diff --git a/eclair-core/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/eclair-core/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 6320a99d..2ded850e 100644
--- a/eclair-core/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/eclair-core/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -81,21 +81,4 @@ eclair {
   auto-reconnect = true
 
   payment-handler = "local"
-}
-akka {
-  loggers = ["akka.event.slf4j.Slf4jLogger"]
-  loglevel = "DEBUG"
-
-  actor {
-    debug {
-      # enable DEBUG logging of all LoggingFSMs for events, transitions and timers
-      fsm = on
-    }
-  }
-
-  http {
-    host-connection-pool {
-      max-open-requests = 64
-    }
-  }
 }
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diff --git a/eclair-node/src/main/resources/application.conf b/eclair-node/src/main/resources/application.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb4792de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eclair-node/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+akka {
+  loggers = ["akka.event.slf4j.Slf4jLogger"]
+  loglevel = "DEBUG"
+
+  actor {
+    debug {
+      # enable DEBUG logging of all LoggingFSMs for events, transitions and timers
+      fsm = on
+    }
+  }
+
+  http {
+    host-connection-pool {
+      max-open-requests = 64
+    }
+  }
+}
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