diff --git a/yaqd-core/CHANGELOG.md b/yaqd-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f8d640..16a6d7f 100644
--- a/yaqd-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/yaqd-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- logging reports process ID at daemon startup
+
 ### Fixed
 - type hints for IsSensor attributes are appropriate for _n_-dimensional data
 
diff --git a/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/_is_daemon.py b/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/_is_daemon.py
index c2940fe..a478f3f 100755
--- a/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/_is_daemon.py
+++ b/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/_is_daemon.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import time
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any
 from abc import ABC
+from os import getpid
 
 import platformdirs  # type: ignore
 import tomli
@@ -210,6 +211,8 @@ def main(cls):
     @classmethod
     async def _main(cls, config_filepath, config_file, args=None):
         """Parse command line arguments, start event loop tasks."""
+        cls._pid = getpid()
+        logger.info(f"PID: {cls._pid}")
         loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         cls.__servers = []
         for section in config_file:
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ async def _main(cls, config_filepath, config_file, args=None):
             try:
                 config = cls._parse_config(config_file, section, args)
             except ValueError as e:
-                logger.error(str(e))
+                logger.info(str(e))
                 continue
             logger.debug(f"Starting {section} with {config}")
             await cls._start_daemon(section, config, config_filepath)
@@ -277,7 +280,6 @@ def _parse_config(cls, config_file, section, args=None):
                 pass
 
         if not config.get("enable", True):
-            logger.info(f"Section '{section}' is disabled")
             raise ValueError(f"Section '{section}' is disabled")
         return config
 
diff --git a/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/_protocol.py b/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/_protocol.py
index 6644a08..fa8df50 100644
--- a/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/_protocol.py
+++ b/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/_protocol.py
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ def __init__(self, daemon, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def connection_lost(self, exc):
         peername = self.transport.get_extra_info("peername")
-        self.logger.info(f"Connection lost from {peername} to {self._daemon.name}")
+        self.logger.info(f"Connection with {peername} lost")
         self.task.cancel()
         self._daemon._connection_lost(peername)
 
     def connection_made(self, transport):
         """Process an incomming connection."""
         peername = transport.get_extra_info("peername")
-        self.logger.info(f"Connection made from {peername} to {self._daemon.name}")
+        self.logger.info(f"Connection with {peername} made")
         self.transport = transport
         self.unpacker = avrorpc.Unpacker(self._avro_protocol)
         self._daemon._connection_made(peername)
diff --git a/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/logging/__init__.py b/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/logging/__init__.py
index 5161e6f..67b7d24 100644
--- a/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/yaqd-core/yaqd_core/logging/__init__.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 formatter = logging.Formatter(
     "{levelname} : {asctime} : {name} : {message}",
-    datefmt="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z",
+    datefmt="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S",
     style="{",
 )