diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b70277..38a452d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -159,3 +159,4 @@ fabric.properties
 .ionide
 
 # End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/visualstudiocode,goland,go
+/recover.bolt
diff --git a/cmd/codeword/main.go b/cmd/codeword/main.go
index 0f9f6ae..a03d31a 100644
--- a/cmd/codeword/main.go
+++ b/cmd/codeword/main.go
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	ptime, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, buildTime)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Fatal("Error parsing build time:", zap.Error(err))
+		logger.Error("Error parsing build time:", zap.Error(err))
+		ptime = time.Now()
 	}
 
 	config, err := initialize.LoadConfig()
diff --git a/internal/initialize/config.go b/internal/initialize/config.go
index 39cdaad..d6077e0 100644
--- a/internal/initialize/config.go
+++ b/internal/initialize/config.go
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	Audience               string `env:"JWT_AUDIENCE,required"`
 	GrpcHost               string `env:"GRPC_HOST" envDefault:"localhost"`
 	GrpcPort               string `env:"GRPC_PORT" envDefault:"9000"`
-	TrashLogHost           string `env:"TRASH_LOG_HOST"`
-	ModuleLogger           string `env:"MODULE_LOGGER"`
+	TrashLogHost           string `env:"TRASH_LOG_HOST" envDefault:"localhost:7113"`
+	ModuleLogger           string `env:"MODULE_LOGGER" envDefault:"codeword-local"`
 }
 
 func LoadConfig() (*Config, error) {