diff --git a/packages/lumberaxe/.gitignore b/packages/lumberaxe/.gitignore
index 2f3de776..89b9ede9 100644
--- a/packages/lumberaxe/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/lumberaxe/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ vendor/bundle
 *.sqlite
 *.sqlite3
 Gemfile.lock
+
+# Ignore uploaded files in development
+/storage/*
+!/storage/.keep
diff --git a/packages/lumberaxe/docs/README.md b/packages/lumberaxe/docs/README.md
index 72182103..0afcac94 100644
--- a/packages/lumberaxe/docs/README.md
+++ b/packages/lumberaxe/docs/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ After installing the gem, require it as part of your application configuration.
 ```ruby
 # application.rb
 
-require "lumberaxe"
+require "lumberaxe/railtie"
 ```
 
 ## Setting JSON logging
diff --git a/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe.rb b/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe.rb
index 36ce3797..4e41122d 100644
--- a/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe.rb
+++ b/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 require "logger"
 require "active_support"
-require "lumberaxe/railtie" if defined?(Rails)
 require "lumberaxe/logger"
 require "lumberaxe/json_formatter"
 
diff --git a/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/logger.rb b/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/logger.rb
index c4806957..8abe85ca 100644
--- a/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/logger.rb
+++ b/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/logger.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module Lumberaxe
   class Logger < ::ActiveSupport::Logger
-    cattr_accessor :log_level
+    cattr_accessor(:log_level) { :debug }
 
     def initialize(output = $stdout, progname:, level: log_level)
       super output
diff --git a/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/railtie.rb b/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/railtie.rb
index 792908d2..94e906e6 100644
--- a/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/railtie.rb
+++ b/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/railtie.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "lograge"
+require "lumberaxe"
 
 module Lumberaxe
   class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
diff --git a/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/version.rb b/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/version.rb
index fc4054ac..f0b22a7d 100644
--- a/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/version.rb
+++ b/packages/lumberaxe/lib/lumberaxe/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Lumberaxe
-  VERSION = "0.1.0"
+  VERSION = "0.1.1"
 end
diff --git a/packages/lumberaxe/spec/internal/config/storage.yml b/packages/lumberaxe/spec/internal/config/storage.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b24060b3..00000000
--- a/packages/lumberaxe/spec/internal/config/storage.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-test:
-  service: Disk
-  root: /Users/jill/power-tools/packages/lumberaxe/tmp/storage