diff --git a/aws_functions.h b/aws_functions.h
index 1e2ff70..39ce974 100644
--- a/aws_functions.h
+++ b/aws_functions.h
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ static inline const ngx_str_t* ngx_aws_auth__canonize_query_string(ngx_pool_t *p
 	}
 	retval->len--;
 
-  safe_ngx_log_error(req, "canonical qs constructed is %V", retval);
+//  remove unnecessary log entries
+//  safe_ngx_log_error(req, "canonical qs constructed is %V", retval);
 
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -324,11 +325,14 @@ static inline const ngx_str_t* ngx_aws_auth__canon_url(ngx_pool_t *pool, const n
   ngx_memcpy(retval->data, req_uri_data, req_uri_len);
   retval->len = req_uri_len;
 
-  safe_ngx_log_error(req, "canonical url extracted before URI encoding is %V", retval);
+//  remove unnecessary log entries
+//  safe_ngx_log_error(req, "canonical url extracted before URI encoding is %V", retval);
 
   // then URI-encode it per RFC 3986
   ngx_aws_auth__escape_uri(pool, retval);
-  safe_ngx_log_error(req, "canonical url extracted after URI encoding is %V", retval);
+
+//  remove unnecessary log entries
+//  safe_ngx_log_error(req, "canonical url extracted after URI encoding is %V", retval);
 
   return retval;
 }
@@ -360,7 +364,8 @@ static inline struct AwsCanonicalRequestDetails ngx_aws_auth__make_canonical_req
 		canon_headers.signed_header_names, request_body_hash) - retval.canon_request->data;
 	retval.header_list = canon_headers.header_list;
 
-  safe_ngx_log_error(req, "canonical req is %V", retval.canon_request);
+//  remove unnecessary log entries
+//  safe_ngx_log_error(req, "canonical req is %V", retval.canon_request);
 
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/ngx_http_aws_auth.c b/ngx_http_aws_auth.c
index 080c817..075b033 100644
--- a/ngx_http_aws_auth.c
+++ b/ngx_http_aws_auth.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static ngx_command_t  ngx_http_aws_auth_commands[] = {
       0,
       0,
       NULL },
-  
+
       ngx_null_command
 };
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ngx_http_aws_auth_create_loc_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf)
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
 
-    return conf;    
+    return conf;
 }
 
 static char *
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ ngx_aws_auth_req_init(ngx_conf_t *cf)
 
     cmcf = ngx_http_conf_get_module_main_conf(cf, ngx_http_core_module);
 
-    h = ngx_array_push(&cmcf->phases[NGX_HTTP_ACCESS_PHASE].handlers);
+    h = ngx_array_push(&cmcf->phases[NGX_HTTP_PREACCESS_PHASE].handlers);
     if (h == NULL) {
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ ngx_aws_auth_req_init(ngx_conf_t *cf)
 
     return NGX_OK;
 }
-/* 
+/*
  * vim: ts=4 sw=4 et
  */