diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b3cb27fc..c2f7d0a7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         "jest": "29.7.0",
         "jest-junit": "16.0.0",
         "nodemon": "3.1.9",
-        "npm-check-updates": "17.1.18",
+        "npm-check-updates": "18.0.0",
         "nyc": "17.1.0",
         "parse-strings-in-object": "1.6.0",
         "pre-commit": "1.2.2",
@@ -11191,9 +11191,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/npm-check-updates": {
-      "version": "17.1.18",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-check-updates/-/npm-check-updates-17.1.18.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-bkUy2g4v1i+3FeUf5fXMLbxmV95eG4/sS7lYE32GrUeVgQRfQEk39gpskksFunyaxQgTIdrvYbnuNbO/pSUSqw==",
+      "version": "18.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-check-updates/-/npm-check-updates-18.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ymh9KF/xcGypQuCr5NQw1pAMRh5mHnQQDgHwM8gQBG8siG9XAKvcP9OtoARxFRgOjzEfjD6YtU/7KB2jJqGGlQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "bin": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cda8a49c..00dfb2b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     "jest": "29.7.0",
     "jest-junit": "16.0.0",
     "nodemon": "3.1.9",
-    "npm-check-updates": "17.1.18",
+    "npm-check-updates": "18.0.0",
     "nyc": "17.1.0",
     "parse-strings-in-object": "1.6.0",
     "pre-commit": "1.2.2",
diff --git a/src/lib/logger.js b/src/lib/logger.js
index a379c2b4..0c92b21e 100644
--- a/src/lib/logger.js
+++ b/src/lib/logger.js
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 const { loggerFactory, LOG_LEVELS } = require('@mojaloop/sdk-standard-components').Logger
-const { hostname } = require('node:os')
+const os = require('node:os')
 
-const createLogger = (conf = {}) => {
-  const {
-    context = {
-      hostname: hostname()
-    },
-    isJsonOutput = false
-  } = conf
-
-  return loggerFactory({ context, isJsonOutput })
-}
-
-const logger = createLogger() // global logger
+const logger = loggerFactory({
+  context: 'TTK',
+  hostname: os.hostname(),
+  isJsonOutput: false
+}) // global logger
 
 module.exports = {
   logger,
diff --git a/src/lib/requestLogger.js b/src/lib/requestLogger.js
index a4f49587..65c1d3a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/requestLogger.js
+++ b/src/lib/requestLogger.js
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
 
 'use strict'
 
-const util = require('node:util')
-const Logger = require('@mojaloop/central-services-logger')
+const Logger = require('@mojaloop/central-services-logger').child({ context: 'TTK' })
 const Config = require('./config')
 const NotificationEmitter = require('./notificationEmitter')
 const DBAdapter = require('./db/adapters/dbAdapter')
@@ -128,21 +127,17 @@ const logMessage = (verbosity, message, externalData = {}) => {
   }
   switch (verbosity) {
     case 'debug':
-      Logger.debug(message)
-      if (data.additionalData !== undefined) Logger.debug(util.inspect(data.additionalData))
+      Logger.debug(message, data.additionalData)
       break
     case 'warn':
-      Logger.warn(message)
-      if (data.additionalData !== undefined) Logger.warn(util.inspect(data.additionalData))
+      Logger.warn(message, data.additionalData)
       break
     case 'error':
-      Logger.error(message)
-      if (data.additionalData !== undefined) Logger.error(util.inspect(data.additionalData))
+      Logger.error(message, data.additionalData)
       break
     case 'info':
     default: {
-      Logger.info(message)
-      if (data.additionalData !== undefined) Logger.info(util.inspect(data.additionalData))
+      Logger.info(message, data.additionalData)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/test-outbound/TestCaseRunner.js b/src/lib/test-outbound/TestCaseRunner.js
index 0bf1da94..6f8e00e5 100644
--- a/src/lib/test-outbound/TestCaseRunner.js
+++ b/src/lib/test-outbound/TestCaseRunner.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const SKIP_EMPTY_EXECUTION_ORDER = false // skip testCases without executionOrde
 class TestCaseRunner {
   constructor (config, logger) {
     this.config = config
-    this.logger = logger || loggerFactory('TestCaseRunner')
+    this.logger = logger || loggerFactory('TTK')
   }
 
   async runAll ({
diff --git a/src/lib/test-outbound/outbound-initiator.js b/src/lib/test-outbound/outbound-initiator.js
index deb0411a..4e963e39 100644
--- a/src/lib/test-outbound/outbound-initiator.js
+++ b/src/lib/test-outbound/outbound-initiator.js
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ const processTestCase = async (
         )
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      customLogger.logMessage('error', err.message)
+      customLogger.logMessage('error', err.message, { additionalData: err })
       let resp
       try {
         resp = JSON.parse(err.message)
@@ -839,7 +839,9 @@ const sendRequest = (convertedRequest, successCallbackUrl, errorCallbackUrl, dfs
             callbackHeaders = result.headers
           }
           customLogger.logMessage('info', 'Received error callback ' + errorCallbackUrl, { request: { headers: callbackHeaders, body: callbackBody }, notification: false })
-          return reject(new Error(JSON.stringify({ curlRequest, requestSent, transformedRequest, syncResponse, callback: { url: errorCallbackUrl, headers: callbackHeaders, body: callbackBody, originalHeaders, originalBody } })))
+          const error = new Error(JSON.stringify({ curlRequest, requestSent, transformedRequest, syncResponse, callback: { url: errorCallbackUrl, headers: callbackHeaders, body: callbackBody, originalHeaders, originalBody } }))
+          error.error = callbackBody
+          return reject(error)
         })
       }