diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0a5ec84..ef6003c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/digitalocean/sample-golang
 
-go 1.13
+go 1.22.1
 
-require github.com/gofrs/uuid v3.3.0+incompatible // indirect
+require github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.4.0+incompatible
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4b1328f..c0ad687 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-github.com/gofrs/uuid v1.2.0 h1:coDhrjgyJaglxSjxuJdqQSSdUpG3w6p1OwN2od6frBU=
-github.com/gofrs/uuid v3.3.0+incompatible h1:8K4tyRfvU1CYPgJsveYFQMhpFd/wXNM7iK6rR7UHz84=
-github.com/gofrs/uuid v3.3.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:b2aQJv3Z4Fp6yNu3cdSllBxTCLRxnplIgP/c0N/04lM=
+github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.4.0+incompatible h1:3qXRTX8/NbyulANqlc0lchS1gqAVxRgsuW1YrTJupqA=
+github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.4.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:b2aQJv3Z4Fp6yNu3cdSllBxTCLRxnplIgP/c0N/04lM=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fc3cb3d..3a85353 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,45 +2,32 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gofrs/uuid"
 )
 
-const startupMessage = `                                                                                
-                                                   �                            
-                                                                                
-                                                                                
-                                               ��������                         
-                                              �������          �                
-  ��        �� ��   ���  ��                  �������          � ����            
-  �          ����       ����          ����          �         �  ���            
-  �      �    ��    ���               ����                     �����            
-                     �         �����������            �           ���������     
-                                            �����   ����        ����������      
-                                              �      �������                    
-             � �  �                                 �����������       �         
-                  �  �        ��  ��  �         � ����������������   ��         
-                           ��� �     �� �           �����������������           
-`
-
-func logRequest(r *http.Request) {
+func logRequest(r *http.Request, log *slog.Logger) {
 	uri := r.RequestURI
 	method := r.Method
-	fmt.Println("Got request!", method, uri)
+	log.Info("Received Request!", "method", method, "uri", uri)
 }
 
 func main() {
+
+	log := slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, nil))
 	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		logRequest(r)
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hello! you've requested %s\n", r.URL.Path)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "received request at path %s with method %s", r.URL.Path, r.Method)
+		logRequest(r, log)
 	})
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/cached", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		logRequest(r)
+		logRequest(r, log)
 		maxAgeParams, ok := r.URL.Query()["max-age"]
 		if ok && len(maxAgeParams) > 0 {
 			maxAge, _ := strconv.Atoi(maxAgeParams[0])
@@ -63,13 +50,13 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/headers", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		logRequest(r)
+		logRequest(r, log)
 		keys, ok := r.URL.Query()["key"]
 		if ok && len(keys) > 0 {
 			fmt.Fprint(w, r.Header.Get(keys[0]))
 			return
 		}
-		headers := []string{}
+		var headers []string
 		headers = append(headers, fmt.Sprintf("host=%s", r.Host))
 		for key, values := range r.Header {
 			headers = append(headers, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", key, strings.Join(values, ",")))
@@ -78,19 +65,19 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/env", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		logRequest(r)
+		logRequest(r, log)
 		keys, ok := r.URL.Query()["key"]
 		if ok && len(keys) > 0 {
 			fmt.Fprint(w, os.Getenv(keys[0]))
 			return
 		}
-		envs := []string{}
+		var envs []string
 		envs = append(envs, os.Environ()...)
 		fmt.Fprint(w, strings.Join(envs, "\n"))
 	})
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/status", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		logRequest(r)
+		logRequest(r, log)
 		codeParams, ok := r.URL.Query()["code"]
 		if ok && len(codeParams) > 0 {
 			statusCode, _ := strconv.Atoi(codeParams[0])
@@ -118,15 +105,7 @@ func main() {
 		})
 	}
 
-	bindAddr := fmt.Sprintf(":%s", port)
-	lines := strings.Split(startupMessage, "\n")
-	fmt.Println()
-	for _, line := range lines {
-		fmt.Println(line)
-	}
-	fmt.Println()
-	fmt.Printf("==> Server listening at %s 🚀\n", bindAddr)
-
+	time.Sleep(60 * time.Second)
 	err := http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf(":%s", port), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)