diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7d66312a5..0e970db32 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Prepare the base environment.
-FROM python:3.10.12-slim-bookworm as builder_base_wastd
+FROM python:3.10.12-slim-bullseye as builder_base_wastd
+# NOTE: we're constrained to using the version(s) of Debian which the Microsoft ODBC driver supports.
 MAINTAINER asi@dbca.wa.gov.au
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/dbca-wa/wastd
 
diff --git a/wastd/middleware.py b/wastd/middleware.py
index 2cc2434ee..1d0231472 100644
--- a/wastd/middleware.py
+++ b/wastd/middleware.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseServerError
+import logging
+
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger('turtles')
 
 
 class HealthCheckMiddleware(object):