogging();
-
 			connection = connectToNode();
 
 			run(connection);
@@ -110,17 +109,8 @@ public abstract class LaunguageServerApp {
 			InputStream in = socket.getInputStream();
 			OutputStream out = socket.getOutputStream();
 
-			OutputStream intercept = new OutputStream() {
-
-				@Override
-				public void write(int b) throws IOException {
-					out.write(b);
-				}
-			};
-
 			LOG.info("Connected to parent using socket on port " + port);
-
-			return new Connection(in, intercept, socket);
+			return new Connection(in, out, socket);
 		}
 		else {
 			InputStream in = System.in;
@@ -147,7 +137,6 @@ public abstract class LaunguageServerApp {
 		Function<MessageConsumer, MessageConsumer> wrapper = (MessageConsumer consumer) -> {
 			return (msg) -> {
 				try {
-					LOG.info(""+msg);
 					consumer.consume(msg);
 				} catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
 					//log a warning and ignore. We are getting some messages from vsCode the server doesn't know about
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/util/LoggingFormat.java b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/util/LoggingFormat.java
index 6464c05f7..92a661c8a 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/util/LoggingFormat.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/util/LoggingFormat.java
@@ -5,63 +5,67 @@ import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.StringJoiner;
-import java.util.logging.*;
+import java.util.logging.Formatter;
+import java.util.logging.Handler;
+import java.util.logging.LogRecord;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 public class LoggingFormat extends Formatter {
-    public static ThreadLocal<Integer> request = new ThreadLocal<>();
+	public static ThreadLocal<Integer> request = new ThreadLocal<>();
 
-    @Override
-    public String format(LogRecord record) {
-        StringJoiner joiner = new StringJoiner("\t");
+	@Override
+	public String format(LogRecord record) {
+		StringJoiner joiner = new StringJoiner("\t");
 
-        joiner.add(record.getLevel().getName());
-        joiner.add(requestAsString());
-        joiner.add(Thread.currentThread().getName());
-        joiner.add(Instant.ofEpochMilli(record.getMillis()).toString());
-//        joiner.add(record.getLoggerName());
-        joiner.add(record.getSourceClassName() + "#" + record.getSourceMethodName());
-        joiner.add(record.getMessage());
+		joiner.add(record.getLevel().getName());
+		joiner.add(requestAsString());
+		joiner.add(Thread.currentThread().getName());
+		joiner.add(Instant.ofEpochMilli(record.getMillis()).toString());
+		//        joiner.add(record.getLoggerName());
+		joiner.add(record.getSourceClassName() + "#" + record.getSourceMethodName());
+		joiner.add(record.getMessage());
 
-        String result = joiner.toString() + "\n";
+		String result = joiner.toString() + "\n";
 
-        Throwable thrown = record.getThrown();
+		Throwable thrown = record.getThrown();
 
-        if (thrown != null) {
-            StringWriter stackTrace = new StringWriter();
-            PrintWriter print = new PrintWriter(stackTrace);
+		if (thrown != null) {
+			StringWriter stackTrace = new StringWriter();
+			PrintWriter print = new PrintWriter(stackTrace);
 
-            thrown.printStackTrace(print);
-            print.flush();
+			thrown.printStackTrace(print);
+			print.flush();
 
-            result = result + stackTrace + "\n";
-        }
+			result = result + stackTrace + "\n";
+		}
 
-        return result;
-    }
+		return result;
+	}
 
-    private CharSequence requestAsString() {
-        Integer i = request.get();
+	private CharSequence requestAsString() {
+		Integer i = request.get();
 
-        if (i == null)
-            return "?";
-        else
-            return Integer.toString(i);
-    }
+		if (i == null)
+			return "?";
+		else
+			return Integer.toString(i);
+	}
 
-    private static boolean started = false;
+	private static boolean started = false;
 
-    public static void startLogging() throws IOException {
-        if (!started) {
-            started = true;
+	public static void startLogging() throws IOException {
+		if (!started) {
+			started = true;
 
-            Logger root = Logger.getLogger("");
+			Logger root = Logger.getLogger("");
+//			for (Handler h : ImmutableList.copyOf(root.getHandlers())) {
+//				root.removeHandler(h);
+//			}
+//			FileHandler file = new FileHandler("sts4-extension.%g.log", 100_000, 1, false);
+//			root.addHandler(file);
 
-            FileHandler file = new FileHandler("javac-services.%g.log", 100_000, 1, false);
-
-            root.addHandler(file);
-
-            for (Handler h : root.getHandlers())
-                h.setFormatter(new LoggingFormat());
-        }
-    }
+			for (Handler h : root.getHandlers())
+				h.setFormatter(new LoggingFormat());
+		}
+	}
 }