diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b879b16bd..c85a830f0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -15,18 +15,14 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
 	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
-	cfg "github.com/tendermint/go-config"
+	"github.com/tendermint/go-logger"
 	pcm "github.com/tendermint/go-process"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-rpc/server"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-wire"
-	tmcfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint"
 )
 
 func init() {
-
-	config := tmcfg.GetConfig("")
-	config.Set("log_level", "debug")
-	cfg.ApplyConfig(config) // Notify modules of new config
+	logger.SetLogLevel("debug")
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/types/val.go b/types/val.go
index fb001eaef..3770df171 100644
--- a/types/val.go
+++ b/types/val.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (vs *ValidatorState) Start() error {
 	rpcAddr := vs.Config.RPCAddr
 	vs.Config.mtx.Unlock()
 
-	em := eventmeter.NewEventMeter(fmt.Sprintf("ws://%s/websocket", rpcAddr), UnmarshalEvent)
+	em := eventmeter.NewEventMeter(rpcAddr, UnmarshalEvent)
 	if _, err := em.Start(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}