diff --git a/server/backend/cafeteriaRatingDBInitializer.go b/server/backend/cafeteriaRatingDBInitializer.go
index f51dd4db..396a7e19 100644
--- a/server/backend/cafeteriaRatingDBInitializer.go
+++ b/server/backend/cafeteriaRatingDBInitializer.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func addNotIncluded(parentId int32, db *gorm.DB, v nameTag) {
 			Select("DishNameTagOptionExcluded").
 			Count(&count).Error
 		if errorLoadingIncluded != nil {
-			log.WithError(errorLoadingIncluded).Errorf("Unable to load can be excluded tag with expression %s and parentId %s", u, parentId)
+			log.WithError(errorLoadingIncluded).Errorf("Unable to load can be excluded tag with expression %s and parentId %d", u, parentId)
 		} else {
 			if count == 0 {
 				createError := db.Model(&model.DishNameTagOptionExcluded{}).
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func addCanBeIncluded(parentId int32, db *gorm.DB, v nameTag) {
 			Select("DishNameTagOptionIncluded").
 			Count(&count).Error
 		if errorLoadingIncluded != nil {
-			log.WithError(errorLoadingIncluded).Errorf("Unable to load can be included tag with expression %s and parentId %s", u, parentId)
+			log.WithError(errorLoadingIncluded).Errorf("Unable to load can be included tag with expression %s and parentId %d", u, parentId)
 		} else {
 			if count == 0 {
 				createError := db.Model(&model.DishNameTagOptionIncluded{}).
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func addCanBeIncluded(parentId int32, db *gorm.DB, v nameTag) {
 						NameTagID:  parentId,
 					}).Error
 				if createError != nil {
-					log.WithError(errorLoadingIncluded).Errorf("Unable to create new can be excluded tag with expression %s and parentId %s", u, parentId)
+					log.WithError(errorLoadingIncluded).Errorf("Unable to create new can be excluded tag with expression %s and parentId %d", u, parentId)
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/server/backend/cafeteriaService.go b/server/backend/cafeteriaService.go
index 0c79a9be..23b84acd 100644
--- a/server/backend/cafeteriaService.go
+++ b/server/backend/cafeteriaService.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (s *CampusServer) GetDishRatings(_ context.Context, input *pb.DishRatingReq
 		First(&result)
 
 	if err.Error != nil {
-		log.WithError(err.Error).Errorf("Error while querying the average ratings for the dish %s in the cafeteria %s.", dishID, cafeteriaID)
+		log.WithError(err.Error).Errorf("Error while querying the average ratings for the dish %d in the cafeteria %d", dishID, cafeteriaID)
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "This dish has not yet been rated.")
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/backend/cron/cronjobs.go b/server/backend/cron/cronjobs.go
index 596ed30f..21e325a8 100644
--- a/server/backend/cron/cronjobs.go
+++ b/server/backend/cron/cronjobs.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (c *CronService) Run() error {
 
 		err := g.Wait()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Println("Couldn't run all cron jobs: %v", err)
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Couldn't run all cron jobs")
 		}
 		log.Trace("Cron: sleeping for 60 seconds")
 		time.Sleep(60 * time.Second)
diff --git a/server/backend/cron/dishNameDownload.go b/server/backend/cron/dishNameDownload.go
index 46e2de86..24374ca4 100644
--- a/server/backend/cron/dishNameDownload.go
+++ b/server/backend/cron/dishNameDownload.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func addDishTagsToMapping(dishID int32, dishName string, db *gorm.DB) {
 				NameTagID: a,
 			}).Error
 			if err != nil {
-				log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error while creating a new entry with dish %s and nametag %s", dishID, a)
+				log.WithError(err).Errorf("Error while creating a new entry with dish %d and nametag %d", dishID, a)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/backend/cron/news.go b/server/backend/cron/news.go
index 95ef7be3..628ae764 100644
--- a/server/backend/cron/news.go
+++ b/server/backend/cron/news.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (c *CronService) newsCron(cronjob *model.Crontab) error {
 	//check if source id provided for news job is not null
 	if !cronjob.ID.Valid {
 		cronjobJson, _ := json.Marshal(cronjob)
-		log.Println("skipping news job, id of source is null, cronjob: %s", string(cronjobJson))
+		log.Println("skipping news job, id of source is null, cronjob: ", string(cronjobJson))
 		return nil
 	}
 	// get news source for cronjob
diff --git a/server/backend/rpcserver.go b/server/backend/rpcserver.go
index 5c974785..9316970c 100644
--- a/server/backend/rpcserver.go
+++ b/server/backend/rpcserver.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (s *CampusServer) GetTopNews(ctx context.Context, _ *emptypb.Empty) (*pb.Ge
 	var res *model.NewsAlert
 	err := s.db.Joins("Company").Where("NOW() between `from` and `to`").Limit(1).First(&res).Error
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
-		log.Errorf("Failed to fetch top news: %w", err)
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to fetch top news")
 	} else if res != nil {
 		return &pb.GetTopNewsReply{
 			//ImageUrl: res.Name,