diff --git a/bffhd/audit.rs b/bffhd/audit.rs
index 2fee201..d58884e 100644
--- a/bffhd/audit.rs
+++ b/bffhd/audit.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 use crate::Config;
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 use serde_json::Serializer;
-use time::OffsetDateTime;
-use crate::db::machine::{MachineIdentifier, MachineState};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct AuditLog {
@@ -17,8 +15,8 @@ pub struct AuditLog {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct AuditLogLine {
     timestamp: i64,
-    machine: MachineIdentifier,
-    state: MachineState,
+    machine: String,
+    state: String,
 }
 
 impl AuditLog {
@@ -28,9 +26,9 @@ impl AuditLog {
         Ok(Self { writer })
     }
 
-    pub fn log(&self, machine: &MachineIdentifier, state: &MachineState) -> io::Result<()> {
-        let timestamp = OffsetDateTime::now_utc().unix_timestamp();
-        let line = AuditLogLine { timestamp, machine: machine.clone(), state: state.clone() };
+    pub fn log(&self, machine: &str, state: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let timestamp = chrono::Utc::now().timestamp();
+        let line = AuditLogLine { timestamp, machine: machine.to_string(), state: state.to_string() };
 
         let mut guard = self.writer.lock().unwrap();
         let mut writer: &mut LineWriter<File> = &mut *guard;
diff --git a/bffhd/config.rs b/bffhd/config.rs
index b711057..bc78fa4 100644
--- a/bffhd/config.rs
+++ b/bffhd/config.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub init_connections: Vec<(String, String)>,
 
     pub db_path: PathBuf,
+    pub auditlog_path: PathBuf,
 
     pub roles: HashMap<RoleIdentifier, RoleConfig>,
 
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             ],
 
             db_path: PathBuf::from("/run/bffh/database"),
+            auditlog_path: PathBuf::from("/var/log/bffh/audit.log"),
             roles: HashMap::new(),
 
             tlsconfig: TlsListen {