diff --git a/middleware/middleware.go b/middleware/middleware.go
index cc9a713..611e80d 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware/middleware.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/phuslu/log"
 )
 
-// LogMiddleware is an middleware to log requests to phuslu/log
+// LogMiddleware is an middleware to log requests to phuslu/log and catches panics
 func LogMiddleware(c *gin.Context) {
 	var xid log.XID
 	var tmp interface{}
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func LogMiddleware(c *gin.Context) {
 		xid = tmp.(log.XID)
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		var entry *log.Entry
+		var entry = log.Info()
 		int := recover()
 		if int != nil {
 			err := int.(error)
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ func LogMiddleware(c *gin.Context) {
 			c.AbortWithStatus(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			entry = log.Error().Err(err).Int("statuscode", 500)
 		} else {
-			if c.Writer.Status() >= 400 {
+			statuscode := c.Writer.Status()
+			if statuscode >= 400 {
 				entry = log.Error()
-			} else {
-				entry = log.Info()
 			}
-			entry = entry.Int("statuscode", c.Writer.Status())
+			entry = entry.Int("statuscode", statuscode)
 		}
 		entry.Int64("goroutine", log.Goid()).Xid("ID", xid).Msg("Request")
 	}()