diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
index 38cdf48..162af75 100644
--- a/config.json.example
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
         "peersPath": "/tmp/peers",
 
         "logging": {
-            "directory": "/tmp/logs"
+            "directory": "/tmp/logs",
+            "debug": false,
+            "logRequests": false
         },
 
         "email": {
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@
         },
 
         "map": {
-            "nodesJsonUrl": "https://map.hamburg.freifunk.net/nodes.json"
+            "nodesJsonUrl": "http://musterstadt.freifunk.net/nodes.json"
         }
     },
     "client": {
@@ -37,6 +39,9 @@
         "map": {
             "mapUrl": "http://map.hamburg.freifunk.net"
         },
+        "monitoring": {
+            "enabled": false
+        },
         "coordsSelector": {
             "lat": 53.565278,
             "lng": 10.001389,
diff --git a/server/config.js b/server/config.js
index 4ca96b0..4a70f84 100644
--- a/server/config.js
+++ b/server/config.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ var defaultConfig = {
         peersPath: '/tmp/peers',
 
         logging: {
-            directory: '/tmp/logs'
+            directory: '/tmp/logs',
+            debug: false,
+            logRequests: false
         },
 
         email: {
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ var defaultConfig = {
             mapUrl: 'http://map.musterstadt.freifunk.net'
         },
         monitoring: {
-            enabled: true
+            enabled: false
         },
         coordsSelector: {
             showInfo: false,
diff --git a/server/jobs/scheduler.js b/server/jobs/scheduler.js
index d8a87ab..b3e7613 100644
--- a/server/jobs/scheduler.js
+++ b/server/jobs/scheduler.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ _.each(jobFiles, function (jobFile) {
     require(jobFile);
 });
 
-angular.module('ffffng').factory('Scheduler', function ($injector, Logger) {
+angular.module('ffffng').factory('Scheduler', function ($injector, Logger, config) {
     var cron = require('node-cron');
 
     function schedule(expr, jobName) {
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ angular.module('ffffng').factory('Scheduler', function ($injector, Logger) {
 
             try {
                 schedule('0 */1 * * * *', 'MailQueueJob');
-                // schedule('0 */5 * * * *', 'NodeInformationRetrievalJob');
-                schedule('*/10 * * * * *', 'NodeInformationRetrievalJob');
-                // schedule('0 */1 * * * *', 'NodeInformationCleanupJob');
+
+                if (config.client.monitoring.enabled) {
+                    // schedule('0 */5 * * * *', 'NodeInformationRetrievalJob');
+                    schedule('*/10 * * * * *', 'NodeInformationRetrievalJob');
+                    // schedule('0 */1 * * * *', 'NodeInformationCleanupJob');
+                }
             }
             catch (error) {
                 Logger.tag('jobs').error('Error during scheduling of background jobs:', error);
diff --git a/server/logger.js b/server/logger.js
index 2967399..d751ce4 100644
--- a/server/logger.js
+++ b/server/logger.js
@@ -2,26 +2,34 @@
 
 var config = require('./config');
 
+
+// Hack to allow proper logging of Error.
+Object.defineProperty(Error.prototype, 'message', {
+    configurable: true,
+    enumerable: true
+});
+Object.defineProperty(Error.prototype, 'stack', {
+    configurable: true,
+    enumerable: true
+});
+
+
 var scribe = require('scribe-js')({
-    app: 'ffffng',
-    id: process.pid,
-
     rootPath: config.server.logging.directory,
-
-    module: {
-        'router/Viewer': {
-            username: false,
-            password: false
-        }
-    }
 });
 
-process.console.addLogger('debug', 'grey', {
-    logInConsole: false
-});
+if (config.server.logging.debug) {
+    process.console.addLogger('debug', 'grey', {
+        logInConsole: false
+    });
+} else {
+    process.console.debug = function () {};
+}
 
 angular.module('ffffng').factory('Logger', function (app) {
-    app.use(scribe.express.logger());
+    if (config.server.logging.logRequests) {
+        app.use(scribe.express.logger());
+    }
     app.use('/internal/logs', scribe.webPanel());
 
     return process.console;
diff --git a/server/services/monitoringService.js b/server/services/monitoringService.js
index c5ec448..f54fd78 100644
--- a/server/services/monitoringService.js
+++ b/server/services/monitoringService.js
@@ -241,6 +241,13 @@ angular.module('ffffng')
                     return callback(err);
                 }
 
+                if (response.statusCode !== 200) {
+                    return callback(new Error(
+                        'Could not download nodes.json from ' + url + ': ' +
+                        response.statusCode + ' - ' + response.statusMessage
+                    ));
+                }
+
                 parseNodesJson(body, function (err, data) {
                     if (err) {
                         return callback(err);