diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/run_server_locally b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/run_server_locally
index 674435515..7d1f3be9d 100755
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/run_server_locally
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/run_server_locally
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ function error_handler() {
 trap 'error_handler ${LINENO} $?' ERR
 set -o errtrace -o errexit -o nounset -o pipefail
 
+port="${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PORT:-7000}"
+
 arg="${1:-}"
 if [[ "$arg" == "acceptance" ]]; then
   export SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOAD_FIXTURE_DATA=true
   export SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME=acceptance_tests.yml
+elif [[ "$arg" == "localopenid" ]]; then
+  export SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_SERVER_URL="http://localhost:$port/openid"
+  export SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME="example.yml"
 fi
 
 if [[ -z "${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_ENV:-}" ]]; then
@@ -38,5 +43,5 @@ else
   fi
 
   # this line blocks
-  SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_RUN_BACKGROUND_SCHEDULER="${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_RUN_BACKGROUND_SCHEDULER}" FLASK_APP=src/spiffworkflow_backend poetry run flask run -p 7000
+  SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_RUN_BACKGROUND_SCHEDULER="${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_RUN_BACKGROUND_SCHEDULER}" FLASK_APP=src/spiffworkflow_backend poetry run flask run -p "$port"
 fi
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
index f6a1a897b..8804b3d15 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
@@ -62,13 +62,16 @@ SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_CLIENT_SECRET_KEY = environ.get(
     default="JXeQExm0JhQPLumgHtIIqf52bDalHz0q",
 )  # noqa: S105
 
-# Tenant specific fields is a comma separated list of field names that we will convert to list of strings
+# Tenant specific fields is a comma separated list of field names that we will be converted to list of strings
 # and store in the user table's tenant_specific_field_n columns. You can have up to three items in this
 # comma-separated list.
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_TENANT_SPECIFIC_FIELDS = environ.get(
     "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_TENANT_SPECIFIC_FIELDS"
 )
 
+# loggers to use is a comma separated list of logger prefixes that we will be converted to list of strings
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOGGERS_TO_USE = environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOGGERS_TO_USE")
+
 # cryptography or simple-crypt
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_ENCRYPTION_LIB = environ.get(
     # "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_ENCRYPTION_LIB", default="cryptography"
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/demo.yml b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/demo.yml
index 8d2008e40..dbded55bb 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/demo.yml
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/demo.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@ permissions:
     users: []
     allowed_permissions: [create, read, update, delete]
     uri: /*
-
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
index 3a5ee845b..82b858beb 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
@@ -129,8 +129,27 @@ def setup_logger(app: Flask) -> None:
         spiff_logger_filehandler.setFormatter(log_formatter)
 
     # these loggers have been deemed too verbose to be useful
-    garbage_loggers_to_exclude = ["connexion", "flask_cors.extension"]
-    loggers_to_exclude_from_debug = ["sqlalchemy"]
+    garbage_loggers_to_exclude = ["connexion", "flask_cors.extension", "flask_cors.core", "sqlalchemy"]
+
+    # if you actually want one of these excluded loggers, there is a config option to turn it on
+    loggers_to_use = app.config.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOGGERS_TO_USE", [])
+    if loggers_to_use is None or loggers_to_use == "":
+        loggers_to_use = []
+    else:
+        loggers_to_use = loggers_to_use.split(",")
+    for logger_to_use in loggers_to_use:
+        if logger_to_use in garbage_loggers_to_exclude:
+            garbage_loggers_to_exclude.remove(logger_to_use)
+        else:
+            app.logger.warning(
+                f"Logger '{logger_to_use}' not found in garbage_loggers_to_exclude. You do not need to add it to"
+                " SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOGGERS_TO_USE."
+            )
+
+    loggers_to_exclude_from_debug = []
+
+    if "sqlalchemy" not in garbage_loggers_to_exclude:
+        loggers_to_exclude_from_debug.append("sqlalchemy")
 
     # make all loggers act the same
     for name in logging.root.manager.loggerDict: