diff --git a/examples/hello_tls/Cargo.toml b/examples/hello_tls/Cargo.toml
index d691440e..24d37d21 100644
--- a/examples/hello_tls/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/hello_tls/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 workspace = "../../"
 
 [dependencies]
-rocket = { path = "../../lib", features = ["tls"] }
+rocket = { path = "../../lib" }
 rocket_codegen = { path = "../../codegen" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/lib/src/logger.rs b/lib/src/logger.rs
index 2550dd7c..e0569c3b 100644
--- a/lib/src/logger.rs
+++ b/lib/src/logger.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ macro_rules! log_ {
     };
 }
 
+#[doc(hidden)] #[macro_export]
+macro_rules! launch_info {
+    ($format:expr, $($args:expr),*) => {
+        error!(target: "launch", $format, $($args),*)
+    }
+}
+
 #[doc(hidden)] #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! error_ { ($($args:expr),+) => { log_!(error: $($args),+); }; }
 #[doc(hidden)] #[macro_export]
@@ -78,6 +85,7 @@ macro_rules! debug_ { ($($args:expr),+) => { log_!(debug: $($args),+); }; }
 macro_rules! warn_ { ($($args:expr),+) => { log_!(warn: $($args),+); }; }
 
 impl Log for RocketLogger {
+    #[inline(always)]
     fn enabled(&self, md: &LogMetadata) -> bool {
         md.level() <= self.0.max_log_level()
     }
@@ -88,6 +96,14 @@ impl Log for RocketLogger {
             return;
         }
 
+        // We use the `launch_info` macro to "fake" a high priority info
+        // message. We want to print the message unless the user uses a custom
+        // drain, so we set it's status to critical, but reset it here to info.
+        let level = match record.target() {
+            "launch" => Info,
+            _ => record.level()
+        };
+
         // Don't print Hyper or Rustls messages unless debug is enabled.
         let from_hyper = record.location().module_path().starts_with("hyper::");
         let from_rustls = record.location().module_path().starts_with("rustls::");
@@ -101,7 +117,7 @@ impl Log for RocketLogger {
         }
 
         use log::LogLevel::*;
-        match record.level() {
+        match level {
             Info => println!("{}", Blue.paint(record.args())),
             Trace => println!("{}", Magenta.paint(record.args())),
             Error => {
diff --git a/lib/src/rocket.rs b/lib/src/rocket.rs
index 0dae48b9..ac41fbdb 100644
--- a/lib/src/rocket.rs
+++ b/lib/src/rocket.rs
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ impl Rocket {
         if tls_configured && cfg!(feature = "tls") {
             info_!("tls: {}", White.paint("enabled"));
         } else {
-            info_!("tls: {}", White.paint("disabled"));
+            error_!("tls: {}", White.paint("disabled"));
             if tls_configured {
-                warn_!("tls is configured, but the tls feature is disabled");
+                error_!("tls is configured, but the tls feature is disabled");
             }
         }
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ impl Rocket {
                 Err(e) => return LaunchError::from(e)
             };
 
-            info!("🚀  {} {}{}",
+            launch_info!("🚀  {} {}{}",
                   White.paint("Rocket has launched from"),
                   White.bold().paint(proto),
                   White.bold().paint(&full_addr));