diff --git a/bin/plotly-export-server_electron.js b/bin/plotly-export-server_electron.js
index 44e58b47..56f4502c 100644
--- a/bin/plotly-export-server_electron.js
+++ b/bin/plotly-export-server_electron.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const pkg = require('../package.json')
 
 const argv = getServerArgs()
 const SHOW_LOGS = !argv.quiet
+const DEBUG = argv.debug
 
 if (argv.version) {
   console.log(pkg.version)
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ const opts = {
 launch()
 
 app.on('after-connect', (info) => {
-  if (SHOW_LOGS) {
+  if (DEBUG) {
     console.log(`Listening on port ${info.port} after a ${info.startupTime} ms bootup`)
     console.log(`Open routes: ${info.openRoutes.join(' ')}`)
   }
@@ -56,21 +57,43 @@ app.on('after-connect', (info) => {
 
 app.on('after-export', (info) => {
   if (SHOW_LOGS) {
-    console.log(`after-export, fig: ${info.fid} in ${info.processingTime} ms`)
+    console.log(JSON.stringify({
+      severity: 'INFO',
+      httpRequest: {
+        requestMethod: info.method
+      },
+      labels: {
+        fid: info.fid,
+        head: info.head,
+        processingTime: info.processingTime
+      }
+    }))
   }
 })
 
 app.on('export-error', (info) => {
   if (SHOW_LOGS) {
-    console.log(`export error ${info.code} - ${info.msg}`)
+    console.log(JSON.stringify({
+      severity: 'ERROR',
+      textPayload: `${info.code} - ${info.msg}`,
+      labels: {
+        fid: info.fid,
+        head: info.head
+      }
+    }))
   }
 })
 
 process.on('uncaughtException', (err) => {
-  console.warn(err)
+  if (SHOW_LOGS) {
+    console.log(JSON.stringify({
+      severity: 'ERROR',
+      textPayload: err.toString()
+    }))
+  }
 
   if (argv.keepAlive) {
-    if (SHOW_LOGS) {
+    if (DEBUG) {
       console.log('... relaunching')
     }
     launch()
@@ -78,6 +101,8 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', (err) => {
 })
 
 function launch () {
-  console.log(`Spinning up server with pid: ${process.pid}`)
+  if (DEBUG) {
+    console.log(`Spinning up server with pid: ${process.pid}`)
+  }
   app = plotlyExporter.serve(opts)
 }
diff --git a/src/app/server/create-server.js b/src/app/server/create-server.js
index 5682f2be..7ebdd504 100644
--- a/src/app/server/create-server.js
+++ b/src/app/server/create-server.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function createServer (app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, opts) {
     //   and is emitted on 'export-error' and 'after-export'
     const fullInfo = {
       port: opts.port,
+      method: req.method,
       id: id
     }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/server_test.js b/test/unit/server_test.js
index 9e512f2a..3154d302 100644
--- a/test/unit/server_test.js
+++ b/test/unit/server_test.js
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ tap.test('createServer:', t => {
       const app = args[0]
 
       app.on('after-export', (info) => {
-        t.equal(Object.keys(info).length, 15, '# of keys')
+        t.equal(Object.keys(info).length, 16, '# of keys')
+        t.equal(info.method, 'POST', 'method')
         t.type(info.id, 'string', 'id')
         t.equal(info.port, args[3].port, 'port')
         t.equal(info.pending, 0, 'pending')
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ tap.test('createServer:', t => {
 
     t.test('on invalid route', t => {
       _boot([], (args) => {
-        wrapApp(t, args, [4, 404, 'invalid route'])
+        wrapApp(t, args, [5, 404, 'invalid route'])
 
         _post('not-gonna-work', body0(), (err, res, body) => {
           if (err) t.fail()
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ tap.test('createServer:', t => {
       const opts = opts0()
 
       _boot([false, false, false, opts], (args) => {
-        wrapApp(t, args, [4, 504, 'window for given route does not exist'])
+        wrapApp(t, args, [5, 504, 'window for given route does not exist'])
 
         _post('', body0(), (err, res, body) => {
           if (err) t.fail()
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ tap.test('createServer:', t => {
       BrowserWindow.getAllWindows = () => ({length: Infinity})
 
       _boot([false, BrowserWindow], (args) => {
-        wrapApp(t, args, [4, 402, 'too many windows are opened'])
+        wrapApp(t, args, [5, 402, 'too many windows are opened'])
 
         _post('', body0(), (err, res, body) => {
           if (err) t.fail()
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ tap.test('createServer:', t => {
 
     t.test('on json parse errors', t => {
       _boot([], (args) => {
-        wrapApp(t, args, [4, 422, 'json parse error'])
+        wrapApp(t, args, [5, 422, 'json parse error'])
 
         _post('', body0() + '/', (err, res, body) => {
           if (err) t.fail()
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ tap.test('createServer:', t => {
       sinon.stub(_module, 'parse').yields(432)
 
       _boot([false, false, false, opts], (args) => {
-        wrapApp(t, args, [4, 432, ''])
+        wrapApp(t, args, [5, 432, ''])
 
         _post('', body0(), (err, res, body) => {
           if (err) t.fail()
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ tap.test('createServer:', t => {
       const opts = mockWebContents(opts0(), 467, {msg: 'error msg'})
 
       _boot([false, false, false, opts], (args) => {
-        wrapApp(t, args, [11, 467, 'error msg'])
+        wrapApp(t, args, [12, 467, 'error msg'])
 
         _post('', body0(), (err, res, body) => {
           if (err) t.fail()
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ tap.test('createServer:', t => {
       sinon.stub(_module, 'convert').yields(483)
 
       _boot([false, false, false, opts], (args) => {
-        wrapApp(t, args, [12, 483, ''])
+        wrapApp(t, args, [13, 483, ''])
 
         _post('', body0(), (err, res, body) => {
           if (err) t.fail()