diff --git a/bufflog.ts b/bufflog.ts
index f25a110..e7cad28 100644
--- a/bufflog.ts
+++ b/bufflog.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import  { Options }  from "pino-http";
+
 const pinoLogger = require('pino')({
     level: process.env.LOG_LEVEL ? String.prototype.toLowerCase.apply(process.env.LOG_LEVEL) : "notice",
     // probably we want to call it `msg`. if so, let's change the PHP library instead
@@ -49,19 +51,22 @@ export function critical(message: string, context?: object) {
     pinoLogger.fatal({context: context}, message);
 }
 
-export function middleware() {
+export function middleware(options?: Options) {
+
+    const {  logger, genReqId, useLevel, stream, autoLogging, customLogLevel  } : Options = options || {};
+
     return require('pino-http')({
-       logger: pinoLogger,
+       logger: logger || pinoLogger,
 
-    // Define a custom logger level
-    customLogLevel: function (res: any, err: any) {
-        if (res.statusCode >= 400 && res.statusCode < 500) {
-            // for now, we don't want notice notification on the 4xx
+        // Define a custom logger level
+        customLogLevel: customLogLevel || function (res: any, err: any) {
+            if (res.statusCode >= 400 && res.statusCode < 500) {
+                // for now, we don't want notice notification on the 4xx
+                return 'info'
+            } else if (res.statusCode >= 500 || err) {
+            return 'error'
+            }
             return 'info'
-        } else if (res.statusCode >= 500 || err) {
-           return 'error'
-        }
-        return 'info'
-    },
+        },
    })
 }
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 69056e3..8adf7a8 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ BuffLog.critical('hello critical', {"some":"stuff"});
 
 const app = express();
 
-app.use(BuffLog.middleware())
+ app.use(BuffLog.middleware())
+
+// use custom parameter , here a pino logger
+ app.use(BuffLog.middleware({'logger': require('pino')()}))
+
 
 app.listen(4000, () => {
     console.log(`Server is listening on port 4000`);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3a56c5f..8818745 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bufferapp/bufflog",
-  "version": "0.0.4",
+  "version": "0.0.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@
         "@types/sonic-boom": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/pino-http": {
+      "version": "4.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/pino-http/-/pino-http-4.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KZH4QW3Z82BAFBfYzGHwA/5S4xmqN4i3FcheY3AjDj3402vUgGG0KgYqODU/KfFUd39uYEXHz4CJYVN7512vvA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/pino": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/pino-std-serializers": {
       "version": "2.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/pino-std-serializers/-/pino-std-serializers-2.4.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13a2fd2..3e22b25 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bufferapp/bufflog",
-  "version": "0.0.5",
+  "version": "0.0.6",
   "description": "logger for all javascript and typescript Buffer services",
   "main": "dist/bufflog.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/pino": "^5.15.5",
+    "@types/pino-http": "^4.4.0",
     "dd-trace": "^0.18.0",
     "pino": "^5.16.0",
     "pino-http": "^5.0.0"