diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 25a48291..2b63653b 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.0.17</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.0.18</VersionPrefix>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <Choose>
diff --git a/GitHubReleaseNotes.txt b/GitHubReleaseNotes.txt
index c48b3317..860f0b5a 100644
--- a/GitHubReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/GitHubReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 https://github.com/StefH/GitHubReleaseNotes
 
-GitHubReleaseNotes.exe --output CHANGELOG.md --skip-empty-releases --version 1.0.17.0
\ No newline at end of file
+GitHubReleaseNotes.exe --output CHANGELOG.md --skip-empty-releases --version 1.0.18.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.NETCoreApp/Properties/launchSettings.json b/examples/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.NETCoreApp/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 72fecc44..31af6a1d 100644
--- a/examples/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.NETCoreApp/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.NETCoreApp/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "profiles": {
     "WireMock.Net.StandAlone.NETCoreApp": {
       "commandName": "Project",
-      "commandLineArgs": "--Urls http://*:9091"
+      "commandLineArgs": "--Urls http://*:9091 --WireMockLogger WireMockConsoleLogger"
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/StandAloneApp.cs b/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/StandAloneApp.cs
index 916fb74b..17105b75 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/StandAloneApp.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/StandAloneApp.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Net.StandAlone
                 AdminUsername = parser.GetStringValue("AdminUsername"),
                 AdminPassword = parser.GetStringValue("AdminPassword"),
                 MaxRequestLogCount = parser.GetIntValue("MaxRequestLogCount"),
-                RequestLogExpirationDuration = parser.GetIntValue("RequestLogExpirationDuration"),
+                RequestLogExpirationDuration = parser.GetIntValue("RequestLogExpirationDuration")
             };
 
             if (logger != null)
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ namespace WireMock.Net.StandAlone
                 settings.Logger = logger;
             }
 
+            if (parser.GetStringValue("WireMockLogger") == "WireMockConsoleLogger")
+            {
+                settings.Logger = new WireMockConsoleLogger();
+            }
+
             if (parser.Contains("Port"))
             {
                 settings.Port = parser.GetIntValue("Port");
@@ -82,9 +87,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Net.StandAlone
 
             settings.Logger.Debug("WireMock.Net server arguments [{0}]", string.Join(", ", args.Select(a => $"'{a}'")));
 
-            FluentMockServer server = Start(settings);
-
-            return server;
+            return Start(settings);
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Server/FluentMockServer.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Server/FluentMockServer.cs
index 81bc5b2e..6ac06198 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Server/FluentMockServer.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Server/FluentMockServer.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using WireMock.Exceptions;
 using WireMock.Handlers;
 using WireMock.Logging;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Server
 
         private FluentMockServer(IFluentMockServerSettings settings)
         {
-            settings.Logger = settings.Logger ?? new WireMockConsoleLogger();
+            settings.Logger = settings.Logger ?? new WireMockNullLogger();
 
             _logger = settings.Logger;
             _fileSystemHandler = settings.FileSystemHandler ?? new LocalFileSystemHandler();
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Settings/FluentMockServerSettings.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Settings/FluentMockServerSettings.cs
index c773ff9d..9859ae58 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Settings/FluentMockServerSettings.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Settings/FluentMockServerSettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using WireMock.Handlers;
 using WireMock.Logging;
 
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Settings/IFluentMockServerSettings.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Settings/IFluentMockServerSettings.cs
index 373eda26..e21c475b 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Settings/IFluentMockServerSettings.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Settings/IFluentMockServerSettings.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Settings
         bool? UseSSL { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets wether to start admin interface.
+        /// Gets or sets whether to start admin interface.
         /// </summary>
         [PublicAPI]
         bool? StartAdminInterface { get; set; }