diff --git a/backend/cmd/main.go b/backend/cmd/main.go
index 045991de..b24edd30 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/main.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/main.go
@@ -9,33 +9,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	file := os.Stdout
-	defer file.Close()
 	if err := godotenv.Load(); err != nil {
 		log.Info("no .env file found, using default env variables")
 	}
 	env := os.Getenv("APP_ENV")
 	testing := (env == "testing")
-	initLogging(env, file)
+	initLogging()
 	newServer := server.NewServer(testing)
 	newServer.ListenAndServe()
 }
 
-func initLogging(env string, file *os.File) {
-	var err error
-	prod := (env == "prod" || env == "production")
-	if prod {
-		file, err = os.OpenFile("logs/server.log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Failed to open log file: %v", err)
-		}
-		log.SetFormatter(&log.JSONFormatter{})
-	} else {
-		log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{ForceColors: true})
-	}
-	level := parseLogLevel()
-	log.SetLevel(level)
-	log.SetOutput(file)
+func initLogging() {
+	log.SetFormatter(&log.JSONFormatter{})
+	log.SetLevel(parseLogLevel())
 }
 
 func parseLogLevel() log.Level {
diff --git a/backend/src/handlers/helpful_links_handler.go b/backend/src/handlers/helpful_links_handler.go
index dc7bdb11..dab1e21c 100644
--- a/backend/src/handlers/helpful_links_handler.go
+++ b/backend/src/handlers/helpful_links_handler.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 func (srv *Server) registerLeftMenuRoutes() []routeDef {
@@ -160,13 +162,14 @@ func (srv *Server) handleFavoriteLink(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, lo
 	if err != nil {
 		return newDatabaseServiceError(err)
 	}
-	if _, err := srv.Db.FavoriteOpenContent(int(userID), link.OpenContentProviderID, uint(linkID), facilityID); err != nil {
+	if _, err := srv.Db.FavoriteOpenContent(int(linkID), link.OpenContentProviderID, uint(userID), facilityID); err != nil {
 		return newDatabaseServiceError(err)
 	}
 	return writeJsonResponse(w, http.StatusOK, "Link favorite toggled successfully")
 }
 
 func (srv *Server) getFavicon(link string) string {
+	logrus.Printf("Getting favicon for link %s", link)
 	baseUrl, err := url.Parse(link)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "/ul-icon.png"
diff --git a/backend/src/models/jobs.go b/backend/src/models/jobs.go
index 9599ef76..1dc47bd4 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/jobs.go
+++ b/backend/src/models/jobs.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const (
 	SyncVideoMetadataJob   JobType   = "sync_video_metadata"
 	PutVideoMetadataJob    JobType   = "put_video_metadata"
 	AddVideosJob           JobType   = "add_videos"
-	EveryThreeHours        string    = "0 */3 * * *"
+	EveryThreeHours        string    = "0 6-20 * * *"
 	EverySundayAt8PM       string    = "0 20 * * 7"
 	StatusPending          JobStatus = "pending"
 	StatusRunning          JobStatus = "running"
diff --git a/backend/tasks/main.go b/backend/tasks/main.go
index 2da3b872..f8cdf7cf 100644
--- a/backend/tasks/main.go
+++ b/backend/tasks/main.go
@@ -54,31 +54,22 @@ func main() {
 
 func initLogging() {
 	env := os.Getenv("APP_ENV")
-	var err error
-	var file *os.File
 	if env == "development" {
 		log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{})
-		file = os.Stdout
 	} else {
 		log.SetFormatter(&log.JSONFormatter{})
-		file, err = os.OpenFile("logs/cron.log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+		level, err := log.ParseLevel(os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL"))
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Failed to log to file, using default stderr")
-			file = os.Stdout
+			log.Error("Failed to parse log level, using default info")
+			level = log.DebugLevel
 		}
+		log.SetLevel(level)
 	}
-	log.SetOutput(file)
-	level, err := log.ParseLevel(os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL"))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to parse log level, using default info")
-		level = log.DebugLevel
-	}
-	log.SetLevel(level)
 }
 
 func getCronSchedule(task *models.RunnableTask, hour int) string {
 	if task.Provider != nil && task.Provider.Type == models.Brightspace {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("0 0 %d * * 4", hour)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("0 %d * * 4", hour)
 	} else if task.Job.Name == string(models.PutVideoMetadataJob) {
 		return models.EverySundayAt8PM
 	} else {
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c3963c44..1d52901e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ services:
       context: .
       dockerfile: provider-middleware/dev.Dockerfile
     environment:
-      - APP_ENV=production
+      - APP_ENV=dev
       - DB_HOST=postgres
       - DB_PORT=5432
       - DB_USER=unlocked
diff --git a/provider-middleware/kiwix.go b/provider-middleware/kiwix.go
index 32deb310..b65822b4 100644
--- a/provider-middleware/kiwix.go
+++ b/provider-middleware/kiwix.go
@@ -7,15 +7,24 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
 
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
 
 const (
 	KiwixCatalogUrl = "/catalog/v2/entries?lang=eng&start=1&count="
-	MaxLibraries    = 1000
 )
 
+var maxLibraries = sync.OnceValue(func() int {
+	if os.Getenv("APP_ENV") == "dev" {
+		return 10
+	} else {
+		return 1000
+	}
+})
+
 type KiwixService struct {
 	OpenContentProviderId uint
 	Url                   string
@@ -26,7 +35,7 @@ type KiwixService struct {
 }
 
 func NewKiwixService(openContentProvider *models.OpenContentProvider, params *map[string]interface{}) *KiwixService {
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%d", openContentProvider.Url, KiwixCatalogUrl, MaxLibraries)
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%d", openContentProvider.Url, KiwixCatalogUrl, maxLibraries())
 	client := http.Client{}
 	jobID := (*params)["job_id"].(string)
 	return &KiwixService{
diff --git a/provider-middleware/main.go b/provider-middleware/main.go
index e94d1e4b..2f3aaa79 100644
--- a/provider-middleware/main.go
+++ b/provider-middleware/main.go
@@ -103,37 +103,7 @@ func main() {
 
 func initLogging() *log.Logger {
 	var logger = log.New()
-	var file *os.File
-	var err error
-	env := os.Getenv("APP_ENV")
-	if env == "production" || env == "prod" {
-		file, err = os.OpenFile("logs/provider-middleware.log", os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
-		if err != nil {
-			file, err = os.Create("logs/provider-middleware.log")
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Failed to create log file: %v", err)
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		file = os.Stdout
-	}
-	logger.SetOutput(file)
 	logger.SetFormatter(&log.JSONFormatter{})
-	if os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL") == "" {
-		switch env {
-		case "prod", "production":
-			log.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
-		case "dev", "development":
-			log.SetLevel(log.TraceLevel)
-		default:
-			log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
-		}
-	} else {
-		level, err := log.ParseLevel(os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL"))
-		if err != nil {
-			log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
-		}
-		logger.SetLevel(level)
-	}
+	logger.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
 	return logger
 }