diff --git a/crow.h b/crow.h
index d2b71af75..82294e73a 100644
--- a/crow.h
+++ b/crow.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <thread>
 
 #include "settings.h"
+#include "logging.h" 
 #include "http_server.h"
 #include "utility.h"
 #include "routing.h"
diff --git a/logging.h b/logging.h
index 576931c29..303e85722 100644
--- a/logging.h
+++ b/logging.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -97,11 +99,11 @@ namespace crow
 
 }
 
-#define CROW_LOG_CRITICAL	logger("CRITICAL", crow::LogLevel::CRITICAL)
-#define CROW_LOG_ERROR		logger("ERROR   ", crow::LogLevel::ERROR)
-#define CROW_LOG_WARNING	logger("WARNING ", crow::LogLevel::WARNING)
-#define CROW_LOG_INFO		logger("INFO    ", crow::LogLevel::INFO)
-#define CROW_LOG_DEBUG		logger("DEBUG   ", crow::LogLevel::DEBUG)
+#define CROW_LOG_CRITICAL	crow::logger("CRITICAL", crow::LogLevel::CRITICAL)
+#define CROW_LOG_ERROR		crow::logger("ERROR   ", crow::LogLevel::ERROR)
+#define CROW_LOG_WARNING	crow::logger("WARNING ", crow::LogLevel::WARNING)
+#define CROW_LOG_INFO		crow::logger("INFO    ", crow::LogLevel::INFO)
+#define CROW_LOG_DEBUG		crow::logger("DEBUG   ", crow::LogLevel::DEBUG)