diff --git a/graph/pkg/command/root.go b/graph/pkg/command/root.go
index a41e800304..4e07ad4b88 100644
--- a/graph/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/graph/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ type SutureService struct {
 
 // NewSutureService creates a new graph.SutureService
 func NewSutureService(cfg *ociscfg.Config) suture.Service {
-	if (cfg.Accounts.Log == shared.Log{}) {
-		cfg.Accounts.Log = cfg.Log
+	if (cfg.Graph.Log == shared.Log{}) {
+		cfg.Graph.Log = cfg.Log
 	}
 	return SutureService{
 		cfg: cfg.Graph,
diff --git a/idp/pkg/command/root.go b/idp/pkg/command/root.go
index e4cff0b260..c62f9e7912 100644
--- a/idp/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/idp/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ type SutureService struct {
 
 // NewSutureService creates a new idp.SutureService
 func NewSutureService(cfg *ociscfg.Config) suture.Service {
-	if (cfg.Accounts.Log == shared.Log{}) {
-		cfg.Accounts.Log = cfg.Log
+	if (cfg.IDP.Log == shared.Log{}) {
+		cfg.IDP.Log = cfg.Log
 	}
 	return SutureService{
 		cfg: cfg.IDP,
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/ocs.go b/ocis/pkg/command/ocs.go
index 9a08c49d98..8c3b11baca 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/ocs.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/ocs.go
@@ -5,52 +5,44 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/config"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/version"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/shared"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/register"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocs/pkg/command"
-	svcconfig "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocs/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
 // OCSCommand is the entrypoint for the ocs command.
 func OCSCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
+	var globalLog shared.Log
+
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:     "ocs",
 		Usage:    "Start ocs server",
 		Category: "Extensions",
+		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			globalLog = cfg.Log
+
+			return nil
+		},
+		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			// if accounts logging is empty in ocis.yaml
+			if (cfg.OCS.Log == shared.Log{}) && (globalLog != shared.Log{}) {
+				// we can safely inherit the global logging values.
+				cfg.OCS.Log = globalLog
+			}
+			origCmd := command.Server(cfg.OCS)
+			return handleOriginalAction(c, origCmd)
+		},
 		Subcommands: []*cli.Command{
 			command.PrintVersion(cfg.OCS),
 		},
-		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			return ParseConfig(ctx, cfg)
-		},
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			origCmd := command.Server(configureOCS(cfg))
-			return handleOriginalAction(c, origCmd)
-		},
 	}
 }
 
-func configureOCS(cfg *config.Config) *svcconfig.Config {
-	cfg.OCS.Log.Level = cfg.Log.Level
-	cfg.OCS.Log.Pretty = cfg.Log.Pretty
-	cfg.OCS.Log.Color = cfg.Log.Color
-	cfg.OCS.Service.Version = version.String
-
-	if cfg.Tracing.Enabled {
-		cfg.OCS.Tracing.Enabled = cfg.Tracing.Enabled
-		cfg.OCS.Tracing.Type = cfg.Tracing.Type
-		cfg.OCS.Tracing.Endpoint = cfg.Tracing.Endpoint
-		cfg.OCS.Tracing.Collector = cfg.Tracing.Collector
-	}
-
-	if cfg.TokenManager.JWTSecret != "" {
-		cfg.OCS.TokenManager.JWTSecret = cfg.TokenManager.JWTSecret
-	}
-
-	return cfg.OCS
-}
-
 func init() {
 	register.AddCommand(OCSCommand)
 }
diff --git a/ocs/pkg/command/root.go b/ocs/pkg/command/root.go
index 5393527b42..4f939fc1b5 100644
--- a/ocs/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/ocs/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/shared"
+
 	ociscfg "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/config"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/log"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/version"
@@ -84,7 +86,9 @@ type SutureService struct {
 
 // NewSutureService creates a new ocs.SutureService
 func NewSutureService(cfg *ociscfg.Config) suture.Service {
-	cfg.OCS.Log = cfg.Log
+	if (cfg.OCS.Log == shared.Log{}) {
+		cfg.OCS.Log = cfg.Log
+	}
 	return SutureService{
 		cfg: cfg.OCS,
 	}
diff --git a/ocs/pkg/command/server.go b/ocs/pkg/command/server.go
index 7b3ff62523..dc4e6a4cb2 100644
--- a/ocs/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/ocs/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
 
+	gofig "github.com/gookit/config/v2"
+	ociscfg "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/config"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/shared"
+
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocs/pkg/tracing"
 
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/sync"
@@ -22,11 +26,30 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Name:  "server",
 		Usage: "Start integrated server",
 		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+			// remember shared logging info to prevent empty overwrites
+			inLog := cfg.Log
 			if cfg.HTTP.Root != "/" {
 				cfg.HTTP.Root = strings.TrimSuffix(cfg.HTTP.Root, "/")
 			}
 
-			return ParseConfig(ctx, cfg)
+			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if (cfg.Log == shared.Log{}) && (inLog != shared.Log{}) {
+				// set the default to the parent config
+				cfg.Log = inLog
+
+				// and parse the environment
+				conf := &gofig.Config{}
+				conf.LoadOSEnv(config.GetEnv(), false)
+				bindings := config.StructMappings(cfg)
+				if err := ociscfg.BindEnv(conf, bindings); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+
+			return nil
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			logger := NewLogger(cfg)