diff --git a/gunicorn-logging-extension/src/gunicorn_logging_extension/__init__.py b/gunicorn-logging-extension/src/gunicorn_logging_extension/__init__.py
index 591e82d..ddadcbd 100644
--- a/gunicorn-logging-extension/src/gunicorn_logging_extension/__init__.py
+++ b/gunicorn-logging-extension/src/gunicorn_logging_extension/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from logging.config import dictConfig, fileConfig
 from gunicorn.glogging import CONFIG_DEFAULTS
 from gunicorn.glogging import Logger as gLogger
 
-__version__ = "0.0.2"
+__version__ = "0.0.3"
 
 
 class Logger(gLogger):
@@ -50,16 +50,30 @@ class Logger(gLogger):
                 defaults = CONFIG_DEFAULTS.copy()
                 defaults["__file__"] = cfg.logconfig
                 defaults["here"] = os.path.dirname(cfg.logconfig)
-                fileConfig(
-                    cfg.logconfig, defaults=defaults, disable_existing_loggers=False
-                )
+                fileConfig(cfg.logconfig, defaults=defaults, disable_existing_loggers=False)
             else:
                 msg = "Error: log config '%s' not found"
                 raise RuntimeError(msg % cfg.logconfig)
 
-    def atoms(self, resp, req, environ, request_time):
-        atoms = super().atoms(resp, req, environ, request_time)
-        atoms["extra"] = dict(
+    def access(self, resp, req, environ, request_time):
+        """See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/logs.html#combined
+        for format details
+        """
+
+        if not (
+            self.cfg.accesslog
+            or self.cfg.logconfig
+            or self.cfg.logconfig_dict
+            or self.cfg.logconfig_json
+            or (self.cfg.syslog and not self.cfg.disable_redirect_access_to_syslog)
+        ):
+            return
+
+        # wrap atoms:
+        # - make sure atoms will be test case insensitively
+        # - if atom doesn't exist replace it by '-'
+        safe_atoms = self.atoms_wrapper_class(self.atoms(resp, req, environ, request_time))
+        extra = dict(
             method=environ.get("REQUEST_METHOD"),
             path=environ.get("PATH_INFO"),
             query=environ.get("QUERY_STRING"),
@@ -67,11 +81,15 @@ class Logger(gLogger):
             time="%d.%06d" % (request_time.seconds, request_time.microseconds),
         )
         if environ.get("REMOTE_ADDR", False):
-            atoms["extra"]["remote"] = environ.get("REMOTE_ADDR")
+            extra["remote"] = environ.get("REMOTE_ADDR")
         if getattr(resp, "sent", False):
-            atoms["extra"]["length"] = getattr(resp, "sent")
+            extra["length"] = getattr(resp, "sent")
         if environ.get("HTTP_REFERER", False):
-            atoms["extra"]["referer"] = environ.get("HTTP_REFERER")
+            extra["referer"] = environ.get("HTTP_REFERER")
         if environ.get("HTTP_USER_AGENT", False):
-            atoms["extra"]["user_agent"] = environ.get("HTTP_USER_AGENT")
-        return atoms
+            extra["user_agent"] = environ.get("HTTP_USER_AGENT")
+
+        try:
+            self.access_log.info(self.cfg.access_log_format, safe_atoms, extra=extra)
+        except Exception:
+            self.error(traceback.format_exc())