diff --git a/api/main.go b/api/main.go
index 342b2d166..6ca985759 100644
--- a/api/main.go
+++ b/api/main.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func filterHarItems(inChannel <-chan *tap.OutputChannelItem, outChannel chan *ta
 		if message.ConnectionInfo.IsOutgoing && api.CheckIsServiceIP(message.ConnectionInfo.ServerIP) {
 			continue
 		}
-		// TODO: move this to tappers
+		// TODO: move this to tappers https://up9.atlassian.net/browse/TRA-3441
 		if filterOptions.HideHealthChecks && isHealthCheckByUserAgent(message) {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/api/pkg/database/main.go b/api/pkg/database/main.go
index 58d215bb3..ea4b420f9 100644
--- a/api/pkg/database/main.go
+++ b/api/pkg/database/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"gorm.io/gorm/logger"
 	"mizuserver/pkg/models"
 	"mizuserver/pkg/utils"
+	"time"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func GetEntriesTable() *gorm.DB {
 
 func initDataBase(databasePath string) *gorm.DB {
 	temp, _ := gorm.Open(sqlite.Open(databasePath), &gorm.Config{
-		Logger: logger.Default.LogMode(logger.Silent),
+		Logger: &utils.TruncatingLogger{LogLevel: logger.Warn, SlowThreshold: 500 * time.Millisecond},
 	})
 	_ = temp.AutoMigrate(&models.MizuEntry{}) // this will ensure table is created
 	return temp
diff --git a/api/pkg/database/size_enforcer.go b/api/pkg/database/size_enforcer.go
index cfaa293da..f26b1a4db 100644
--- a/api/pkg/database/size_enforcer.go
+++ b/api/pkg/database/size_enforcer.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/shared"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/shared/debounce"
+	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/shared/units"
 	"log"
 	"mizuserver/pkg/models"
 	"os"
@@ -13,19 +14,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 const percentageOfMaxSizeBytesToPrune = 15
-const defaultMaxDatabaseSizeBytes = 200 * 1000 * 1000
+const defaultMaxDatabaseSizeBytes int64 = 200 * 1000 * 1000
 
 func StartEnforcingDatabaseSize() {
 	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error creating filesystem watcher for db size enforcement: %v\n", err) // TODO: make fatal
+		log.Fatalf("Error creating filesystem watcher for db size enforcement: %v\n", err)
 		return
 	}
-	defer watcher.Close()
 
 	maxEntriesDBByteSize, err := getMaxEntriesDBByteSize()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error parsing max db size: %v\n", err) // TODO: make fatal
+		log.Fatalf("Error parsing max db size: %v\n", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ func StartEnforcingDatabaseSize() {
 		checkFileSize(maxEntriesDBByteSize)
 	})
 
-	done := make(chan bool)
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			select {
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func StartEnforcingDatabaseSize() {
 				if !ok {
 					return // closed channel
 				}
-				if event.Op&fsnotify.Write == fsnotify.Write {
+				if event.Op == fsnotify.Write {
 					checkFileSizeDebouncer.SetOn()
 				}
 			case err, ok := <-watcher.Errors:
@@ -55,13 +54,12 @@ func StartEnforcingDatabaseSize() {
 
 	err = watcher.Add(DBPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error adding %s to filesystem watcher for db size enforcement: %v\n", DBPath, err) //TODO: make fatal
+		log.Fatalf("Error adding %s to filesystem watcher for db size enforcement: %v\n", DBPath, err)
 	}
-	<-done
 }
 
 func getMaxEntriesDBByteSize() (int64, error) {
-	maxEntriesDBByteSize := int64(defaultMaxDatabaseSizeBytes)
+	maxEntriesDBByteSize := defaultMaxDatabaseSizeBytes
 	var err error
 
 	maxEntriesDBSizeByteSEnvVarValue := os.Getenv(shared.MaxEntriesDBSizeByteSEnvVar)
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ func pruneOldEntries(currentFileSize int64) {
 		GetEntriesTable().Where(entryIdsToRemove).Delete(models.MizuEntry{})
 		// VACUUM causes sqlite to shrink the db file after rows have been deleted, the db file will not shrink without this
 		DB.Exec("VACUUM")
-		fmt.Printf("Removed %d rows and cleared %s bytes\n", len(entryIdsToRemove), shared.BytesToHumanReadable(bytesToBeRemoved))
+		fmt.Printf("Removed %d rows and cleared %s\n", len(entryIdsToRemove), units.BytesToHumanReadable(bytesToBeRemoved))
 	} else {
 		fmt.Println("Found no rows to remove when pruning")
 	}
diff --git a/api/pkg/utils/truncating_logger.go b/api/pkg/utils/truncating_logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b6310ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/pkg/utils/truncating_logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"gorm.io/gorm/logger"
+	"gorm.io/gorm/utils"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// TruncatingLogger implements the gorm logger.Interface interface. Its purpose is to act as gorm's logger while truncating logs to a max of 50 characters to minimise the performance impact
+type TruncatingLogger struct {
+	LogLevel logger.LogLevel
+	SlowThreshold time.Duration
+}
+
+func (truncatingLogger *TruncatingLogger) LogMode(logLevel logger.LogLevel) logger.Interface {
+	truncatingLogger.LogLevel = logLevel
+	return truncatingLogger
+}
+
+func (truncatingLogger *TruncatingLogger) Info(_ context.Context, message string, __ ...interface{}) {
+	if truncatingLogger.LogLevel < logger.Info {
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("gorm info: %.50s\n", message)
+}
+
+func (truncatingLogger *TruncatingLogger) Warn(_ context.Context, message string, __ ...interface{}) {
+	if truncatingLogger.LogLevel < logger.Warn {
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("gorm warning: %.50s\n", message)
+}
+
+func (truncatingLogger *TruncatingLogger) Error(_ context.Context, message string, __ ...interface{}) {
+	if truncatingLogger.LogLevel < logger.Error {
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("gorm error: %.50s\n", message)
+}
+
+func (truncatingLogger *TruncatingLogger) Trace(ctx context.Context, begin time.Time, fc func() (string, int64), err error) {
+	if truncatingLogger.LogLevel == logger.Silent {
+		return
+	}
+	elapsed := time.Since(begin)
+	if err != nil {
+		sql, rows := fc() // copied into every condition as this is a potentially heavy operation best done only when necessary
+		truncatingLogger.Error(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Error in %s: %v - elapsed: %fs affected rows: %d, sql: %s", utils.FileWithLineNum(), err, elapsed.Seconds(), rows, sql))
+	} else if truncatingLogger.LogLevel >= logger.Warn && elapsed > truncatingLogger.SlowThreshold {
+		sql, rows := fc()
+		truncatingLogger.Warn(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Slow sql query - elapse: %fs rows: %d, sql: %s", elapsed.Seconds(), rows, sql))
+	} else if truncatingLogger.LogLevel >= logger.Info {
+		sql, rows := fc()
+		truncatingLogger.Info(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Sql query - elapse: %fs rows: %d, sql: %s", elapsed.Seconds(), rows, sql))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cli/cmd/tap.go b/cli/cmd/tap.go
index 0350c7b17..9418e9a05 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/tap.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/tap.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/shared"
+	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/shared/units"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -50,12 +50,13 @@ Supported protocols are HTTP and gRPC.`,
 			return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("%s is not a valid regex %s", args[0], err))
 		}
 
-		mizuTapOptions.MaxEntriesDBSizeBytes, err = shared.HumanReadableToBytes(humanMaxEntriesDBSize)
+		mizuTapOptions.MaxEntriesDBSizeBytes = 200 * 1000 * 1000
+		mizuTapOptions.MaxEntriesDBSizeBytes, err = units.HumanReadableToBytes(humanMaxEntriesDBSize)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Could not parse --max-entries-db-size value %s", humanMaxEntriesDBSize))
 		} else if cmd.Flags().Changed(maxEntriesDBSizeFlagName) {
 			// We're parsing human readable file sizes here so its best to be unambiguous
-			fmt.Printf("Setting max entries db size to %s\n", shared.BytesToHumanReadable(mizuTapOptions.MaxEntriesDBSizeBytes))
+			fmt.Printf("Setting max entries db size to %s\n", units.BytesToHumanReadable(mizuTapOptions.MaxEntriesDBSizeBytes))
 		}
 
 		directionLowerCase := strings.ToLower(direction)
diff --git a/shared/human_data_sizes.go b/shared/units/human_data_sizes.go
similarity index 94%
rename from shared/human_data_sizes.go
rename to shared/units/human_data_sizes.go
index 30596b9fb..d3c39bf7c 100644
--- a/shared/human_data_sizes.go
+++ b/shared/units/human_data_sizes.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package shared
+package units
 
 import "github.com/docker/go-units"