diff --git a/httphandler/README.md b/httphandler/README.md
index d7b33b56..c4541dd3 100644
--- a/httphandler/README.md
+++ b/httphandler/README.md
@@ -175,3 +175,5 @@ go tool pprof heap
 * `KS_FORMAT`: Output file format. default is json
 * `KS_ENABLE_HOST_SCANNER`: Enable the host scanner feature
 * `KS_DOWNLOAD_ARTIFACTS`: Download the artifacts every scan
+* `KS_LOGGER_NAME`: Set logger name
+* `KS_LOGGER_LEVEL`: Set logger level
diff --git a/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/requestshandler.go b/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/requestshandler.go
index 75252c20..ebebbea8 100644
--- a/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/requestshandler.go
+++ b/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/requestshandler.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package v1
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"runtime/pprof"
+	_ "net/http/pprof"
 
 	utilsapisv1 "github.com/armosec/opa-utils/httpserver/apis/v1"
 	utilsmetav1 "github.com/armosec/opa-utils/httpserver/meta/v1"
@@ -220,13 +220,6 @@ func (handler *HTTPHandler) Ready(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
 
-// return process heap information
-func (handler *HTTPHandler) Heap(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	defer recover()
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-	pprof.WriteHeapProfile(w)
-}
-
 func (handler *HTTPHandler) recover(w http.ResponseWriter, scanID string) {
 	response := utilsmetav1.Response{}
 	if err := recover(); err != nil {
diff --git a/httphandler/listener/init.go b/httphandler/listener/init.go
index 0cea1e08..5b1d2bad 100644
--- a/httphandler/listener/init.go
+++ b/httphandler/listener/init.go
@@ -5,16 +5,39 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/armosec/kubescape/v2/core/cautils/getter"
 	logger "github.com/dwertent/go-logger"
+	"github.com/dwertent/go-logger/helpers"
 	"github.com/dwertent/go-logger/zaplogger"
 )
 
 func initialize() error {
-	logger.InitLogger(zaplogger.LoggerName)
-
+	initializeLoggerName()
+	initializeLoggerLevel()
 	initializeSaaSEnv()
 	return nil
 }
 
+// initialize logger name
+func initializeLoggerName() {
+	loggerName := zaplogger.LoggerName
+	if l := os.Getenv("KS_LOGGER_NAME"); l != "" {
+		loggerName = l
+	}
+	logger.InitLogger(loggerName)
+}
+
+// initialize logger level
+func initializeLoggerLevel() {
+	loggerLevel := helpers.DebugLevel.String()
+	if l := os.Getenv("KS_LOGGER_LEVEL"); l != "" {
+		loggerLevel = l
+	}
+	if err := logger.L().SetLevel(loggerLevel); err != nil {
+		logger.L().SetLevel(helpers.DebugLevel.String())
+		logger.L().Error("failed to set logger level", helpers.String("level", loggerLevel), helpers.Error(err), helpers.String("default", helpers.DebugLevel.String()))
+	}
+}
+
+// SetupHTTPListener set up listening http servers
 func initializeSaaSEnv() {
 
 	saasEnv := os.Getenv("KS_SAAS_ENV")
diff --git a/httphandler/listener/setup.go b/httphandler/listener/setup.go
index 67e68b17..94ba1703 100644
--- a/httphandler/listener/setup.go
+++ b/httphandler/listener/setup.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const (
 	prometheusMmeticsPath = "/v1/metrics"
 	livePath              = "/livez"
 	readyPath             = "/readyz"
-	heap                  = "/heap"
 )
 
 // SetupHTTPListener set up listening http servers
@@ -51,12 +50,13 @@ func SetupHTTPListener() error {
 	rtr.HandleFunc(resultsPath, httpHandler.Results)
 	rtr.HandleFunc(livePath, httpHandler.Live)
 	rtr.HandleFunc(readyPath, httpHandler.Ready)
-	rtr.HandleFunc(heap, httpHandler.Heap)
 
 	server.Handler = rtr
 
 	logger.L().Info("Started Kubescape server", helpers.String("port", getPort()), helpers.String("version", cautils.BuildNumber))
-	server.ListenAndServe()
+
+	servePprof()
+
 	if keyPair != nil {
 		return server.ListenAndServeTLS("", "")
 	}
@@ -81,3 +81,13 @@ func getPort() string {
 	}
 	return "8080"
 }
+
+func servePprof() {
+	go func() {
+		// start pprof server -> https://pkg.go.dev/net/http/pprof
+		if logger.L().GetLevel() == helpers.DebugLevel.String() {
+			logger.L().Info("starting pprof server", helpers.String("port", "6060"))
+			logger.L().Error(http.ListenAndServe(":6060", nil).Error())
+		}
+	}()
+}