diff --git a/cmd/ppassd/ppassd.go b/cmd/ppassd/ppassd.go
index 4089437..60cfdb1 100644
--- a/cmd/ppassd/ppassd.go
+++ b/cmd/ppassd/ppassd.go
@@ -15,22 +15,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	topicNameFlag = flag.String("topicName", "pentapass", "name of topic to join")
 	dbPath = flag.String("db", "./db", "db file path")
-	nameSpace = flag.String("namespace", "crdt", "namespace")
-//	netTopic  = "globaldb-example-net"
-//	config    = "globaldb-example"
 	debug = flag.Bool("debug", false, "log debug information")
-	//logger    = logging.Logger("globaldb")
 )
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
+	InitLogger(*debug)
+
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	data := *dbPath
 
-	InitLogger(*debug)
-
 	key, err := age.LoadOrGenerateKeys(*dbPath + "/age.key")
 
 	if err != nil {