diff --git a/src/tests/logging/logger.py b/src/tests/logging/logger.py
index 8187ec85..4a17331e 100644
--- a/src/tests/logging/logger.py
+++ b/src/tests/logging/logger.py
@@ -14,28 +14,21 @@ from sh_edraft.time.model import TimeFormatSettings
 class LoggerTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        app_host = ApplicationHost('CPL_Test')
-        self._app_runtime = app_host.application_runtime
-        self._config = app_host.configuration
+        self._app_host = ApplicationHost()
+        self._config = self._app_host.configuration
         self._config.create()
-        self._services: ServiceProvider = cast(ServiceProvider, app_host.services)
+        self._config.add_environment_variables('PYTHON_')
+        self._config.add_environment_variables('CPL_')
+        self._config.add_argument_variables()
+        self._config.add_json_file(f'appsettings.json')
+        self._config.add_json_file(f'appsettings.{self._config.environment.environment_name}.json')
+        self._config.add_json_file(f'appsettings.{self._config.environment.host_name}.json', optional=True)
+        self._services: ServiceProvider = cast(ServiceProvider, self._app_host.services)
         self._services.create()
 
-        self._log_settings = LoggingSettings()
-        self._log_settings.from_dict({
-            "Path": "logs/",
-            "Filename": "log_$start_time.log",
-            "ConsoleLogLevel": "TRACE",
-            "FileLogLevel": "TRACE"
-        })
-
-        self._time_format_settings = TimeFormatSettings()
-        self._time_format_settings.from_dict({
-            "DateFormat": "%Y-%m-%d",
-            "TimeFormat": "%H:%M:%S",
-            "DateTimeFormat": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f",
-            "DateTimeLogFormat": "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S"
-        })
+        self._app_runtime = self._app_host.application_runtime
+        self._log_settings: LoggingSettings = self._config.get_configuration(LoggingSettings)
+        self._time_format_settings: TimeFormatSettings = self._config.get_configuration(TimeFormatSettings)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         if os.path.isdir(self._log_settings.path):
diff --git a/src/tests/publishing/publisher.py b/src/tests/publishing/publisher.py
index 47bc67b2..4e87c8c1 100644
--- a/src/tests/publishing/publisher.py
+++ b/src/tests/publishing/publisher.py
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import unittest
 
-from sh_edraft.hosting import ApplicationHost, HostingEnvironment
-from sh_edraft.hosting.model import EnvironmentName
+from sh_edraft.hosting import ApplicationHost
 from sh_edraft.logging import Logger
 from sh_edraft.logging.model import LoggingSettings
 from sh_edraft.publishing import Publisher
@@ -16,22 +15,6 @@ from sh_edraft.time.model import TimeFormatSettings
 class PublisherTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def _configure(self):
-        self._log_settings = LoggingSettings()
-        self._log_settings.from_dict({
-            "Path": "logs/",
-            "Filename": "log_$start_time.log",
-            "ConsoleLogLevel": "TRACE",
-            "FileLogLevel": "TRACE"
-        })
-
-        self._time_format_settings = TimeFormatSettings()
-        self._time_format_settings.from_dict({
-            "DateFormat": "%Y-%m-%d",
-            "TimeFormat": "%H:%M:%S",
-            "DateTimeFormat": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f",
-            "DateTimeLogFormat": "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S"
-        })
-
         self._version = Version(2020, 12, 5).to_dict()
         templates = [
             Template(
@@ -76,12 +59,23 @@ class PublisherTest(unittest.TestCase):
         })
 
     def setUp(self):
+        self._app_host = ApplicationHost()
+        self._config = self._app_host.configuration
+        self._config.create()
+        self._config.add_environment_variables('PYTHON_')
+        self._config.add_environment_variables('CPL_')
+        self._config.add_argument_variables()
+        self._config.add_json_file(f'appsettings.json')
+        self._config.add_json_file(f'appsettings.{self._config.environment.environment_name}.json')
+        self._config.add_json_file(f'appsettings.{self._config.environment.host_name}.json', optional=True)
+
+        self._app_runtime = self._app_host.application_runtime
+
         self._configure()
 
-        app_host = ApplicationHost('CPL_Test')
-        self._app_runtime = app_host.application_runtime
-
-        self._logger = Logger(self._log_settings, self._time_format_settings, app_host.application_runtime)
+        self._log_settings: LoggingSettings = self._config.get_configuration(LoggingSettings)
+        self._time_format_settings: TimeFormatSettings = self._config.get_configuration(TimeFormatSettings)
+        self._logger = Logger(self._log_settings, self._time_format_settings, self._app_host.application_runtime)
         self._logger.create()
 
     def tearDown(self):
diff --git a/src/tests/tester.py b/src/tests/tester.py
index f5326d02..dfb11e49 100644
--- a/src/tests/tester.py
+++ b/src/tests/tester.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import unittest
 
-# from tests.logging.logger import LoggerTest
-# from tests.publishing.publisher import PublisherTest
+from tests.logging.logger import LoggerTest
+from tests.publishing.publisher import PublisherTest
 from tests.service_providing.service_provider import ServiceProviderTest
 
 
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ class Tester:
         self._suite.addTest(ServiceProviderTest('test_get_transient'))
 
         # logging
-        # self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_create'))
-        # self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_header'))
-        # self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_trace'))
-        # self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_debug'))
-        # self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_info'))
-        # self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_warn'))
-        # self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_error'))
-        # self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_fatal'))
+        self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_create'))
+        self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_header'))
+        self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_trace'))
+        self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_debug'))
+        self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_info'))
+        self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_warn'))
+        self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_error'))
+        self._suite.addTest(LoggerTest('test_fatal'))
 
         # publishing
-        # self._suite.addTest(PublisherTest('test_create'))
+        self._suite.addTest(PublisherTest('test_create'))
 
     def start(self):
         runner = unittest.TextTestRunner()