diff --git a/bazarr/app/config.py b/bazarr/app/config.py
index 73ed05e7c..95e3db4f9 100644
--- a/bazarr/app/config.py
+++ b/bazarr/app/config.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def base_url_slash_cleaner(uri):
 
 
 def validate_ip_address(ip_string):
+    if ip_string == '*':
+        return True
     try:
         ip_address(ip_string)
         return True
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ validators = [
     # general section
     Validator('general.flask_secret_key', must_exist=True, default=hexlify(os.urandom(16)).decode(),
               is_type_of=str),
-    Validator('general.ip', must_exist=True, default='0.0.0.0', is_type_of=str, condition=validate_ip_address),
+    Validator('general.ip', must_exist=True, default='*', is_type_of=str, condition=validate_ip_address),
     Validator('general.port', must_exist=True, default=6767, is_type_of=int, gte=1, lte=65535),
     Validator('general.base_url', must_exist=True, default='', is_type_of=str),
     Validator('general.path_mappings', must_exist=True, default=[], is_type_of=list),
diff --git a/bazarr/app/logger.py b/bazarr/app/logger.py
index a47acf3dc..8803ad3cb 100644
--- a/bazarr/app/logger.py
+++ b/bazarr/app/logger.py
@@ -58,10 +58,13 @@ class NoExceptionFormatter(logging.Formatter):
 
 class UnwantedWaitressMessageFilter(logging.Filter):
     def filter(self, record):
-        if settings.general.debug:
-            # no filtering in debug mode
+        if settings.general.debug or "BAZARR" in record.msg:
+            # no filtering in debug mode or if originating from us
             return True
 
+        if record.level != loggin.ERROR:
+            return False
+
         unwantedMessages = [
             "Exception while serving /api/socket.io/",
             ['Session is disconnected', 'Session not found'],
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ def configure_logging(debug=False):
         logging.getLogger("websocket").setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
         logging.getLogger("ga4mp.ga4mp").setLevel(logging.ERROR)
 
-    logging.getLogger("waitress").setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+    logging.getLogger("waitress").setLevel(logging.INFO)
     logging.getLogger("waitress").addFilter(UnwantedWaitressMessageFilter())
     logging.getLogger("knowit").setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
     logging.getLogger("enzyme").setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
diff --git a/bazarr/app/server.py b/bazarr/app/server.py
index 1def54dab..4ffe436ce 100644
--- a/bazarr/app/server.py
+++ b/bazarr/app/server.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Server:
             self.connected = True
         except OSError as error:
             if error.errno == errno.EADDRNOTAVAIL:
-                logging.exception("BAZARR cannot bind to specified IP, trying with default (0.0.0.0)")
+                logging.exception("BAZARR cannot bind to specified IP, trying with 0.0.0.0")
                 self.address = '0.0.0.0'
                 self.connected = False
                 super(Server, self).__init__()
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ class Server:
             self.shutdown(EXIT_INTERRUPT)
 
     def start(self):
-        logging.info(f'BAZARR is started and waiting for request on http://{self.server.effective_host}:'
-                     f'{self.server.effective_port}')
+        self.server.print_listen("BAZARR is started and waiting for requests on: http://{}:{}")
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.interrupt_handler)
         try:
             self.server.run()
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Settings/General/index.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Settings/General/index.tsx
index 312d09d1f..6db3ee7fc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Settings/General/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Settings/General/index.tsx
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ const SettingsGeneralView: FunctionComponent = () => {
       <Section header="Host">
         <Text
           label="Address"
-          placeholder="0.0.0.0"
+          placeholder="*"
           settingKey="settings-general-ip"
         ></Text>
-        <Message>Valid IPv4 address or '0.0.0.0' for all interfaces</Message>
+        <Message>Valid IP address or '*' for all interfaces</Message>
         <Number
           label="Port"
           placeholder="6767"