diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/accounts.go b/ocis/pkg/command/accounts.go
index 1cacd70d0..7597ae2a2 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/accounts.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/accounts.go
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ func AccountsCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			command.PrintVersion(cfg.Accounts),
 		},
 		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			if cfg.Commons != nil {
 				cfg.Accounts.Commons = cfg.Commons
 			}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/glauth.go b/ocis/pkg/command/glauth.go
index c6baacfde..da059c0cf 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/glauth.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/glauth.go
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ func GLAuthCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Usage:    "Start glauth server",
 		Category: "Extensions",
 		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			if cfg.Commons != nil {
 				cfg.GLAuth.Commons = cfg.Commons
 			}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/health.go b/ocis/pkg/command/health.go
index f293dbf8f..c5d46ceac 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/health.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/health.go
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ func Health(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:  "health",
 		Usage: "Check health status",
-		Before: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			return ParseConfig(c, cfg)
-		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			logger := NewLogger(cfg)
 
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/idp.go b/ocis/pkg/command/idp.go
index 7b35c15ba..c6d9c86be 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/idp.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/idp.go
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ func IDPCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			command.PrintVersion(cfg.IDP),
 		},
 		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			if cfg.Commons != nil {
 				cfg.IDP.Commons = cfg.Commons
 			}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/ocs.go b/ocis/pkg/command/ocs.go
index 17f2d927e..e53f01fa7 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/ocs.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/ocs.go
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ func OCSCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Usage:    "Start ocs server",
 		Category: "Extensions",
 		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			if cfg.Commons != nil {
 				cfg.OCS.Commons = cfg.Commons
 			}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/proxy.go b/ocis/pkg/command/proxy.go
index 321298689..570a45046 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/proxy.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/proxy.go
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ func ProxyCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			command.PrintVersion(cfg.Proxy),
 		},
 		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			if cfg.Commons != nil {
 				cfg.Proxy.Commons = cfg.Commons
 			}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/server.go b/ocis/pkg/command/server.go
index 336a39e87..728ca9f85 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 				cfg.HTTP.Root = strings.TrimSuffix(cfg.HTTP.Root, "/")
 			}
 
-			return ParseConfig(c, cfg)
+			return nil
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/settings.go b/ocis/pkg/command/settings.go
index adb37be5b..b7fe0c09b 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/settings.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/settings.go
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ func SettingsCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			command.PrintVersion(cfg.Settings),
 		},
 		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			if cfg.Commons != nil {
 				cfg.Settings.Commons = cfg.Commons
 			}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/store.go b/ocis/pkg/command/store.go
index 639462117..b41c37b51 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/store.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/store.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/config"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/shared"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/register"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/store/pkg/command"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 // StoreCommand is the entrypoint for the ocs command.
 func StoreCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
-	var globalLog shared.Log
-
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:     "store",
 		Usage:    "Start a go-micro store",
@@ -22,22 +19,7 @@ func StoreCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Subcommands: []*cli.Command{
 			command.PrintVersion(cfg.Store),
 		},
-		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			globalLog = cfg.Log
-
-			return nil
-		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			// if accounts logging is empty in ocis.yaml
-			if (cfg.Store.Log == shared.Log{}) && (globalLog != shared.Log{}) {
-				// we can safely inherit the global logging values.
-				cfg.Store.Log = globalLog
-			}
-
 			origCmd := command.Server(cfg.Store)
 			return handleOriginalAction(c, origCmd)
 		},
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/thumbnails.go b/ocis/pkg/command/thumbnails.go
index 0562b5d61..480ca4dcb 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/thumbnails.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/thumbnails.go
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ func ThumbnailsCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			command.PrintVersion(cfg.Thumbnails),
 		},
 		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			if cfg.Commons != nil {
 				cfg.Thumbnails.Commons = cfg.Commons
 			}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/web.go b/ocis/pkg/command/web.go
index c3f2df2ea..8085e0dd6 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/web.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/web.go
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ func WebCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Usage:    "Start web server",
 		Category: "Extensions",
 		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			if cfg.Commons != nil {
 				cfg.Web.Commons = cfg.Commons
 			}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/webdav.go b/ocis/pkg/command/webdav.go
index 0502642bb..2dee0070b 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/webdav.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/webdav.go
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ func WebDAVCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			command.PrintVersion(cfg.WebDAV),
 		},
 		Before: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := ParseConfig(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			if cfg.Commons != nil {
 				cfg.WebDAV.Commons = cfg.Commons
 			}