diff --git a/cmd/feedizer/internal/database/database.go b/cmd/feedizer/internal/database/database.go
index c580c8f..7720075 100644
--- a/cmd/feedizer/internal/database/database.go
+++ b/cmd/feedizer/internal/database/database.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package database
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"time"
@@ -14,7 +15,10 @@ var LogName string
 // ParseConfig parses the database config string and sets LogName.
 func ParseConfig(config string) (*pgxpool.Config, error) {
 	dbConfig, err := pgxpool.ParseConfig(config)
-	LogName = fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s:%s/%s", dbConfig.ConnConfig.User, dbConfig.ConnConfig.Host, dbConfig.ConnConfig.Port, dbConfig.ConnConfig.Database)
+	LogName = fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s:%d/%s", dbConfig.ConnConfig.User, dbConfig.ConnConfig.Host, dbConfig.ConnConfig.Port, dbConfig.ConnConfig.Database)
+	if dbConfig.ConnConfig.Database == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("database name not set, please check your connection string")
+	}
 	return dbConfig, err
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/feedizer/internal/database/migrator/logger.go b/cmd/feedizer/internal/database/migrator/logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eebc030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/feedizer/internal/database/migrator/logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package migrator
+
+import "log"
+
+type Logger struct {
+}
+
+// Printf is like fmt.Printf
+func (l *Logger) Printf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	log.Printf("migrator: "+format, v...)
+}
+
+// Verbose should return true when verbose logging output is wanted
+func (l *Logger) Verbose() bool { return true }
diff --git a/cmd/feedizer/internal/database/migrator/migrator.go b/cmd/feedizer/internal/database/migrator/migrator.go
index 5685baf..ab83c56 100644
--- a/cmd/feedizer/internal/database/migrator/migrator.go
+++ b/cmd/feedizer/internal/database/migrator/migrator.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4"
 	migratePGX "github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4/database/pgx"
 	"github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4/source/iofs"
-	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v4"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v4/stdlib"
 
+	"git.zom.bi/fanir/feedizer/cmd/feedizer/internal/database"
 	"git.zom.bi/fanir/feedizer/models/migrations"
 )
 
@@ -23,14 +23,11 @@ func New(dbConfig string) *Migrator {
 		return &Migrator{err: err}
 	}
 
-	connConfig, err := pgx.ParseConfig(dbConfig)
+	poolConfig, err := database.ParseConfig(dbConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &Migrator{err: err}
 	}
-	connString := stdlib.RegisterConnConfig(connConfig)
-
-	var p migratePGX.Postgres
-	driver, err := p.Open(connString)
+	driver, err := migratePGX.WithInstance(stdlib.OpenDB(*poolConfig.ConnConfig), &migratePGX.Config{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return &Migrator{err: err}
 	}
@@ -39,6 +36,7 @@ func New(dbConfig string) *Migrator {
 	if err != nil {
 		return &Migrator{err: err}
 	}
+	m.Log = &Logger{}
 
 	return &Migrator{m: m}
 }