diff --git a/src/pydase/utils/logging.py b/src/pydase/utils/logging.py
index a5af2f4..5d276c9 100644
--- a/src/pydase/utils/logging.py
+++ b/src/pydase/utils/logging.py
@@ -5,13 +5,41 @@ import sys
 from copy import copy
 
 import socketio  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+import uvicorn.config
 import uvicorn.logging
-from uvicorn.config import LOGGING_CONFIG
 
 import pydase.config
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+if pydase.config.OperationMode().environment == "development":
+    LOG_LEVEL = logging.DEBUG
+else:
+    LOG_LEVEL = logging.INFO
+
+LOGGING_CONFIG = {
+    "version": 1,
+    "disable_existing_loggers": False,
+    "formatters": {
+        "default": {
+            "()": "pydase.utils.logging.DefaultFormatter",
+            "fmt": "%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d | %(levelprefix)s | "
+            "%(name)s:%(funcName)s:%(lineno)d - %(message)s",
+            "datefmt": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
+        },
+    },
+    "handlers": {
+        "default": {
+            "formatter": "default",
+            "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+            "stream": "ext://sys.stderr",
+        },
+    },
+    "loggers": {
+        "pydase": {"handlers": ["default"], "level": LOG_LEVEL, "propagate": False},
+    },
+}
+
 
 class DefaultFormatter(uvicorn.logging.ColourizedFormatter):
     """
@@ -67,87 +95,31 @@ class SocketIOHandler(logging.Handler):
         )
 
 
-def setup_logging(level: str | int | None = None) -> None:
+def setup_logging() -> None:
     """
     Configures the logging settings for the application.
 
     This function sets up logging with specific formatting and colorization of log
-    messages. The log level is determined based on the application's operation mode,
-    with an option to override the level. By default, in a development environment, the
-    log level is set to DEBUG, whereas in other environments, it is set to INFO.
-
-    Args:
-        level (Optional[str | int]):
-            A specific log level to set for the application. If None, the log level is
-            determined based on the application's operation mode. Accepts standard log
-            level names ('DEBUG', 'INFO', etc.) and corresponding numerical values.
-
-    Example:
-
-    ```python
-    >>> import logging
-    >>> setup_logging(logging.DEBUG)
-    >>> setup_logging("INFO")
-    ```
+    messages. The log level is determined based on the application's operation mode. By
+    default, in a development environment, the log level is set to DEBUG, whereas in
+    other environments, it is set to INFO.
     """
 
     logger.debug("Configuring pydase logging.")
 
-    if pydase.config.OperationMode().environment == "development":
-        log_level = logging.DEBUG
-    else:
-        log_level = logging.INFO
-
-    # If a level is specified, check whether it's a string or an integer.
-    if level is not None:
-        if isinstance(level, str):
-            # Convert known log level strings directly to their corresponding logging
-            # module constants.
-            level_name = level.upper()  # Ensure level names are uppercase
-            if hasattr(logging, level_name):
-                log_level = getattr(logging, level_name)
-            else:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"Invalid log level: {level}. Must be one of 'DEBUG', 'INFO', "
-                    "'WARNING', 'ERROR', etc."
-                )
-        elif isinstance(level, int):
-            log_level = level  # Directly use integer levels
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("Log level must be a string or an integer.")
-
-    log_config = {
-        "version": 1,
-        "disable_existing_loggers": False,
-        "formatters": {
-            "default": {
-                "()": "pydase.utils.logging.DefaultFormatter",
-                "fmt": "%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d | %(levelprefix)s | "
-                "%(name)s:%(funcName)s:%(lineno)d - %(message)s",
-                "datefmt": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
-            },
-        },
-        "handlers": {
-            "default": {
-                "formatter": "default",
-                "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
-                "stream": "ext://sys.stderr",
-            },
-        },
-        "loggers": {
-            "pydase": {"handlers": ["default"], "level": log_level, "propagate": False},
-        },
-    }
-
-    logging.config.dictConfig(log_config)
+    logging.config.dictConfig(LOGGING_CONFIG)
 
     # configuring uvicorn logger
-    LOGGING_CONFIG["formatters"]["default"]["fmt"] = (
+    uvicorn.config.LOGGING_CONFIG["formatters"]["default"]["fmt"] = (
         "%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d | %(levelprefix)s %(message)s"
     )
-    LOGGING_CONFIG["formatters"]["default"]["datefmt"] = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
-    LOGGING_CONFIG["formatters"]["access"]["fmt"] = (
+    uvicorn.config.LOGGING_CONFIG["formatters"]["default"]["datefmt"] = (
+        "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
+    )
+    uvicorn.config.LOGGING_CONFIG["formatters"]["access"]["fmt"] = (
         "%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d | %(levelprefix)s %(client_addr)s "
         '- "%(request_line)s" %(status_code)s'
     )
-    LOGGING_CONFIG["formatters"]["access"]["datefmt"] = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
+    uvicorn.config.LOGGING_CONFIG["formatters"]["access"]["datefmt"] = (
+        "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
+    )