diff --git a/services-api/src/main/java/io/scalecube/services/ServiceInfo.java b/services-api/src/main/java/io/scalecube/services/ServiceInfo.java
index 8edfe49aa..1dba4108b 100644
--- a/services-api/src/main/java/io/scalecube/services/ServiceInfo.java
+++ b/services-api/src/main/java/io/scalecube/services/ServiceInfo.java
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ public Builder logger(String name, Level level) {
       return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Setter for {@code logger}. Overrides default {@code Microservices.logger}.
+     *
+     * @param name logger name (optional)
+     * @return this buidler
+     */
+    public Builder logger(String name) {
+      return logger(name, Level.DEBUG);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Setter for {@code dataDecoder}. Overrides default {@code Microservices.dataDecoder}.
      *
diff --git a/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/http/HttpGatewayTest.java b/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/http/HttpGatewayTest.java
index c4d8b0730..855547f68 100644
--- a/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/http/HttpGatewayTest.java
+++ b/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/http/HttpGatewayTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import io.scalecube.services.gateway.client.http.HttpGatewayClientTransport;
 import io.scalecube.services.transport.rsocket.RSocketServiceTransport;
 import io.scalecube.transport.netty.websocket.WebsocketTransportFactory;
+import java.lang.System.Logger.Level;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ static void beforeAll() {
                             .membership(
                                 opts -> opts.seedMembers(gateway.discoveryAddress().toString())))
                 .transport(RSocketServiceTransport::new)
+                .defaultLogger("microservices", Level.INFO)
                 .services(new GreetingServiceImpl())
                 .services(
                     ServiceInfo.fromServiceInstance(new ErrorServiceImpl())
diff --git a/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/http/HttpLocalGatewayTest.java b/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/http/HttpLocalGatewayTest.java
index 146445853..7b0871642 100644
--- a/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/http/HttpLocalGatewayTest.java
+++ b/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/http/HttpLocalGatewayTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import io.scalecube.services.gateway.SomeException;
 import io.scalecube.services.gateway.client.StaticAddressRouter;
 import io.scalecube.services.gateway.client.http.HttpGatewayClientTransport;
+import java.lang.System.Logger.Level;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ static void beforeAll() {
         Microservices.start(
             new Context()
                 .gateway(() -> new HttpGateway.Builder().id("HTTP").build())
+                .defaultLogger("gateway", Level.INFO)
                 .services(new GreetingServiceImpl())
                 .services(
                     ServiceInfo.fromServiceInstance(new ErrorServiceImpl())
diff --git a/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketGatewayAuthTest.java b/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketGatewayAuthTest.java
index ca6dbc487..0734d43f3 100644
--- a/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketGatewayAuthTest.java
+++ b/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketGatewayAuthTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import io.scalecube.services.gateway.SecuredServiceImpl;
 import io.scalecube.services.gateway.client.StaticAddressRouter;
 import io.scalecube.services.gateway.client.websocket.WebsocketGatewayClientTransport;
+import java.lang.System.Logger.Level;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ static void beforeAll() {
                             .id("WS")
                             .gatewayHandler(new GatewaySessionHandlerImpl(AUTH_REGISTRY))
                             .build())
+                .defaultLogger("gateway", Level.INFO)
                 .services(new SecuredServiceImpl(AUTH_REGISTRY)));
   }
 
diff --git a/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketGatewayTest.java b/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketGatewayTest.java
index c1d094de8..ea990fc9c 100644
--- a/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketGatewayTest.java
+++ b/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketGatewayTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import io.scalecube.services.gateway.client.websocket.WebsocketGatewayClientTransport;
 import io.scalecube.services.transport.rsocket.RSocketServiceTransport;
 import io.scalecube.transport.netty.websocket.WebsocketTransportFactory;
+import java.lang.System.Logger.Level;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ static void beforeAll() {
                             .membership(
                                 opts -> opts.seedMembers(gateway.discoveryAddress().toString())))
                 .transport(RSocketServiceTransport::new)
+                .defaultLogger("microservices", Level.INFO)
                 .services(new GreetingServiceImpl())
                 .services(
                     ServiceInfo.fromServiceInstance(new ErrorServiceImpl())
diff --git a/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketLocalGatewayTest.java b/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketLocalGatewayTest.java
index 9139da008..44e60d807 100644
--- a/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketLocalGatewayTest.java
+++ b/services-gateway/src/test/java/io/scalecube/services/gateway/websocket/WebsocketLocalGatewayTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import io.scalecube.services.gateway.SomeException;
 import io.scalecube.services.gateway.client.StaticAddressRouter;
 import io.scalecube.services.gateway.client.websocket.WebsocketGatewayClientTransport;
+import java.lang.System.Logger.Level;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ static void beforeAll() {
                             .serviceCall(call -> call.errorMapper(ERROR_MAPPER))
                             .errorMapper(ERROR_MAPPER)
                             .build())
+                .defaultLogger("gateway", Level.INFO)
                 .services(new GreetingServiceImpl())
                 .services(
                     ServiceInfo.fromServiceInstance(new ErrorServiceImpl())
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/io/scalecube/services/Microservices.java b/services/src/main/java/io/scalecube/services/Microservices.java
index 8459b1538..e024764d1 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/io/scalecube/services/Microservices.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/io/scalecube/services/Microservices.java
@@ -712,6 +712,16 @@ public Context defaultLogger(String name, Level level) {
       return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Setter for default {@code logger}. By default, default {@code logger} is null.
+     *
+     * @param name logger name (optional)
+     * @return this builder with applied parameter
+     */
+    public Context defaultLogger(String name) {
+      return defaultLogger(name, Level.DEBUG);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds {@link Scheduler} supplier to the list of scheduler suppliers.
      *