diff --git a/apps/app/src/main.rs b/apps/app/src/main.rs
index 9709556..9712374 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/app/src/main.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 use actix_cors::Cors;
 use actix_web::cookie::time::Duration;
+use actix_web::dev::{Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse};
 use actix_web::middleware::Logger;
 use actix_web::{cookie::Key, web, App, HttpResponse, HttpServer};
 use clap::Parser;
 use db::cache::AppCache;
 use db::database::AppDatabase;
+use futures::future::LocalBoxFuture;
 use observability::{
     init_tracing_subscriber, install_recorder, prometheus_handler, spawn_http_metrics_poller,
     HttpMetrics, HttpSnapshotGuard, MetricsMiddleware, TracingSpanMiddleware,
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ use service::AppService;
 use session::config::{PersistentSession, SessionLifecycle, TtlExtensionPolicy};
 use session::storage::RedisClusterSessionStore;
 use session::SessionMiddleware;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
 mod args;
 
@@ -27,6 +30,82 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub cache: AppCache,
 }
 
+/// Skips Logger terminal output for noisy health/monitor/WS endpoints while still
+/// passing the request through to the inner service (so metrics are still recorded).
+struct SkipNoisyPaths<S>(S);
+
+impl<S> SkipNoisyPaths<S> {
+    fn new(logger: S) -> Self {
+        Self(logger)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, B> actix_web::dev::Transform<S, ServiceRequest> for SkipNoisyPaths<S>
+where
+    S: actix_web::dev::Transform<
+        ServiceRequest,
+        Response = ServiceResponse<B>,
+        Error = actix_web::Error,
+        InitError = (),
+    >,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+    B: 'static,
+{
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<B>;
+    type Error = actix_web::Error;
+    type Transform = SkipNoisyPathsService<S::Transform>;
+    type InitError = ();
+
+    fn new_transform(&self, service: S::Transform) -> <Self::Transform as actix_web::dev::Transform<
+        ServiceRequest,
+        Response = ServiceResponse<B>,
+        Error = actix_web::Error,
+        InitError = (),
+    >>::Future {
+        futures::future::ok(SkipNoisyPathsService {
+            service,
+            _marker: std::marker::PhantomData,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+struct SkipNoisyPathsService<S> {
+    service: S,
+    _marker: std::marker::PhantomData<fn(ServiceRequest)>,
+}
+
+impl<S, B> actix_web::dev::Service<ServiceRequest> for SkipNoisyPathsService<S>
+where
+    S: actix_web::dev::Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = actix_web::Error>,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+    B: 'static,
+{
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<B>;
+    type Error = actix_web::Error;
+    type Future = LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        self.service.poll_ready(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn call(&self, req: ServiceRequest) -> Self::Future {
+        let path = req.path().to_string();
+        let should_skip = path == "/health"
+            || path == "/metrics"
+            || path.starts_with("/ws");
+        if should_skip {
+            let fut = self.service.call(req);
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                let res = fut.await?;
+                // Replace body so Logger doesn't print the line for this request.
+                Ok(res.map_body(|_, _| actix_web::body::Empty::new()))
+            })
+        } else {
+            self.service.call(req)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn build_session_key(cfg: &AppConfig) -> anyhow::Result<Key> {
     if let Some(secret) = cfg.env.get("APP_SESSION_SECRET") {
         let bytes: Vec<u8> = secret.as_bytes().iter().cycle().take(64).copied().collect();
@@ -128,7 +207,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         App::new()
             .wrap(cors)
             .wrap(session_mw)
-            .wrap(Logger::default().exclude("/health"))
+            .wrap(SkipNoisyPaths::new(Logger::default()))
             .wrap(metrics_mw)
             .wrap(TracingSpanMiddleware::new())
             .app_data(web::Data::new(AppState {
diff --git a/apps/static/src/main.rs b/apps/static/src/main.rs
index c85d0a2..876b9ed 100644
--- a/apps/static/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/static/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use actix_cors::Cors;
 use actix_files::Files;
+use actix_web::dev::{Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse};
 use actix_web::{http::header, middleware::Logger, web, App, HttpResponse, HttpServer};
+use futures::future::LocalBoxFuture;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
 /// Static file server for avatar, blob, and other static files
 /// Serves files from /data/{type} directories
@@ -39,6 +42,79 @@ async fn health() -> HttpResponse {
     }))
 }
 
+/// Skips Logger terminal output for noisy health/WS endpoints.
+struct SkipNoisyPaths<S>(S);
+
+impl<S> SkipNoisyPaths<S> {
+    fn new(logger: S) -> Self {
+        Self(logger)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, B> actix_web::dev::Transform<S, ServiceRequest> for SkipNoisyPaths<S>
+where
+    S: actix_web::dev::Transform<
+        ServiceRequest,
+        Response = ServiceResponse<B>,
+        Error = actix_web::Error,
+        InitError = (),
+    >,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+    B: 'static,
+{
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<B>;
+    type Error = actix_web::Error;
+    type Transform = SkipNoisyPathsService<S::Transform>;
+    type InitError = ();
+
+    fn new_transform(&self, service: S::Transform) -> <Self::Transform as actix_web::dev::Transform<
+        ServiceRequest,
+        Response = ServiceResponse<B>,
+        Error = actix_web::Error,
+        InitError = (),
+    >>::Future {
+        futures::future::ok(SkipNoisyPathsService {
+            service,
+            _marker: std::marker::PhantomData,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+struct SkipNoisyPathsService<S> {
+    service: S,
+    _marker: std::marker::PhantomData<fn(ServiceRequest)>,
+}
+
+impl<S, B> Service<ServiceRequest> for SkipNoisyPathsService<S>
+where
+    S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = actix_web::Error>,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+    B: 'static,
+{
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<B>;
+    type Error = actix_web::Error;
+    type Future = LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        self.service.poll_ready(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn call(&self, req: ServiceRequest) -> Self::Future {
+        let path = req.path().to_string();
+        let should_skip =
+            path == "/health" || path == "/metrics" || path.starts_with("/ws");
+        if should_skip {
+            let fut = self.service.call(req);
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                let res = fut.await?;
+                Ok(res.map_body(|_, _| actix_web::body::Empty::new()))
+            })
+        } else {
+            self.service.call(req)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[actix_web::main]
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     env_logger::init_from_env(env_logger::Env::new().default_filter_or("info"));
@@ -79,7 +155,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
         App::new()
             .wrap(cors)
-            .wrap(Logger::default())
+            .wrap(SkipNoisyPaths::new(Logger::default()))
             .route("/health", web::get().to(health))
             .service(
                 Files::new("/avatar", root.join("avatar"))