diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5db2a78a..af0a64ac 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ help:
 install-checkers: ## Install static checkers
 	@echo "🚚 Downloading binaries.."
 	@GOBIN=$(CHECKER_BIN) go install mvdan.cc/gofumpt@latest
-	@GOBIN=$(CHECKER_BIN) go install go.uber.org/nilaway/cmd/nilaway@latest
 	@GOBIN=$(CHECKER_BIN) go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
 	@GOBIN=$(CHECKER_BIN) go install github.com/securego/gosec/v2/cmd/gosec@latest
 
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ static-checks: install-checkers ## Static Analysis
 	@echo "🧹 GoCI Lint.."
 	@golangci-lint run ./...
 	@echo "🧹 Nilaway.."
-	@$(CHECKER_BIN)/nilaway ./...
 
 vuln: install-checkers ## Check for vulnerabilities
 	@echo "🔍 Checking for vulnerabilities"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 395794df..0d59fa3d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.21.5
 require (
 	github.com/cloudwego/hertz v0.7.3
 	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.16.0
+	github.com/hertz-contrib/logger/zap v1.1.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6b1a2835..e8bc9817 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ github.com/henrylee2cn/ameda v1.4.10 h1:JdvI2Ekq7tapdPsuhrc4CaFiqw6QXFvZIULWJgQy
 github.com/henrylee2cn/ameda v1.4.10/go.mod h1:liZulR8DgHxdK+MEwvZIylGnmcjzQ6N6f2PlWe7nEO4=
 github.com/henrylee2cn/goutil v0.0.0-20210127050712-89660552f6f8 h1:yE9ULgp02BhYIrO6sdV/FPe0xQM6fNHkVQW2IAymfM0=
 github.com/henrylee2cn/goutil v0.0.0-20210127050712-89660552f6f8/go.mod h1:Nhe/DM3671a5udlv2AdV2ni/MZzgfv2qrPL5nIi3EGQ=
+github.com/hertz-contrib/logger/zap v1.1.0 h1:4efINiIDJrXEtAFeEdDJvc3Hye0VFxp+0X4BwaZgxNs=
+github.com/hertz-contrib/logger/zap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:D/rJJgsYn+SGaHVfVqWS3vHTbbc7ODAlJO+6smWgTeE=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
 github.com/jtolds/gls v4.20.0+incompatible h1:xdiiI2gbIgH/gLH7ADydsJ1uDOEzR8yvV7C0MuV77Wo=
diff --git a/pkg/api/http/server.go b/pkg/api/http/server.go
index cb76a32d..6db53efb 100644
--- a/pkg/api/http/server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/http/server.go
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ type Server struct {
 }
 
 func NewServer(config *ServerConfig, tel *telemetry.Telemetry, router *pools.Router) (*Server, error) {
+	srv := config.ToServer()
+
 	return &Server{
 		telemetry: tel,
 		router:    router,
-		server:    config.ToServer(),
+		server:    srv,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ func (srv *Server) Run() error {
 func (srv *Server) Shutdown(_ context.Context) error {
 	exitWaitTime := srv.server.GetOptions().ExitWaitTimeout
 
-	srv.telemetry.Logger().Info(
+	srv.telemetry.Logger.Info(
 		fmt.Sprintf("Begin graceful shutdown, wait at most %d seconds...", exitWaitTime/time.Second),
 	)
 
diff --git a/pkg/gateway.go b/pkg/gateway.go
index 94c6f03c..f8d801a3 100644
--- a/pkg/gateway.go
+++ b/pkg/gateway.go
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ LOOP:
 		select {
 		// TODO: Watch for config updates
 		case sig := <-gw.signalC:
-			gw.telemetry.Logger().Info("Received signal from OS", zap.String("signal", sig.String()))
+			gw.telemetry.Logger.Info("Received signal from OS", zap.String("signal", sig.String()))
 			break LOOP
 		case <-gw.shutdownC:
-			gw.telemetry.Logger().Info("received shutdown request")
+			gw.telemetry.Logger.Info("received shutdown request")
 			break LOOP
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			gw.telemetry.Logger().Info("context done, terminating process")
+			gw.telemetry.Logger.Info("context done, terminating process")
 			// Call shutdown with background context as the passed in context has been canceled
 			return gw.shutdown(context.Background())
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/telemetry/logging.go b/pkg/telemetry/logging.go
index df4b169b..cea041b5 100644
--- a/pkg/telemetry/logging.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetry/logging.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package telemetry
 
 import (
+	"github.com/cloudwego/hertz/pkg/common/hlog"
+	hertzzap "github.com/hertz-contrib/logger/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
@@ -57,8 +59,46 @@ func (c *LogConfig) ToZapConfig() *zap.Config {
 	return &zapConfig
 }
 
+func NewHertzLogger(zapConfig *zap.Config) (*hertzzap.Logger, error) {
+	// Both hertzzap and zap have a set of private methods that prevents from leveraging
+	//  their native encoder & sink building functionality
+	//  We had to copy & paste some of those to get it working
+
+	var encoder zapcore.Encoder
+
+	if zapConfig.Encoding == "console" {
+		encoder = zapcore.NewConsoleEncoder(zapConfig.EncoderConfig)
+	} else {
+		encoder = zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(zapConfig.EncoderConfig)
+	}
+
+	sink, _, err := zap.Open(zapConfig.OutputPaths...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return hertzzap.NewLogger(
+		hertzzap.WithCoreEnc(encoder),
+		hertzzap.WithCoreWs(sink),
+		hertzzap.WithCoreLevel(zapConfig.Level),
+		hertzzap.WithZapOptions(zap.AddCallerSkip(3)),
+	), nil
+}
+
 func NewLogger(cfg *LogConfig) (*zap.Logger, error) {
 	zapConfig := cfg.ToZapConfig()
 
-	return zapConfig.Build()
+	logger, err := zapConfig.Build()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	hertzLogger, err := NewHertzLogger(zapConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	hlog.SetLogger(hertzLogger)
+
+	return logger, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/telemetry/telemetry.go b/pkg/telemetry/telemetry.go
index 2e61706f..2e6b0bb9 100644
--- a/pkg/telemetry/telemetry.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetry/telemetry.go
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type Telemetry struct {
-	logger *zap.Logger
+	Config *Config
+	Logger *zap.Logger
 	// TODO: add OTEL meter, tracer
 }
 
@@ -19,10 +20,7 @@ func NewTelemetry(cfg *Config) (*Telemetry, error) {
 	}
 
 	return &Telemetry{
-		logger: logger,
+		Config: cfg,
+		Logger: logger,
 	}, nil
 }
-
-func (t *Telemetry) Logger() *zap.Logger {
-	return t.logger
-}