diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 95318f007..6840eaa24 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Tantivy 0.14.0
 =========================
-- Remove dependency to atomicwrites #833 .Implemented by @pmasurel upon suggestion and research from @asafigan). 
+- Remove dependency to atomicwrites #833. Implemented by @pmasurel upon suggestion and research from @asafigan). 
 - Migrated tantivy error from the now deprecated `failure` crate to `thiserror` #760. (@hirevo)
+- Switched to structure logging (via the `slog` crate). (@pmasurel)
 
 Tantivy 0.13.1
 ===================
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3f2148e72..c59291d5b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ memmap = {version = "0.7", optional=true}
 lz4 = {version="1", optional=true}
 snap = "1"
 tempfile = {version="3", optional=true}
-log = "0.4"
+slog = "2.5"
+slog-stdlog = "4"
 serde = {version="1", features=["derive"]}
 serde_json = "1"
 num_cpus = "1"
diff --git a/src/core/executor.rs b/src/core/executor.rs
index 8ac39a7eb..c07da7075 100644
--- a/src/core/executor.rs
+++ b/src/core/executor.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crossbeam::channel;
 use rayon::{ThreadPool, ThreadPoolBuilder};
+use slog::{error, Logger};
 
 /// Search executor whether search request are single thread or multithread.
 ///
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ impl Executor {
         &self,
         f: F,
         args: AIterator,
+        logger: Logger,
     ) -> crate::Result<Vec<R>> {
         match self {
             Executor::SingleThread => args.map(f).collect::<crate::Result<_>>(),
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ impl Executor {
                                 let (idx, arg) = arg_with_idx;
                                 let fruit = f(arg);
                                 if let Err(err) = fruit_sender.send((idx, fruit)) {
-                                    error!("Failed to send search task. It probably means all search threads have panicked. {:?}", err);
+                                    error!(logger, "Failed to send search task. It probably means all search threads have panicked. {:?}", err);
                                 }
                             });
                         }
@@ -87,17 +89,21 @@ impl Executor {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 
+    use slog::{o, Discard, Logger};
+
     use super::Executor;
 
     #[test]
     #[should_panic(expected = "panic should propagate")]
     fn test_panic_propagates_single_thread() {
+        let logger = Logger::root(Discard, o!());
         let _result: Vec<usize> = Executor::single_thread()
             .map(
                 |_| {
                     panic!("panic should propagate");
                 },
                 vec![0].into_iter(),
+                logger,
             )
             .unwrap();
     }
@@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     #[should_panic] //< unfortunately the panic message is not propagated
     fn test_panic_propagates_multi_thread() {
+        let logger = Logger::root(Discard, o!());
         let _result: Vec<usize> = Executor::multi_thread(1, "search-test")
             .unwrap()
             .map(
@@ -112,14 +119,16 @@ mod tests {
                     panic!("panic should propagate");
                 },
                 vec![0].into_iter(),
+                logger,
             )
             .unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_map_singlethread() {
+        let logger = Logger::root(Discard, o!());
         let result: Vec<usize> = Executor::single_thread()
-            .map(|i| Ok(i * 2), 0..1_000)
+            .map(|i| Ok(i * 2), 0..1_000, logger)
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(result.len(), 1_000);
         for i in 0..1_000 {
@@ -129,9 +138,10 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_map_multithread() {
+        let logger = Logger::root(Discard, o!());
         let result: Vec<usize> = Executor::multi_thread(3, "search-test")
             .unwrap()
-            .map(|i| Ok(i * 2), 0..10)
+            .map(|i| Ok(i * 2), 0..10, logger)
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(result.len(), 10);
         for i in 0..10 {
diff --git a/src/core/index.rs b/src/core/index.rs
index 989b5766b..64c7152de 100644
--- a/src/core/index.rs
+++ b/src/core/index.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use crate::schema::FieldType;
 use crate::schema::Schema;
 use crate::tokenizer::{TextAnalyzer, TokenizerManager};
 use crate::IndexWriter;
+use slog::Logger;
 use std::borrow::BorrowMut;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fmt;
@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@ pub struct Index {
 }
 
 impl Index {
+
+    pub(crate) fn logger(&self) -> &Logger {
+        self.directory.logger()
+    }
+
     /// Examines the directory to see if it contains an index.
     ///
     /// Effectively, it only checks for the presence of the `meta.json` file.
@@ -147,13 +153,13 @@ impl Index {
     /// If a directory previously existed, it will be erased.
     pub fn create<Dir: Directory>(dir: Dir, schema: Schema) -> crate::Result<Index> {
         let directory = ManagedDirectory::wrap(dir)?;
-        Index::from_directory(directory, schema)
+        Index::new_from_directory(directory, schema)
     }
 
     /// Create a new index from a directory.
     ///
     /// This will overwrite existing meta.json
-    fn from_directory(mut directory: ManagedDirectory, schema: Schema) -> crate::Result<Index> {
+    fn new_from_directory(mut directory: ManagedDirectory, schema: Schema) -> crate::Result<Index> {
         save_new_metas(schema.clone(), directory.borrow_mut())?;
         let metas = IndexMeta::with_schema(schema);
         Index::create_from_metas(directory, &metas, SegmentMetaInventory::default())
@@ -244,6 +250,8 @@ impl Index {
 
     /// Open the index using the provided directory
     pub fn open<D: Directory>(directory: D) -> crate::Result<Index> {
+        let logger: &Logger = directory.logger();
+        slog::info!(logger, "index-open"; "directory" => format!("{:?}", directory));
         let directory = ManagedDirectory::wrap(directory)?;
         let inventory = SegmentMetaInventory::default();
         let metas = load_metas(&directory, &inventory)?;
diff --git a/src/core/searcher.rs b/src/core/searcher.rs
index 8e8775efd..35b79429c 100644
--- a/src/core/searcher.rs
+++ b/src/core/searcher.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ impl Searcher {
                 collector.collect_segment(weight.as_ref(), segment_ord as u32, segment_reader)
             },
             segment_readers.iter().enumerate(),
+            self.index.logger().clone(),
         )?;
         collector.merge_fruits(fruits)
     }
diff --git a/src/core/segment_id.rs b/src/core/segment_id.rs
index 0fd16aa2a..608f837f3 100644
--- a/src/core/segment_id.rs
+++ b/src/core/segment_id.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ use std::sync::atomic;
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SegmentId(Uuid);
 
+impl ToString for SegmentId {
+    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        self.short_uuid_string()
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 static AUTO_INC_COUNTER: Lazy<atomic::AtomicUsize> = Lazy::new(|| atomic::AtomicUsize::default());
 
diff --git a/src/core/segment_reader.rs b/src/core/segment_reader.rs
index b941d44d3..b61bb02e1 100644
--- a/src/core/segment_reader.rs
+++ b/src/core/segment_reader.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use crate::store::StoreReader;
 use crate::termdict::TermDictionary;
 use crate::DocId;
 use fail::fail_point;
+use slog::{warn, Logger};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ pub struct SegmentReader {
     store_source: ReadOnlySource,
     delete_bitset_opt: Option<DeleteBitSet>,
     schema: Schema,
+    logger: Logger,
 }
 
 impl SegmentReader {
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ impl SegmentReader {
             positions_composite,
             positions_idx_composite,
             schema,
+            logger: segment.index().logger().clone(),
         })
     }
 
@@ -229,7 +232,11 @@ impl SegmentReader {
         let record_option_opt = field_type.get_index_record_option();
 
         if record_option_opt.is_none() {
-            warn!("Field {:?} does not seem indexed.", field_entry.name());
+            warn!(
+                self.logger,
+                "Field {:?} does not seem indexed.",
+                field_entry.name()
+            );
         }
 
         let postings_source_opt = self.postings_composite.open_read(field);
diff --git a/src/directory/directory.rs b/src/directory/directory.rs
index 900d398c5..d8c71dece 100644
--- a/src/directory/directory.rs
+++ b/src/directory/directory.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use slog::{error, Logger};
+
 use crate::directory::directory_lock::Lock;
 use crate::directory::error::LockError;
 use crate::directory::error::{DeleteError, OpenReadError, OpenWriteError};
@@ -64,7 +66,10 @@ impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> From<Box<T>> for DirectoryLock {
 impl Drop for DirectoryLockGuard {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if let Err(e) = self.directory.delete(&*self.path) {
-            error!("Failed to remove the lock file. {:?}", e);
+            error!(
+                self.directory.logger(),
+                "Failed to remove the lock file. {:?}", e
+            );
         }
     }
 }
@@ -209,6 +214,9 @@ pub trait Directory: DirectoryClone + fmt::Debug + Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// `OnCommit` `ReloadPolicy`. Not implementing watch in a `Directory` only prevents the
     /// `OnCommit` `ReloadPolicy` to work properly.
     fn watch(&self, watch_callback: WatchCallback) -> crate::Result<WatchHandle>;
+
+    /// Returns the `slog::Logger` configured for the `Directory`.
+    fn logger(&self) -> &Logger;
 }
 
 /// DirectoryClone
diff --git a/src/directory/managed_directory.rs b/src/directory/managed_directory.rs
index 7d4e6198c..8519c4f82 100644
--- a/src/directory/managed_directory.rs
+++ b/src/directory/managed_directory.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ use crate::error::DataCorruption;
 use crate::Directory;
 
 use crc32fast::Hasher;
+use slog::{debug, error, info};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::io;
-use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::result;
 use std::sync::RwLockWriteGuard;
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ fn save_managed_paths(
     directory: &mut dyn Directory,
     wlock: &RwLockWriteGuard<'_, MetaInformation>,
 ) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let mut w = serde_json::to_vec(&wlock.managed_paths)?;
-    writeln!(&mut w)?;
-    directory.atomic_write(&MANAGED_FILEPATH, &w[..])?;
+    let mut managed_json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&wlock.managed_paths)?;
+    managed_json.push_str("\n");
+    directory.atomic_write(&MANAGED_FILEPATH, managed_json.as_bytes())?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl ManagedDirectory {
         &mut self,
         get_living_files: L,
     ) -> crate::Result<GarbageCollectionResult> {
-        info!("Garbage collect");
+        info!(self.directory.logger(), "gc"; "stage"=>"start");
         let mut files_to_delete = vec![];
 
         // It is crucial to get the living files after acquiring the
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl ManagedDirectory {
                     }
                 }
                 Err(err) => {
-                    error!("Failed to acquire lock for GC");
+                    error!(self.logger(), "Failed to acquire lock for GC");
                     return Err(crate::TantivyError::from(err));
                 }
             }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl ManagedDirectory {
         for file_to_delete in files_to_delete {
             match self.delete(&file_to_delete) {
                 Ok(_) => {
-                    info!("Deleted {:?}", file_to_delete);
+                    debug!(self.logger(), "deleted-success"; "file"=>format!("{:?}", file_to_delete));
                     deleted_files.push(file_to_delete);
                 }
                 Err(file_error) => {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl ManagedDirectory {
                             if !cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
                                 // On windows, delete is expected to fail if the file
                                 // is mmapped.
-                                error!("Failed to delete {:?}", file_to_delete);
+                                error!(self.logger(), "delete-file-fail"; "path"=>file_to_delete.to_str().unwrap_or("<invalid-utf8>"));
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ impl ManagedDirectory {
             save_managed_paths(self.directory.as_mut(), &meta_informations_wlock)?;
         }
 
+        info!(self.directory.logger(), "gc"; "stage"=>"end", 
+                "num-sucess-file-deletes"=>deleted_files.len(), 
+                "num-failed-file-deletes"=>failed_to_delete_files.len());
+
         Ok(GarbageCollectionResult {
             deleted_files,
             failed_to_delete_files,
@@ -274,6 +278,7 @@ impl ManagedDirectory {
 
 impl Directory for ManagedDirectory {
     fn open_read(&self, path: &Path) -> result::Result<ReadOnlySource, OpenReadError> {
+        slog::debug!(self.logger(), "open-read"; "path" => path.to_str().unwrap_or("<invalid-utf8>"));
         let read_only_source = self.directory.open_read(path)?;
         let (footer, reader) = Footer::extract_footer(read_only_source).map_err(|io_error| {
             OpenReadError::IOError {
@@ -286,6 +291,7 @@ impl Directory for ManagedDirectory {
     }
 
     fn open_write(&mut self, path: &Path) -> result::Result<WritePtr, OpenWriteError> {
+        slog::debug!(self.logger(), "open-write"; "path" => path.to_str().unwrap_or("<invalid-utf8>"));
         self.register_file_as_managed(path)
             .map_err(|io_error| OpenWriteError::IOError {
                 io_error,
@@ -300,9 +306,11 @@ impl Directory for ManagedDirectory {
         ))))
     }
 
-    fn atomic_write(&mut self, path: &Path, data: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+    fn atomic_write(&mut self, path: &Path, content: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let content_str = std::str::from_utf8(content).unwrap_or("<content-not-utf-8>");
+        slog::debug!(self.logger(), "Atomic write"; "path" => format!("{:?}", path), "content_length"=>content_str);
         self.register_file_as_managed(path)?;
-        self.directory.atomic_write(path, data)
+        self.directory.atomic_write(path, content)
     }
 
     fn atomic_read(&self, path: &Path) -> result::Result<Vec<u8>, OpenReadError> {
@@ -324,6 +332,10 @@ impl Directory for ManagedDirectory {
     fn watch(&self, watch_callback: WatchCallback) -> crate::Result<WatchHandle> {
         self.directory.watch(watch_callback)
     }
+
+    fn logger(&self) -> &slog::Logger {
+        self.directory.logger()
+    }
 }
 
 impl Clone for ManagedDirectory {
diff --git a/src/directory/mmap_directory.rs b/src/directory/mmap_directory.rs
index b360eb25b..f4de447c4 100644
--- a/src/directory/mmap_directory.rs
+++ b/src/directory/mmap_directory.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ use notify::RawEvent;
 use notify::RecursiveMode;
 use notify::Watcher;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use slog::{debug, o, Drain, Logger};
+use slog_stdlog::StdLog;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::convert::From;
 use std::fmt;
@@ -34,11 +36,6 @@ use std::sync::Weak;
 use std::thread;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 
-/// Create a default io error given a string.
-pub(crate) fn make_io_err(msg: String) -> io::Error {
-    io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, msg)
-}
-
 /// Returns None iff the file exists, can be read, but is empty (and hence
 /// cannot be mmapped)
 fn open_mmap(full_path: &Path) -> result::Result<Option<Mmap>, OpenReadError> {
@@ -149,7 +146,7 @@ struct WatcherWrapper {
 }
 
 impl WatcherWrapper {
-    pub fn new(path: &Path) -> Result<Self, OpenDirectoryError> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(path: &Path, logger: Logger) -> Result<Self, OpenDirectoryError> {
         let (tx, watcher_recv): (Sender<RawEvent>, Receiver<RawEvent>) = channel();
         // We need to initialize the
         let watcher = notify::raw_watcher(tx)
@@ -163,7 +160,8 @@ impl WatcherWrapper {
                     panic!("Unknown error while starting watching directory {:?}", path);
                 }
             })?;
-        let watcher_router: Arc<WatchCallbackList> = Default::default();
+        let watcher_router: Arc<WatchCallbackList> =
+            Arc::new(WatchCallbackList::with_logger(logger));
         let watcher_router_clone = watcher_router.clone();
         thread::Builder::new()
             .name("meta-file-watch-thread".to_string())
@@ -226,15 +224,21 @@ struct MmapDirectoryInner {
     mmap_cache: RwLock<MmapCache>,
     _temp_directory: Option<TempDir>,
     watcher: RwLock<Option<WatcherWrapper>>,
+    logger: Logger,
 }
 
 impl MmapDirectoryInner {
-    fn new(root_path: PathBuf, temp_directory: Option<TempDir>) -> MmapDirectoryInner {
+    fn new(
+        root_path: PathBuf,
+        temp_directory: Option<TempDir>,
+        logger: Logger,
+    ) -> MmapDirectoryInner {
         MmapDirectoryInner {
             root_path,
             mmap_cache: Default::default(),
             _temp_directory: temp_directory,
             watcher: RwLock::new(None),
+            logger,
         }
     }
 
@@ -246,7 +250,7 @@ impl MmapDirectoryInner {
         // The downside is that we might create a watch wrapper that is not useful.
         let need_initialization = self.watcher.read().unwrap().is_none();
         if need_initialization {
-            let watch_wrapper = WatcherWrapper::new(&self.root_path)?;
+            let watch_wrapper = WatcherWrapper::new(&self.root_path, self.logger.clone())?;
             let mut watch_wlock = self.watcher.write().unwrap();
             // the watcher could have been initialized when we released the lock, and
             // we do not want to lose the watched files that were set.
@@ -269,8 +273,8 @@ impl fmt::Debug for MmapDirectory {
 }
 
 impl MmapDirectory {
-    fn new(root_path: PathBuf, temp_directory: Option<TempDir>) -> MmapDirectory {
-        let inner = MmapDirectoryInner::new(root_path, temp_directory);
+    fn new(root_path: PathBuf, temp_directory: Option<TempDir>, logger: Logger) -> MmapDirectory {
+        let inner = MmapDirectoryInner::new(root_path, temp_directory, logger);
         MmapDirectory {
             inner: Arc::new(inner),
         }
@@ -282,17 +286,18 @@ impl MmapDirectory {
     /// For your unit tests, prefer the RAMDirectory.
     pub fn create_from_tempdir() -> Result<MmapDirectory, OpenDirectoryError> {
         let tempdir = TempDir::new().map_err(OpenDirectoryError::FailedToCreateTempDir)?;
-        Ok(MmapDirectory::new(
-            tempdir.path().to_path_buf(),
-            Some(tempdir),
-        ))
+        let logger = Logger::root(StdLog.fuse(), o!());
+        Ok(MmapDirectory::new(tempdir.path().to_owned(), Some(tempdir), logger))
     }
 
     /// Opens a MmapDirectory in a directory.
     ///
     /// Returns an error if the `directory_path` does not
     /// exist or if it is not a directory.
-    pub fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(directory_path: P) -> Result<MmapDirectory, OpenDirectoryError> {
+    pub fn open_with_logger<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+        directory_path: P,
+        logger: Logger,
+    ) -> Result<MmapDirectory, OpenDirectoryError> {
         let directory_path: &Path = directory_path.as_ref();
         if !directory_path.exists() {
             Err(OpenDirectoryError::DoesNotExist(PathBuf::from(
@@ -303,10 +308,20 @@ impl MmapDirectory {
                 directory_path,
             )))
         } else {
-            Ok(MmapDirectory::new(PathBuf::from(directory_path), None))
+            Ok(MmapDirectory::new(
+                PathBuf::from(directory_path),
+                None,
+                logger,
+            ))
         }
     }
 
+    /// Creates an `MmapDirectory` at the given path.
+    pub fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(directory_path: P) -> Result<MmapDirectory, OpenDirectoryError> {
+        let logger = Logger::root(StdLog.fuse(), o!());
+        Self::open_with_logger(directory_path, logger)
+    }
+
     /// Joins a relative_path to the directory `root_path`
     /// to create a proper complete `filepath`.
     fn resolve_path(&self, relative_path: &Path) -> PathBuf {
@@ -366,11 +381,12 @@ impl MmapDirectory {
 struct ReleaseLockFile {
     _file: File,
     path: PathBuf,
+    logger: Logger,
 }
 
 impl Drop for ReleaseLockFile {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        debug!("Releasing lock {:?}", self.path);
+        debug!(self.logger, "Releasing lock {:?}", self.path);
     }
 }
 
@@ -409,17 +425,16 @@ impl TerminatingWrite for SafeFileWriter {
 
 impl Directory for MmapDirectory {
     fn open_read(&self, path: &Path) -> result::Result<ReadOnlySource, OpenReadError> {
-        debug!("Open Read {:?}", path);
         let full_path = self.resolve_path(path);
-
         let mut mmap_cache = self.inner.mmap_cache.write().map_err(|_| {
             let msg = format!(
                 "Failed to acquired write lock \
                  on mmap cache while reading {:?}",
                 path
             );
+            let io_error = io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, msg);
             OpenReadError::IOError {
-                io_error: make_io_err(msg),
+                io_error,
                 filepath: path.to_owned(),
             }
         })?;
@@ -457,9 +472,7 @@ impl Directory for MmapDirectory {
     }
 
     fn open_write(&mut self, path: &Path) -> Result<WritePtr, OpenWriteError> {
-        debug!("Open Write {:?}", path);
         let full_path = self.resolve_path(path);
-
         let open_res = OpenOptions::new()
             .write(true)
             .create_new(true)
@@ -519,7 +532,6 @@ impl Directory for MmapDirectory {
     }
 
     fn atomic_write(&mut self, path: &Path, content: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
-        debug!("Atomic Write {:?}", path);
         let mut tempfile = tempfile::Builder::new().tempfile_in(&self.inner.root_path)?;
         tempfile.write_all(content)?;
         tempfile.flush()?;
@@ -541,16 +553,22 @@ impl Directory for MmapDirectory {
         } else {
             file.try_lock_exclusive().map_err(|_| LockError::LockBusy)?
         }
+        let logger = self.inner.logger.clone();
         // dropping the file handle will release the lock.
         Ok(DirectoryLock::from(Box::new(ReleaseLockFile {
             path: lock.filepath.clone(),
             _file: file,
+            logger,
         })))
     }
 
     fn watch(&self, watch_callback: WatchCallback) -> crate::Result<WatchHandle> {
         self.inner.watch(watch_callback)
     }
+
+    fn logger(&self) -> &Logger {
+        &self.inner.logger
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -660,7 +678,8 @@ mod tests {
         let counter_clone = counter.clone();
         let tmp_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
         let tmp_dirpath = tmp_dir.path().to_owned();
-        let mut watch_wrapper = WatcherWrapper::new(&tmp_dirpath).unwrap();
+        let logger = Logger::root(slog::Discard, o!());
+        let mut watch_wrapper = WatcherWrapper::new(&tmp_dirpath, logger).unwrap();
         let tmp_file = tmp_dirpath.join(*META_FILEPATH);
         let _handle = watch_wrapper.watch(Box::new(move || {
             counter_clone.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
diff --git a/src/directory/mod.rs b/src/directory/mod.rs
index df5e55d81..4d438944d 100644
--- a/src/directory/mod.rs
+++ b/src/directory/mod.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ pub use self::directory::{Directory, DirectoryClone};
 pub use self::directory_lock::{Lock, INDEX_WRITER_LOCK, META_LOCK};
 pub use self::ram_directory::RAMDirectory;
 pub use self::read_only_source::ReadOnlySource;
-pub use self::watch_event_router::{WatchCallback, WatchCallbackList, WatchHandle};
+pub(crate) use self::watch_event_router::WatchCallbackList;
+pub use self::watch_event_router::{WatchCallback, WatchHandle};
 use std::io::{self, BufWriter, Write};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 /// Outcome of the Garbage collection
diff --git a/src/directory/ram_directory.rs b/src/directory/ram_directory.rs
index 3b9a58182..ccc45f09e 100644
--- a/src/directory/ram_directory.rs
+++ b/src/directory/ram_directory.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use crate::directory::WatchCallbackList;
 use crate::directory::{Directory, ReadOnlySource, WatchCallback, WatchHandle};
 use crate::directory::{TerminatingWrite, WritePtr};
 use fail::fail_point;
+use slog::{o, Drain, Logger};
+use slog_stdlog::StdLog;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io::{self, BufWriter, Cursor, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ impl Write for VecWriter {
 
     fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
         self.is_flushed = true;
-        let mut fs = self.shared_directory.fs.write().unwrap();
+        let mut fs = self.shared_directory.fs.inner_directory.write().unwrap();
         fs.write(self.path.clone(), self.data.get_ref());
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -78,13 +80,19 @@ impl TerminatingWrite for VecWriter {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
 struct InnerDirectory {
     fs: HashMap<PathBuf, ReadOnlySource>,
     watch_router: WatchCallbackList,
 }
 
 impl InnerDirectory {
+    fn with_logger(logger: Logger) -> Self {
+        InnerDirectory {
+            fs: Default::default(),
+            watch_router: WatchCallbackList::with_logger(logger.clone()),
+        }
+    }
+
     fn write(&mut self, path: PathBuf, data: &[u8]) -> bool {
         let data = ReadOnlySource::new(Vec::from(data));
         self.fs.insert(path, data).is_some()
@@ -117,20 +125,32 @@ impl InnerDirectory {
     }
 }
 
+impl Default for RAMDirectory {
+    fn default() -> RAMDirectory {
+        let logger = Logger::root(StdLog.fuse(), o!());
+        Self::with_logger(logger)
+    }
+}
+
 impl fmt::Debug for RAMDirectory {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "RAMDirectory")
     }
 }
 
+struct Inner {
+    inner_directory: RwLock<InnerDirectory>,
+    logger: Logger,
+}
+
 /// A Directory storing everything in anonymous memory.
 ///
 /// It is mainly meant for unit testing.
 /// Writes are only made visible upon flushing.
 ///
-#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct RAMDirectory {
-    fs: Arc<RwLock<InnerDirectory>>,
+    fs: Arc<Inner>,
 }
 
 impl RAMDirectory {
@@ -139,10 +159,21 @@ impl RAMDirectory {
         Self::default()
     }
 
+    /// Create a `RAMDirectory` with a custom logger.
+    pub fn with_logger(logger: Logger) -> RAMDirectory {
+        let inner_directory = InnerDirectory::with_logger(logger.clone()).into();
+        RAMDirectory {
+            fs: Arc::new(Inner {
+                inner_directory,
+                logger,
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the sum of the size of the different files
     /// in the RAMDirectory.
     pub fn total_mem_usage(&self) -> usize {
-        self.fs.read().unwrap().total_mem_usage()
+        self.fs.inner_directory.read().unwrap().total_mem_usage()
     }
 
     /// Write a copy of all of the files saved in the RAMDirectory in the target `Directory`.
@@ -152,7 +183,7 @@ impl RAMDirectory {
     ///
     /// If an error is encounterred, files may be persisted partially.
     pub fn persist(&self, dest: &mut dyn Directory) -> crate::Result<()> {
-        let wlock = self.fs.write().unwrap();
+        let wlock = self.fs.inner_directory.write().unwrap();
         for (path, source) in wlock.fs.iter() {
             let mut dest_wrt = dest.open_write(path)?;
             dest_wrt.write_all(source.as_slice())?;
@@ -164,7 +195,7 @@ impl RAMDirectory {
 
 impl Directory for RAMDirectory {
     fn open_read(&self, path: &Path) -> result::Result<ReadOnlySource, OpenReadError> {
-        self.fs.read().unwrap().open_read(path)
+        self.fs.inner_directory.read().unwrap().open_read(path)
     }
 
     fn delete(&self, path: &Path) -> result::Result<(), DeleteError> {
@@ -174,15 +205,15 @@ impl Directory for RAMDirectory {
                 filepath: path.to_path_buf(),
             })
         });
-        self.fs.write().unwrap().delete(path)
+        self.fs.inner_directory.write().unwrap().delete(path)
     }
 
     fn exists(&self, path: &Path) -> bool {
-        self.fs.read().unwrap().exists(path)
+        self.fs.inner_directory.read().unwrap().exists(path)
     }
 
     fn open_write(&mut self, path: &Path) -> Result<WritePtr, OpenWriteError> {
-        let mut fs = self.fs.write().unwrap();
+        let mut fs = self.fs.inner_directory.write().unwrap();
         let path_buf = PathBuf::from(path);
         let vec_writer = VecWriter::new(path_buf.clone(), self.clone());
         let exists = fs.write(path_buf.clone(), &[]);
@@ -206,19 +237,38 @@ impl Directory for RAMDirectory {
         let path_buf = PathBuf::from(path);
 
         // Reserve the path to prevent calls to .write() to succeed.
-        self.fs.write().unwrap().write(path_buf.clone(), &[]);
+        self.fs
+            .inner_directory
+            .write()
+            .unwrap()
+            .write(path_buf.clone(), &[]);
 
         let mut vec_writer = VecWriter::new(path_buf, self.clone());
         vec_writer.write_all(data)?;
         vec_writer.flush()?;
         if path == Path::new(&*META_FILEPATH) {
-            let _ = self.fs.write().unwrap().watch_router.broadcast();
+            let _ = self
+                .fs
+                .inner_directory
+                .write()
+                .unwrap()
+                .watch_router
+                .broadcast();
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 
     fn watch(&self, watch_callback: WatchCallback) -> crate::Result<WatchHandle> {
-        Ok(self.fs.write().unwrap().watch(watch_callback))
+        Ok(self
+            .fs
+            .inner_directory
+            .write()
+            .unwrap()
+            .watch(watch_callback))
+    }
+
+    fn logger(&self) -> &Logger {
+        &self.fs.logger
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/directory/watch_event_router.rs b/src/directory/watch_event_router.rs
index d3dc3b26f..f9dd8bbcf 100644
--- a/src/directory/watch_event_router.rs
+++ b/src/directory/watch_event_router.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use futures::channel::oneshot;
 use futures::{Future, TryFutureExt};
+use slog::{error, Logger};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::RwLock;
 use std::sync::Weak;
@@ -11,9 +12,9 @@ pub type WatchCallback = Box<dyn Fn() + Sync + Send>;
 ///
 /// It registers callbacks (See `.subscribe(...)`) and
 /// calls them upon calls to `.broadcast(...)`.
-#[derive(Default)]
-pub struct WatchCallbackList {
+pub(crate) struct WatchCallbackList {
     router: RwLock<Vec<Weak<WatchCallback>>>,
+    logger: Logger,
 }
 
 /// Controls how long a directory should watch for a file change.
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ impl WatchHandle {
 }
 
 impl WatchCallbackList {
+    pub fn with_logger(logger: Logger) -> Self {
+        WatchCallbackList {
+            logger,
+            router: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Subscribes a new callback and returns a handle that controls the lifetime of the callback.
     pub fn subscribe(&self, watch_callback: WatchCallback) -> WatchHandle {
         let watch_callback_arc = Arc::new(watch_callback);
@@ -74,8 +82,8 @@ impl WatchCallbackList {
             });
         if let Err(err) = spawn_res {
             error!(
-                "Failed to spawn thread to call watch callbacks. Cause: {:?}",
-                err
+                self.logger,
+                "Failed to spawn thread to call watch callbacks. Cause: {:?}", err
             );
         }
         result
@@ -86,13 +94,18 @@ impl WatchCallbackList {
 mod tests {
     use crate::directory::WatchCallbackList;
     use futures::executor::block_on;
+    use slog::{o, Discard, Logger};
     use std::mem;
     use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
     use std::sync::Arc;
 
+    fn default_watch_callback_list() -> WatchCallbackList {
+        WatchCallbackList::with_logger(Logger::root(Discard, o!()))
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_watch_event_router_simple() {
-        let watch_event_router = WatchCallbackList::default();
+        let watch_event_router = default_watch_callback_list();
         let counter: Arc<AtomicUsize> = Default::default();
         let counter_clone = counter.clone();
         let inc_callback = Box::new(move || {
@@ -119,7 +132,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_watch_event_router_multiple_callback_same_key() {
-        let watch_event_router = WatchCallbackList::default();
+        let watch_event_router = default_watch_callback_list();
         let counter: Arc<AtomicUsize> = Default::default();
         let inc_callback = |inc: usize| {
             let counter_clone = counter.clone();
@@ -148,7 +161,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_watch_event_router_multiple_callback_different_key() {
-        let watch_event_router = WatchCallbackList::default();
+        let watch_event_router = default_watch_callback_list();
         let counter: Arc<AtomicUsize> = Default::default();
         let counter_clone = counter.clone();
         let inc_callback = Box::new(move || {
diff --git a/src/indexer/index_writer.rs b/src/indexer/index_writer.rs
index b36ac331c..68fb95367 100644
--- a/src/indexer/index_writer.rs
+++ b/src/indexer/index_writer.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use crate::Opstamp;
 use crossbeam::channel;
 use futures::executor::block_on;
 use futures::future::Future;
+use slog::{error, info, Logger};
 use smallvec::smallvec;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::mem;
@@ -195,20 +196,21 @@ fn index_documents(
     grouped_document_iterator: &mut dyn Iterator<Item = OperationGroup>,
     segment_updater: &mut SegmentUpdater,
     mut delete_cursor: DeleteCursor,
+    logger: &Logger,
 ) -> crate::Result<bool> {
     let schema = segment.schema();
 
+    info!(logger, "segment-index"; "stage"=>"start");
     let mut segment_writer = SegmentWriter::for_segment(memory_budget, segment.clone(), &schema)?;
+    let mut buffer_limit_reached = false;
     for document_group in grouped_document_iterator {
         for doc in document_group {
             segment_writer.add_document(doc, &schema)?;
         }
         let mem_usage = segment_writer.mem_usage();
         if mem_usage >= memory_budget - MARGIN_IN_BYTES {
-            info!(
-                "Buffer limit reached, flushing segment with maxdoc={}.",
-                segment_writer.max_doc()
-            );
+            buffer_limit_reached = true;
+
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -228,6 +230,14 @@ fn index_documents(
     let segment_with_max_doc = segment.with_max_doc(max_doc);
 
     let last_docstamp: Opstamp = *(doc_opstamps.last().unwrap());
+    info!(
+        logger,
+        "segment-index";
+        "stage" => "serialize",
+        "cause" => if buffer_limit_reached { "buffer-limit" } else { "commit" },
+        "maxdoc" => max_doc,
+        "last_docstamp" => last_docstamp
+    );
 
     let delete_bitset_opt = apply_deletes(
         &segment_with_max_doc,
@@ -241,7 +251,18 @@ fn index_documents(
         delete_cursor,
         delete_bitset_opt,
     );
+
+    info!(
+        logger,
+        "segment-index";
+        "stage" => "publish",
+    );
     block_on(segment_updater.schedule_add_segment(segment_entry))?;
+    info!(
+        logger,
+        "segment-index";
+        "stage" => "end",
+    );
     Ok(true)
 }
 
@@ -344,6 +365,10 @@ impl IndexWriter {
         Ok(index_writer)
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn logger(&self) -> &Logger {
+        self.index.logger()
+    }
+
     fn drop_sender(&mut self) {
         let (sender, _receiver) = channel::bounded(1);
         self.operation_sender = sender;
@@ -352,6 +377,8 @@ impl IndexWriter {
     /// If there are some merging threads, blocks until they all finish their work and
     /// then drop the `IndexWriter`.
     pub fn wait_merging_threads(mut self) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        info!(self.logger(), "wait-merge-threads"; "stage"=>"start");
+
         // this will stop the indexing thread,
         // dropping the last reference to the segment_updater.
         self.drop_sender();
@@ -372,9 +399,9 @@ impl IndexWriter {
             .map_err(|_| TantivyError::ErrorInThread("Failed to join merging thread.".into()));
 
         if let Err(ref e) = result {
-            error!("Some merging thread failed {:?}", e);
+            error!(self.logger(), "some merge thread failed"; "cause"=>e.to_string());
         }
-
+        info!(self.logger(), "wait-merge-threads"; "stage"=>"stop");
         result
     }
 
@@ -434,12 +461,16 @@ impl IndexWriter {
                         return Ok(());
                     }
                     let segment = index.new_segment();
+                    let segment_id = segment.id();
                     index_documents(
                         mem_budget,
                         segment,
                         &mut document_iterator,
                         &mut segment_updater,
                         delete_cursor.clone(),
+                        &index
+                            .logger()
+                            .new(slog::o!("segment"=>segment_id.to_string())),
                     )?;
                 }
             })?;
@@ -553,7 +584,10 @@ impl IndexWriter {
     ///
     /// The opstamp at the last commit is returned.
     pub fn rollback(&mut self) -> crate::Result<Opstamp> {
-        info!("Rolling back to opstamp {}", self.committed_opstamp);
+        info!(
+            self.logger(),
+            "Rolling back to opstamp {}", self.committed_opstamp
+        );
         // marks the segment updater as killed. From now on, all
         // segment updates will be ignored.
         self.segment_updater.kill();
@@ -610,6 +644,8 @@ impl IndexWriter {
     /// using this API.
     /// See [`PreparedCommit::set_payload()`](PreparedCommit.html)
     pub fn prepare_commit(&mut self) -> crate::Result<PreparedCommit> {
+        let logger = self.logger().clone();
+
         // Here, because we join all of the worker threads,
         // all of the segment update for this commit have been
         // sent.
@@ -620,7 +656,10 @@ impl IndexWriter {
         //
         // This will move uncommitted segments to the state of
         // committed segments.
-        info!("Preparing commit");
+
+        let commit_opstamp = self.stamper.stamp();
+
+        info!(logger, "prepare-commit"; "opstamp" => commit_opstamp);
 
         // this will drop the current document channel
         // and recreate a new one.
@@ -636,9 +675,8 @@ impl IndexWriter {
             self.add_indexing_worker()?;
         }
 
-        let commit_opstamp = self.stamper.stamp();
         let prepared_commit = PreparedCommit::new(self, commit_opstamp);
-        info!("Prepared commit {}", commit_opstamp);
+        info!(logger, "Prepared commit {}", commit_opstamp);
         Ok(prepared_commit)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/indexer/prepared_commit.rs b/src/indexer/prepared_commit.rs
index dad89710b..3fe7b6286 100644
--- a/src/indexer/prepared_commit.rs
+++ b/src/indexer/prepared_commit.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use super::IndexWriter;
 use crate::Opstamp;
 use futures::executor::block_on;
+use slog::info;
 
 /// A prepared commit
 pub struct PreparedCommit<'a> {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ impl<'a> PreparedCommit<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn commit(self) -> crate::Result<Opstamp> {
-        info!("committing {}", self.opstamp);
+        info!(self.index_writer.logger(), "committing {}", self.opstamp);
         let _ = block_on(
             self.index_writer
                 .segment_updater()
diff --git a/src/indexer/segment_manager.rs b/src/indexer/segment_manager.rs
index 5af52313d..6c54486d7 100644
--- a/src/indexer/segment_manager.rs
+++ b/src/indexer/segment_manager.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use slog::{warn, Logger};
+
 use super::segment_register::SegmentRegister;
 use crate::core::SegmentId;
 use crate::core::SegmentMeta;
@@ -42,9 +44,9 @@ impl SegmentRegisters {
 ///
 /// It guarantees the atomicity of the
 /// changes (merges especially)
-#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct SegmentManager {
     registers: RwLock<SegmentRegisters>,
+    logger: Logger,
 }
 
 impl Debug for SegmentManager {
@@ -77,12 +79,14 @@ impl SegmentManager {
     pub fn from_segments(
         segment_metas: Vec<SegmentMeta>,
         delete_cursor: &DeleteCursor,
+        logger: Logger,
     ) -> SegmentManager {
         SegmentManager {
             registers: RwLock::new(SegmentRegisters {
                 uncommitted: SegmentRegister::default(),
                 committed: SegmentRegister::new(segment_metas, delete_cursor),
             }),
+            logger,
         }
     }
 
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@ impl SegmentManager {
         let segments_status = registers_lock
             .segments_status(before_merge_segment_ids)
             .ok_or_else(|| {
-                warn!("couldn't find segment in SegmentManager");
+                warn!(self.logger, "couldn't find segment in SegmentManager");
                 crate::TantivyError::InvalidArgument(
                     "The segments that were merged could not be found in the SegmentManager. \
                      This is not necessarily a bug, and can happen after a rollback for instance."
diff --git a/src/indexer/segment_updater.rs b/src/indexer/segment_updater.rs
index 58a38829e..fbfbca158 100644
--- a/src/indexer/segment_updater.rs
+++ b/src/indexer/segment_updater.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ use futures::channel::oneshot;
 use futures::executor::{ThreadPool, ThreadPoolBuilder};
 use futures::future::Future;
 use futures::future::TryFutureExt;
+use slog::{debug, error, info, warn};
 use std::borrow::BorrowMut;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
-use std::io::Write;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
@@ -65,12 +65,11 @@ pub fn save_new_metas(schema: Schema, directory: &mut dyn Directory) -> crate::R
 ///
 /// This method is not part of tantivy's public API
 fn save_metas(metas: &IndexMeta, directory: &mut dyn Directory) -> crate::Result<()> {
-    info!("save metas");
-    let mut buffer = serde_json::to_vec_pretty(metas)?;
+    let mut meta_json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(metas)?;
     // Just adding a new line at the end of the buffer.
-    writeln!(&mut buffer)?;
-    directory.atomic_write(&META_FILEPATH, &buffer[..])?;
-    debug!("Saved metas {:?}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&metas));
+    meta_json.push_str("\n");
+    debug!(directory.logger(), "save meta"; "content"=>&meta_json);
+    directory.atomic_write(&META_FILEPATH, meta_json.as_bytes())?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ impl Deref for SegmentUpdater {
 async fn garbage_collect_files(
     segment_updater: SegmentUpdater,
 ) -> crate::Result<GarbageCollectionResult> {
-    info!("Running garbage collection");
     let mut index = segment_updater.index.clone();
     index
         .directory_mut()
@@ -107,14 +105,12 @@ async fn garbage_collect_files(
 /// Merges a list of segments the list of segment givens in the `segment_entries`.
 /// This function happens in the calling thread and is computationally expensive.
 fn merge(
+    merged_segment: Segment,
     index: &Index,
     mut segment_entries: Vec<SegmentEntry>,
     target_opstamp: Opstamp,
 ) -> crate::Result<SegmentEntry> {
-    // first we need to apply deletes to our segment.
-    let merged_segment = index.new_segment();
-
-    // First we apply all of the delet to the merged segment, up to the target opstamp.
+    // First we apply all of the delete to the merged segment, up to the target opstamp.
     for segment_entry in &mut segment_entries {
         let segment = index.segment(segment_entry.meta().clone());
         advance_deletes(segment, segment_entry, target_opstamp)?;
@@ -167,7 +163,8 @@ impl SegmentUpdater {
         delete_cursor: &DeleteCursor,
     ) -> crate::Result<SegmentUpdater> {
         let segments = index.searchable_segment_metas()?;
-        let segment_manager = SegmentManager::from_segments(segments, delete_cursor);
+        let segment_manager =
+            SegmentManager::from_segments(segments, delete_cursor, index.logger().clone());
         let pool = ThreadPoolBuilder::new()
             .name_prefix("segment_updater")
             .pool_size(1)
@@ -387,7 +384,18 @@ impl SegmentUpdater {
             .segment_manager
             .start_merge(merge_operation.segment_ids())?;
 
-        info!("Starting merge  - {:?}", merge_operation.segment_ids());
+        let segment_ids_str: String = merge_operation
+            .segment_ids()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|segment_id| segment_id.to_string())
+            .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+            .join(",");
+
+        let merged_segment = self.index.new_segment();
+        let logger = self.index.logger().new(slog::o!("segments"=>segment_ids_str, "merged-segment"=>merged_segment.id().to_string()));
+
+        let num_merges: usize = self.merge_operations.list().len();
+        slog::info!(&logger, "merge"; "stage"=>"start", "num-merges" => num_merges);
 
         let (merging_future_send, merging_future_recv) =
             oneshot::channel::<crate::Result<SegmentMeta>>();
@@ -398,22 +406,20 @@ impl SegmentUpdater {
             // as well as which segment is currently in merge and therefore should not be
             // candidate for another merge.
             match merge(
+                merged_segment,
                 &segment_updater.index,
                 segment_entries,
                 merge_operation.target_opstamp(),
             ) {
                 Ok(after_merge_segment_entry) => {
+                    info!(&logger, "merge"; "stage" => "end");
                     let segment_meta = segment_updater
                         .end_merge(merge_operation, after_merge_segment_entry)
                         .await;
                     let _send_result = merging_future_send.send(segment_meta);
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
-                    warn!(
-                        "Merge of {:?} was cancelled: {:?}",
-                        merge_operation.segment_ids().to_vec(),
-                        e
-                    );
+                    error!(&logger, "merge"; "stage" => "fail", "cause"=>e.to_string());
                     // ... cancel merge
                     if cfg!(test) {
                         panic!("Merge failed.");
@@ -454,11 +460,12 @@ impl SegmentUpdater {
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         merge_candidates.extend(committed_merge_candidates.into_iter());
 
+        let logger = self.index.logger();
         for merge_operation in merge_candidates {
             if let Err(err) = self.start_merge(merge_operation) {
                 warn!(
-                    "Starting the merge failed for the following reason. This is not fatal. {}",
-                    err
+                    logger,
+                    "merge-start-fail (not fatal, not necessarily a problem)"; "reason" => format!("{}", err),
                 );
             }
         }
@@ -471,8 +478,11 @@ impl SegmentUpdater {
     ) -> impl Future<Output = crate::Result<SegmentMeta>> {
         let segment_updater = self.clone();
         let after_merge_segment_meta = after_merge_segment_entry.meta().clone();
+        let logger = self.index.logger().new(
+            slog::o!("segment"=>after_merge_segment_meta.id().to_string(),
+            "delete-opstamp"=>after_merge_segment_meta.delete_opstamp()),
+        );
         let end_merge_future = self.schedule_future(async move {
-            info!("End merge {:?}", after_merge_segment_entry.meta());
             {
                 let mut delete_cursor = after_merge_segment_entry.delete_cursor().clone();
                 if let Some(delete_operation) = delete_cursor.get() {
@@ -486,6 +496,7 @@ impl SegmentUpdater {
                             committed_opstamp,
                         ) {
                             error!(
+                                logger,
                                 "Merge of {:?} was cancelled (advancing deletes failed): {:?}",
                                 merge_operation.segment_ids(),
                                 e
diff --git a/src/indexer/segment_writer.rs b/src/indexer/segment_writer.rs
index 5bb979702..36defafde 100644
--- a/src/indexer/segment_writer.rs
+++ b/src/indexer/segment_writer.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use super::operation::AddOperation;
-use crate::core::Segment;
 use crate::core::SerializableSegment;
 use crate::fastfield::FastFieldsWriter;
 use crate::fieldnorm::{FieldNormReaders, FieldNormsWriter};
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ use crate::tokenizer::{BoxTokenStream, PreTokenizedStream};
 use crate::tokenizer::{FacetTokenizer, TextAnalyzer};
 use crate::tokenizer::{TokenStreamChain, Tokenizer};
 use crate::Opstamp;
+use crate::{core::Segment, tokenizer::MAX_TOKEN_LEN};
 use crate::{DocId, SegmentComponent};
 use std::io;
 
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ impl SegmentWriter {
                     for fake_str in facets {
                         let mut unordered_term_id_opt = None;
                         FacetTokenizer.token_stream(fake_str).process(&mut |token| {
+                            if token.text.len() > MAX_TOKEN_LEN {
+                                return;
+                            }
                             term_buffer.set_text(&token.text);
                             let unordered_term_id =
                                 multifield_postings.subscribe(doc_id, &term_buffer);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7cbed553f..6ca97d7b9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@
 #[cfg_attr(test, macro_use)]
 extern crate serde_json;
 
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate log;
-
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate thiserror;
 
@@ -148,6 +145,7 @@ pub mod schema;
 pub mod space_usage;
 pub mod store;
 pub mod termdict;
+pub use slog;
 
 mod reader;
 
diff --git a/src/postings/postings_writer.rs b/src/postings/postings_writer.rs
index 3fc0b8291..8c1c81ca0 100644
--- a/src/postings/postings_writer.rs
+++ b/src/postings/postings_writer.rs
@@ -227,23 +227,17 @@ pub trait PostingsWriter {
         term_buffer.set_field(field);
         let mut sink = |token: &Token| {
             // We skip all tokens with a len greater than u16.
-            if token.text.len() <= MAX_TOKEN_LEN {
-                term_buffer.set_text(token.text.as_str());
-                self.subscribe(
-                    term_index,
-                    doc_id,
-                    token.position as u32,
-                    &term_buffer,
-                    heap,
-                );
-            } else {
-                info!(
-                    "A token exceeding MAX_TOKEN_LEN ({}>{}) was dropped. Search for \
-                     MAX_TOKEN_LEN in the documentation for more information.",
-                    token.text.len(),
-                    MAX_TOKEN_LEN
-                );
+            if token.text.len() > MAX_TOKEN_LEN {
+                return;
             }
+            term_buffer.set_text(token.text.as_str());
+            self.subscribe(
+                term_index,
+                doc_id,
+                token.position as u32,
+                &term_buffer,
+                heap,
+            );
         };
         token_stream.process(&mut sink)
     }
diff --git a/src/reader/mod.rs b/src/reader/mod.rs
index ff993de83..c7514f594 100644
--- a/src/reader/mod.rs
+++ b/src/reader/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 mod pool;
 
+use slog::error;
+
 pub use self::pool::LeasedItem;
 use self::pool::Pool;
 use crate::core::Segment;
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ impl IndexReaderBuilder {
     /// to open different segment readers. It may take hundreds of milliseconds
     /// of time and it may return an error.
     pub fn try_into(self) -> crate::Result<IndexReader> {
+        let logger = self.index.logger().clone();
         let inner_reader = InnerIndexReader {
             index: self.index,
             num_searchers: self.num_searchers,
@@ -80,8 +83,8 @@ impl IndexReaderBuilder {
                 let callback = move || {
                     if let Err(err) = inner_reader_arc_clone.reload() {
                         error!(
-                            "Error while loading searcher after commit was detected. {:?}",
-                            err
+                            logger,
+                            "Error while loading searcher after commit was detected. {:?}", err
                         );
                     }
                 };