diff --git a/fact_extractor/server.py b/fact_extractor/server.py
index 03f894d5..a0625c50 100644
--- a/fact_extractor/server.py
+++ b/fact_extractor/server.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import os
 import traceback
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 app = Flask(__name__)
 api = Api(app)
 config = load_config('main.cfg')
-setup_logging(debug=False)
+setup_logging(False, log_level=int(os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', logging.WARNING)))  # pylint: disable=invalid-envvar-default
 
 
 @api.resource('/start/<folder>', methods=['GET'])
@@ -25,10 +26,10 @@ def get(self, folder):
         input_dir = Path(config.get('unpack', 'data_folder'), folder, 'input')
         try:
             input_file = list(input_dir.iterdir())[0]
-            unpack(file_path=input_file, config=config, folder=folder)
+            unpack(file_path=str(input_file), config=config, folder=folder)
             if self.owner:
                 change_owner_of_output_files(input_dir.parent, self.owner)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
             return str(traceback.format_exc()), 400
 
         return '', 200