diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 27a4159..cc22136 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ endpoints:
   nats:
     connection_timeout: 60s
     kv_replication: 1
+    creds_file: /etc/nats/nats.creds
     url: nats://nats:4222
   otel:
     authenticate: false
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index edccb9a..297757f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp v0.7.7
 	github.com/jeremywohl/flatten v1.0.1
-	github.com/metal-toolbox/ctrl v0.2.5
+	github.com/metal-toolbox/ctrl v0.2.6
 	github.com/metal-toolbox/fleetdb v1.19.3
 	github.com/metal-toolbox/rivets v1.3.3
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 673902b..a2ab9fc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -551,8 +551,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22/go.mod h1:Uh1q+B4BYcTPb+yiD3kU8Ct7aC0hY9fxU
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1/go.mod h1:D8He9yQNgCq6Z5Ld7szi9bcBfOoFv/3dc6xSMkL2PC0=
 github.com/metal-toolbox/conditionorc v1.1.1-0.20240805163108-b1c018c91b87 h1:C3Gkj7+bV18HgXJuzeJ6RAttzqsO6sDBF7I20x5JvWM=
 github.com/metal-toolbox/conditionorc v1.1.1-0.20240805163108-b1c018c91b87/go.mod h1:0Rh7BPun3VcJzxsBfbZ94lxxxSUNLtugAeZPRWPcD3c=
-github.com/metal-toolbox/ctrl v0.2.5 h1:GEJbIdh+/1OI6h+3b9MeEQiFTJKXxX5jnJwu2ATZpbY=
-github.com/metal-toolbox/ctrl v0.2.5/go.mod h1:8pNmlZr+GhhxZh35jLBX6kbZ+1q/8Ud5UIpXRebTmt4=
+github.com/metal-toolbox/ctrl v0.2.6 h1:h4q6iiYd6jFKUqgKD32pwz+X5bZaXBWW6RwGaFLVcKc=
+github.com/metal-toolbox/ctrl v0.2.6/go.mod h1:8pNmlZr+GhhxZh35jLBX6kbZ+1q/8Ud5UIpXRebTmt4=
 github.com/metal-toolbox/fleetdb v1.19.3 h1:Dk7MVi5rS42a4OI46Ye/etg8R5hm1iajaI4U0k1GSec=
 github.com/metal-toolbox/fleetdb v1.19.3/go.mod h1:v9agAzF7BhBBjA4rY+H2eZzQaBTEXO4b/Qikn4jmA7A=
 github.com/metal-toolbox/rivets v1.3.3 h1:bHd2HRh/uc3zb2bughpuidW2lUQOXrFRRDWBWwqMQWw=
diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index ceca605..9f99572 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func New(cfgFile, loglevel string, profiling bool) (*App, <-chan os.Signal, erro
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	switch model.LogLevel(loglevel) {
+	switch model.LogLevel(app.Config.LogLevel) {
 	case model.LogLevelDebug:
 		app.Logger.Level = logrus.DebugLevel
 	case model.LogLevelTrace: