diff --git a/flaschengeist/config.py b/flaschengeist/config.py
index e06fcae..47af03f 100644
--- a/flaschengeist/config.py
+++ b/flaschengeist/config.py
@@ -41,17 +41,21 @@ def read_configuration(test_config):
         update_dict(config, test_config)
 
 
-def configure_app(app, test_config=None):
+def configure_logger():
     global config
-    read_configuration(test_config)
-
-    # Always enable this builtin plugins!
-    update_dict(config, {"auth": {"enabled": True}, "roles": {"enabled": True}, "users": {"enabled": True}})
-
+    # Read default config
     logger_config = toml.load(_module_path / "logging.toml")
+
     if "LOGGING" in config:
+        # Override with user config
+        update_dict(logger_config, config.get("LOGGING"))
+        # Check for shortcuts
         if "level" in config["LOGGING"]:
             logger_config["loggers"]["flaschengeist"] = {"level": config["LOGGING"]["level"]}
+            logger_config["handlers"]["console"]["level"] = config["LOGGING"]["level"]
+            logger_config["handlers"]["file"]["level"] = config["LOGGING"]["level"]
+        if not config["LOGGING"].get("console", True):
+            logger_config["handlers"]["console"]["level"] = "CRITICAL"
         if "file" in config["LOGGING"]:
             logger_config["root"]["handlers"].append("file")
             logger_config["handlers"]["file"]["filename"] = config["LOGGING"]["file"]
@@ -59,6 +63,14 @@ def configure_app(app, test_config=None):
             path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     logging.config.dictConfig(logger_config)
 
+
+def configure_app(app, test_config=None):
+    global config
+    read_configuration(test_config)
+
+    # Always enable this builtin plugins!
+    update_dict(config, {"auth": {"enabled": True}, "roles": {"enabled": True}, "users": {"enabled": True}})
+
     if "secret_key" not in config["FLASCHENGEIST"]:
         logger.warning("No secret key was configured, please configure one for production systems!")
         app.config["SECRET_KEY"] = "0a657b97ef546da90b2db91862ad4e29"
diff --git a/flaschengeist/plugins/auth_ldap/__init__.py b/flaschengeist/plugins/auth_ldap/__init__.py
index dffbc3c..3ceb6e0 100644
--- a/flaschengeist/plugins/auth_ldap/__init__.py
+++ b/flaschengeist/plugins/auth_ldap/__init__.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class AuthLDAP(AuthPlugin):
                 password_hash = base64.b64encode(pbkdf2_hmac("sha512", password.encode("utf-8"), salt, rounds)).decode()
                 return f"{{PBKDF2-SHA512}}{rounds}${base64.b64encode(salt).decode()}${password_hash}"
             else:
-                return f"{{SSHA}}{base64.b64encode(sha1(password.encode() + salt).digest() + salt)}"
+                return f"{{SSHA}}{base64.b64encode(sha1(password.encode() + salt).digest() + salt).decode()}"
 
     def _get_groups(self, uid):
         groups = []