diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/web.go b/ocis/pkg/command/web.go
index fcfbbb6f2..c3f2df2ea 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/web.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/web.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/config"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/shared"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/register"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/web/pkg/command"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -10,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 // WebCommand is the entrypoint for the web command.
 func WebCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
-	var globalLog shared.Log
-
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:     "web",
 		Usage:    "Start web server",
@@ -21,16 +18,13 @@ func WebCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			globalLog = cfg.Log
+			if cfg.Commons != nil {
+				cfg.Web.Commons = cfg.Commons
+			}
 
 			return nil
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			// if accounts logging is empty in ocis.yaml
-			if (cfg.Web.Log == shared.Log{}) && (globalLog != shared.Log{}) {
-				// we can safely inherit the global logging values.
-				cfg.Web.Log = globalLog
-			}
 			origCmd := command.Server(cfg.Web)
 			return handleOriginalAction(c, origCmd)
 		},
diff --git a/web/pkg/command/root.go b/web/pkg/command/root.go
index 2fee6f799..8c99ecad6 100644
--- a/web/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/web/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -64,7 +64,19 @@ func ParseConfig(c *cli.Context, cfg *config.Config) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	conf.LoadOSEnv(config.GetEnv(), false)
+	// provide with defaults for shared logging, since we need a valid destination address for BindEnv.
+	if cfg.Log == nil && cfg.Commons != nil && cfg.Commons.Log != nil {
+		cfg.Log = &shared.Log{
+			Level:  cfg.Commons.Log.Level,
+			Pretty: cfg.Commons.Log.Pretty,
+			Color:  cfg.Commons.Log.Color,
+			File:   cfg.Commons.Log.File,
+		}
+	} else if cfg.Log == nil && cfg.Commons == nil {
+		cfg.Log = &shared.Log{}
+	}
+
+	conf.LoadOSEnv(config.GetEnv(cfg), false)
 	bindings := config.StructMappings(cfg)
 	return ociscfg.BindEnv(conf, bindings)
 }
@@ -76,9 +88,7 @@ type SutureService struct {
 
 // NewSutureService creates a new web.SutureService
 func NewSutureService(cfg *ociscfg.Config) suture.Service {
-	if (cfg.Web.Log == shared.Log{}) {
-		cfg.Web.Log = cfg.Log
-	}
+	cfg.Web.Commons = cfg.Commons
 	return SutureService{
 		cfg: cfg.Web,
 	}
diff --git a/web/pkg/command/server.go b/web/pkg/command/server.go
index f02b79b32..a0a11f37d 100644
--- a/web/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/web/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"strings"
 
-	gofig "github.com/gookit/config/v2"
-	ociscfg "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/config"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/shared"
-
 	"github.com/oklog/run"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/sync"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/web/pkg/config"
@@ -26,9 +22,6 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Name:  "server",
 		Usage: "Start integrated server",
 		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			// remember shared logging info to prevent empty overwrites
-			inLog := cfg.Log
-
 			if cfg.HTTP.Root != "/" {
 				cfg.HTTP.Root = strings.TrimRight(cfg.HTTP.Root, "/")
 			}
@@ -42,19 +35,6 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 				cfg.Web.Config.OpenIDConnect.MetadataURL = strings.TrimRight(cfg.Web.Config.OpenIDConnect.Authority, "/") + "/.well-known/openid-configuration"
 			}
 
-			if (cfg.Log == shared.Log{}) && (inLog != shared.Log{}) {
-				// set the default to the parent config
-				cfg.Log = inLog
-
-				// and parse the environment
-				conf := &gofig.Config{}
-				conf.LoadOSEnv(config.GetEnv(), false)
-				bindings := config.StructMappings(cfg)
-				if err := ociscfg.BindEnv(conf, bindings); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-			}
-
 			return nil
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
@@ -71,7 +51,7 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 					logger.Err(err).Msg("error opening config file")
 					return err
 				}
-				if err := json.Unmarshal(contents, &cfg.Web.Config); err != nil {
+				if err = json.Unmarshal(contents, &cfg.Web.Config); err != nil {
 					logger.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("error unmarshalling config file")
 					return err
 				}
diff --git a/web/pkg/config/config.go b/web/pkg/config/config.go
index a702903f4..b48e020e0 100644
--- a/web/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/web/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -88,13 +88,15 @@ type Web struct {
 
 // Config combines all available configuration parts.
 type Config struct {
-	File    string     `mapstructure:"file"`
-	Log     shared.Log `mapstructure:"log"`
-	Debug   Debug      `mapstructure:"debug"`
-	HTTP    HTTP       `mapstructure:"http"`
-	Tracing Tracing    `mapstructure:"tracing"`
-	Asset   Asset      `mapstructure:"asset"`
-	Web     Web        `mapstructure:"web"`
+	*shared.Commons
+
+	File    string      `mapstructure:"file"`
+	Log     *shared.Log `mapstructure:"log"`
+	Debug   Debug       `mapstructure:"debug"`
+	HTTP    HTTP        `mapstructure:"http"`
+	Tracing Tracing     `mapstructure:"tracing"`
+	Asset   Asset       `mapstructure:"asset"`
+	Web     Web         `mapstructure:"web"`
 
 	Context    context.Context
 	Supervised bool
@@ -107,7 +109,6 @@ func New() *Config {
 
 func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		Log: shared.Log{},
 		Debug: Debug{
 			Addr:   "127.0.0.1:9104",
 			Token:  "",
@@ -150,14 +151,3 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		},
 	}
 }
-
-// GetEnv fetches a list of known env variables for this extension. It is to be used by gookit, as it provides a list
-// with all the environment variables an extension supports.
-func GetEnv() []string {
-	var r = make([]string, len(structMappings(&Config{})))
-	for i := range structMappings(&Config{}) {
-		r = append(r, structMappings(&Config{})[i].EnvVars...)
-	}
-
-	return r
-}
diff --git a/web/pkg/config/mappings.go b/web/pkg/config/mappings.go
index 31d82b772..3957c225e 100644
--- a/web/pkg/config/mappings.go
+++ b/web/pkg/config/mappings.go
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@ package config
 
 import "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/shared"
 
+// GetEnv fetches a list of known env variables for this extension. It is to be used by gookit, as it provides a list
+// with all the environment variables an extension supports.
+func GetEnv(cfg *Config) []string {
+	var r = make([]string, len(structMappings(cfg)))
+	for i := range structMappings(cfg) {
+		r = append(r, structMappings(cfg)[i].EnvVars...)
+	}
+
+	return r
+}
+
 // StructMappings binds a set of environment variables to a destination on cfg. Iterating over this set and editing the
 // Destination value of a binding will alter the original value, as it is a pointer to its memory address. This lets
 // us propagate changes easier.