diff --git a/backend/routes.coffee b/backend/routes.coffee
deleted file mode 100644
index d0419e6..0000000
--- a/backend/routes.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = [
-  # test
-  (require './routes/test')
-  # register user
-  (require './routes/user/register')
-  # log in user
-  (require './routes/user/login')
-]
diff --git a/backend/server.coffee b/backend/server.coffee
index 0937a61..723d048 100644
--- a/backend/server.coffee
+++ b/backend/server.coffee
@@ -3,37 +3,47 @@
 logger = (require 'logging').default 'FFTCG'
 fastify = (require 'fastify')
   logger: level: 'warn'
-path = (require 'path')
 
-# my libraries
-socket = (require './socket')
-# FFTCGSESSION = (require './session')
-routes = (require './routes')
-
-# fastify framework
+# fastify and plugin framework
 fastify.register (require 'fastify-cookie')
 fastify.register (require 'fastify-ws'), library: 'uws'
+
+# temporary dev frontend; to be uninstalled
+path = (require 'path')
 fastify.register (require 'fastify-static'), root: (path.join __dirname, 'tmpfront')
 
-fastify.ready()
-  .then ->
-    fastify.ws.on 'connection', socket
-
-  .catch (err) ->
-    logger.error err
-    process.exit 1
+# API routes
+fastify.route (require "./routes/#{route}") for route in [
+  # test route
+  'test'
+  # log in user
+  'user/login'
+  # register user
+  'user/register'
+]
 
+# request logging
 fastify.addHook 'onRequest', (req, res, next) ->
   logger.debug 'requested', req.url
   next()
 
-fastify.route route for route in routes
+# finalize loadup
+fastify.ready()
+  .then ->
+    # create websocket on successful load
+    socket = (require './socket')
+    fastify.ws.on 'connection', socket
 
+  .catch (err) ->
+    # abort on load failure
+    logger.error err
+    process.exit 1
+
+# start server
 fastify.listen 3001, '0.0.0.0'
   .catch (err) ->
     logger.error err
 
-
 # Handle termination
 process.on 'SIGINT', ->
   socket.close()
diff --git a/backend/socket.coffee b/backend/socket.coffee
index cb63309..8fe7530 100644
--- a/backend/socket.coffee
+++ b/backend/socket.coffee
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ logger = (require 'logging').default 'socket'
 # my libraries
 
 module.exports = (socket) ->
-  logger.info 'Client connected.'
+  logger.info 'OK connect'
 
   socket.on 'message', (msg) ->
     # echo server
-    logger.info "Echo '#{msg}'."
+    logger.info "OK received '#{msg}'"
     socket.send "Re: #{msg}"
 
   socket.on 'close', ->
-    logger.info 'Client disconnected.'
+    logger.info 'OK disconnect'
 
 # FFTCGSOCKET = (http, session) ->
 #   that = @