diff --git a/check/base.go b/check/base.go
index b0a8456..f1087d3 100644
--- a/check/base.go
+++ b/check/base.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fzipi/go-ftw/config"
 	"github.com/fzipi/go-ftw/test"
 	"github.com/fzipi/go-ftw/waflog"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
 // FTWCheck is the base struct for checking test results
@@ -32,9 +31,6 @@ func NewCheck(c *config.FTWConfiguration) *FTWCheck {
 		overrides: &c.TestOverride,
 	}
 
-	log.Trace().Msgf("check/base: time will be truncated to %s", check.log.TimeTruncate)
-	log.Trace().Msgf("check/base: logfile will be truncated? %t", check.log.LogTruncate)
-
 	return check
 }
 
@@ -91,3 +87,22 @@ func (c *FTWCheck) ForcedFail(id string) bool {
 	_, ok := c.overrides.ForceFail[id]
 	return ok
 }
+
+// CloudMode returns true if we are running in cloud mode
+func (c *FTWCheck) CloudMode() bool {
+	return c.overrides.Mode == config.CloudMode
+}
+
+// SetCloudMode alters the values for expected logs and status code
+func (c *FTWCheck) SetCloudMode() {
+	var status = c.expected.Status
+
+	if c.expected.LogContains != "" {
+		status = append(status, 403)
+		c.expected.LogContains = ""
+	} else if c.expected.NoLogContains != "" {
+		status = append(status, 200, 404, 405)
+		c.expected.NoLogContains = ""
+	}
+	c.expected.Status = status
+}
diff --git a/check/base_test.go b/check/base_test.go
index f744330..8616e7b 100644
--- a/check/base_test.go
+++ b/check/base_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 package check
 
 import (
+	"sort"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/fzipi/go-ftw/config"
+	"github.com/fzipi/go-ftw/test"
 )
 
-var yamlApacheConfig = `
----
+var yamlApacheConfig = `---
 logfile: 'tests/logs/modsec2-apache/apache2/error.log'
 logtype:
   name: 'apache'
@@ -16,8 +17,7 @@ logtype:
   timeformat: 'ddd MMM DD HH:mm:ss.S YYYY'
 `
 
-var yamlNginxConfig = `
----
+var yamlNginxConfig = `---
 logfile: 'tests/logs/modsec3-nginx/nginx/error.log'
 logtype:
   name: 'nginx'
@@ -29,8 +29,16 @@ testoverride:
     '942200-1': 'Ignore Me'
 `
 
+var yamlCloudConfig = `---
+testoverride:
+  mode: "cloud"
+`
+
 func TestNewCheck(t *testing.T) {
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlNginxConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlNginxConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
 
 	c := NewCheck(config.FTWConfig)
 
@@ -43,10 +51,32 @@ func TestNewCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("Well, didn't match Ignore Me")
 		}
 	}
+
+	to := test.Output{
+		Status:           []int{200},
+		ResponseContains: "",
+		LogContains:      "nothing",
+		NoLogContains:    "",
+		ExpectError:      true,
+	}
+	c.SetExpectTestOutput(&to)
+
+	if c.expected.ExpectError != true {
+		t.Error("Problem setting expected output")
+	}
+
+	c.SetNoLogContains("nologcontains")
+
+	if c.expected.NoLogContains != "nologcontains" {
+		t.Error("PRoblem setting nologcontains")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestForced(t *testing.T) {
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlNginxConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlNginxConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
 
 	c := NewCheck(config.FTWConfig)
 
@@ -55,10 +85,53 @@ func TestForced(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if c.ForcedFail("1245") {
-		t.Errorf("Valued should not be found")
+		t.Errorf("Value should not be found")
 	}
 
 	if c.ForcedPass("1245") {
-		t.Errorf("Valued should not be found")
+		t.Errorf("Value should not be found")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCloudMode(t *testing.T) {
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlCloudConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	c := NewCheck(config.FTWConfig)
+
+	if c.CloudMode() != true {
+		t.Errorf("couldn't detect cloud mode")
+	}
+
+	status := []int{200, 301}
+	c.SetExpectStatus(status)
+	c.SetLogContains("this text")
+	// this should override logcontains
+	c.SetCloudMode()
+
+	cloudStatus := c.expected.Status
+	sort.Ints(cloudStatus)
+	if res := sort.SearchInts(cloudStatus, 403); res == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("couldn't find expected 403 status in %#v -> %d", cloudStatus, res)
 	}
+
+	c.SetLogContains("")
+	c.SetNoLogContains("no log contains")
+	// this should override logcontains
+	c.SetCloudMode()
+
+	cloudStatus = c.expected.Status
+	sort.Ints(cloudStatus)
+	found := false
+	for _, n := range cloudStatus {
+		if n == 200 {
+			found = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Errorf("couldn't find expected 200 status\n")
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/check/error_test.go b/check/error_test.go
index 2ff8d1d..5e968cc 100644
--- a/check/error_test.go
+++ b/check/error_test.go
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ var expectedFailTests = []struct {
 }
 
 func TestAssertResponseErrorOK(t *testing.T) {
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
 
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 	c := NewCheck(config.FTWConfig)
 	for _, e := range expectedOKTests {
 		c.SetExpectError(e.expected)
@@ -36,7 +39,11 @@ func TestAssertResponseErrorOK(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAssertResponseFail(t *testing.T) {
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 
 	c := NewCheck(config.FTWConfig)
 
diff --git a/check/logs.go b/check/logs.go
index 49f70f4..1b7aaf5 100644
--- a/check/logs.go
+++ b/check/logs.go
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package check
 
-import "github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-
 // AssertNoLogContains returns true is the string is not found in the logs
 func (c *FTWCheck) AssertNoLogContains() bool {
 	if c.expected.NoLogContains != "" {
@@ -12,9 +10,7 @@ func (c *FTWCheck) AssertNoLogContains() bool {
 
 // AssertLogContains returns true when the logs contain the string
 func (c *FTWCheck) AssertLogContains() bool {
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/check: check will truncate at %s", c.log.TimeTruncate)
 	if c.expected.LogContains != "" {
-		log.Debug().Msgf("ftw/check: log contains? -> %s", c.expected.LogContains)
 		return c.log.Contains(c.expected.LogContains)
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/check/logs_test.go b/check/logs_test.go
index 4de233f..16f525d 100644
--- a/check/logs_test.go
+++ b/check/logs_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fzipi/go-ftw/utils"
 )
 
-var nginxLogText = `
-2021/03/16 12:40:19 [info] 17#17: *2495 ModSecurity: Warning. Matched "Operator ` + "`" + `Within' with parameter ` + "`" + `GET HEAD POST OPTIONS' against variable ` + "`" + `REQUEST_METHOD' (Value: ` + "`" + `OTHER' ) [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-911-METHOD-ENFORCEMENT.conf"] [line "27"] [id "911100"] [rev ""] [msg "Method is not allowed by policy"] [data "OTHER"] [severity "2"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [maturity "0"] [accuracy "0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-generic"] [tag "paranoia-level/1"] [tag "OWASP_CRS"] [tag "capec/1000/210/272/220/274"] [tag "PCI/12.1"] [hostname "172.19.0.3"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "161589841954.023243"] [ref "v0,5"], client: 172.19.0.1, server: modsec3-nginx, request: "OTHER / HTTP/1.1", host: "localhost"
+var nginxLogText = `2021/03/16 12:40:19 [info] 17#17: *2495 ModSecurity: Warning. Matched "Operator ` + "`" + `Within' with parameter ` + "`" + `GET HEAD POST OPTIONS' against variable ` + "`" + `REQUEST_METHOD' (Value: ` + "`" + `OTHER' ) [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-911-METHOD-ENFORCEMENT.conf"] [line "27"] [id "911100"] [rev ""] [msg "Method is not allowed by policy"] [data "OTHER"] [severity "2"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [maturity "0"] [accuracy "0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-generic"] [tag "paranoia-level/1"] [tag "OWASP_CRS"] [tag "capec/1000/210/272/220/274"] [tag "PCI/12.1"] [hostname "172.19.0.3"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "161589841954.023243"] [ref "v0,5"], client: 172.19.0.1, server: modsec3-nginx, request: "OTHER / HTTP/1.1", host: "localhost"
 2021/03/16 12:40:19 [info] 17#17: *2495 ModSecurity: Warning. Matched "Operator ` + "`" + `Pm' with parameter ` + "`" + `AppleWebKit Android' against variable ` + "`" + `REQUEST_HEADERS:User-Agent' (Value: ` + "`" + `ModSecurity CRS 3 Tests' ) [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-920-PROTOCOL-ENFORCEMENT.conf"] [line "1360"] [id "920300"] [rev ""] [msg "Request Missing an Accept Header"] [data ""] [severity "5"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [maturity "0"] [accuracy "0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-protocol"] [tag "OWASP_CRS"] [tag "capec/1000/210/272"] [tag "PCI/6.5.10"] [tag "paranoia-level/3"] [hostname "172.19.0.3"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "161589841954.023243"] [ref "v0,5v63,23"], client: 172.19.0.1, server: modsec3-nginx, request: "OTHER / HTTP/1.1", host: "localhost"
 2021/03/16 12:40:19 [info] 17#17: *2495 ModSecurity: Warning. Matched "Operator ` + "`" + `Ge' with parameter ` + "`" + `5' against variable ` + "`" + `TX:ANOMALY_SCORE' (Value: ` + "`" + `7' ) [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-949-BLOCKING-EVALUATION.conf"] [line "138"] [id "949110"] [rev ""] [msg "Inbound Anomaly Score Exceeded (Total Score: 7)"] [data ""] [severity "2"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [maturity "0"] [accuracy "0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-generic"] [hostname "172.19.0.3"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "161589841954.023243"] [ref ""], client: 172.19.0.1, server: modsec3-nginx, request: "OTHER / HTTP/1.1", host: "localhost"
 2021/03/16 12:40:19 [info] 17#17: *2497 ModSecurity: Warning. Matched "Operator ` + "`" + `Within' with parameter ` + "`" + `GET HEAD POST OPTIONS' against variable ` + "`" + `REQUEST_METHOD' (Value: ` + "`" + `OTHER' ) [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-911-METHOD-ENFORCEMENT.conf"] [line "27"] [id "911100"] [rev ""] [msg "Method is not allowed by policy"] [data "OTHER"] [severity "2"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [maturity "0"] [accuracy "0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-generic"] [tag "paranoia-level/1"] [tag "OWASP_CRS"] [tag "capec/1000/210/272/220/274"] [tag "PCI/12.1"] [hostname "172.19.0.3"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "161589841970.216949"] [ref "v0,5"], client: 172.19.0.1, server: modsec3-nginx, request: "OTHER / HTTP/1.1", host: "localhost"
@@ -17,15 +16,17 @@ var nginxLogText = `
 2021/03/16 12:40:19 [info] 17#17: *2497 ModSecurity: Warning. Matched "Operator ` + "`" + `Ge' with parameter ` + "`" + `5' against variable ` + "`" + `TX:ANOMALY_SCORE' (Value: ` + "`" + `7' ) [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-949-BLOCKING-EVALUATION.conf"] [line "138"] [id "949110"] [rev ""] [msg "Inbound Anomaly Score Exceeded (Total Score: 7)"] [data ""] [severity "2"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [maturity "0"] [accuracy "0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-generic"] [hostname "172.19.0.3"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "161589841970.216949"] [ref ""], client: 172.19.0.1, server: modsec3-nginx, request: "OTHER / HTTP/1.1", host: "localhost"
 `
 
-var apacheLogText = `
-[Tue Jan 05 02:21:09.637165 2021] [:error] [pid 76:tid 139683434571520] [client 172.23.0.1:58998] [client 172.23.0.1] ModSecurity: Warning. Pattern match "\\\\b(?:keep-alive|close),\\\\s?(?:keep-alive|close)\\\\b" at REQUEST_HEADERS:Connection. [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-920-PROTOCOL-ENFORCEMENT.conf"] [line "339"] [id "920210"] [msg "Multiple/Conflicting Connection Header Data Found"] [data "close,close"] [severity "WARNING"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-protocol"] [tag "paranoia-level/1"] [tag "OWASP_CRS"] [tag "capec/1000/210/272"] [hostname "localhost"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "X-PNFSe1VwjCgYRI9FsbHgAAAIY"]
+var apacheLogText = `[Tue Jan 05 02:21:09.637165 2021] [:error] [pid 76:tid 139683434571520] [client 172.23.0.1:58998] [client 172.23.0.1] ModSecurity: Warning. Pattern match "\\\\b(?:keep-alive|close),\\\\s?(?:keep-alive|close)\\\\b" at REQUEST_HEADERS:Connection. [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-920-PROTOCOL-ENFORCEMENT.conf"] [line "339"] [id "920210"] [msg "Multiple/Conflicting Connection Header Data Found"] [data "close,close"] [severity "WARNING"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-protocol"] [tag "paranoia-level/1"] [tag "OWASP_CRS"] [tag "capec/1000/210/272"] [hostname "localhost"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "X-PNFSe1VwjCgYRI9FsbHgAAAIY"]
 [Tue Jan 05 02:21:09.637731 2021] [:error] [pid 76:tid 139683434571520] [client 172.23.0.1:58998] [client 172.23.0.1] ModSecurity: Warning. Match of "pm AppleWebKit Android" against "REQUEST_HEADERS:User-Agent" required. [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-920-PROTOCOL-ENFORCEMENT.conf"] [line "1230"] [id "920300"] [msg "Request Missing an Accept Header"] [severity "NOTICE"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-protocol"] [tag "OWASP_CRS"] [tag "capec/1000/210/272"] [tag "PCI/6.5.10"] [tag "paranoia-level/2"] [hostname "localhost"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "X-PNFSe1VwjCgYRI9FsbHgAAAIY"]
 [Tue Jan 05 02:21:09.638572 2021] [:error] [pid 76:tid 139683434571520] [client 172.23.0.1:58998] [client 172.23.0.1] ModSecurity: Warning. Operator GE matched 5 at TX:anomaly_score. [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-949-BLOCKING-EVALUATION.conf"] [line "91"] [id "949110"] [msg "Inbound Anomaly Score Exceeded (Total Score: 5)"] [severity "CRITICAL"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-generic"] [hostname "localhost"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "X-PNFSe1VwjCgYRI9FsbHgAAAIY"]
 [Tue Jan 05 02:21:09.647668 2021] [:error] [pid 76:tid 139683434571520] [client 172.23.0.1:58998] [client 172.23.0.1] ModSecurity: Warning. Operator GE matched 5 at TX:inbound_anomaly_score. [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/RESPONSE-980-CORRELATION.conf"] [line "87"] [id "980130"] [msg "Inbound Anomaly Score Exceeded (Total Inbound Score: 5 - SQLI=0,XSS=0,RFI=0,LFI=0,RCE=0,PHPI=0,HTTP=0,SESS=0): individual paranoia level scores: 3, 2, 0, 0"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [tag "event-correlation"] [hostname "localhost"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "X-PNFSe1VwjCgYRI9FsbHgAAAIY"]
 `
 
 func TestAssertApacheLogContainsOK(t *testing.T) {
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 	logName, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(apacheLogText, "test-apache-*.log")
 	defer os.Remove(logName)
 	config.FTWConfig.LogFile = logName
@@ -50,7 +51,10 @@ func TestAssertApacheLogContainsOK(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAssertNginxLogContainsOK(t *testing.T) {
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlNginxConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlNginxConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 	logName, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(nginxLogText, "test-nginx-*.log")
 	defer os.Remove(logName)
 	config.FTWConfig.LogFile = logName
@@ -66,4 +70,8 @@ func TestAssertNginxLogContainsOK(t *testing.T) {
 	if !c.AssertLogContains() {
 		t.Errorf("Failed !")
 	}
+
+	if c.AssertNoLogContains() {
+		t.Error("No log contains failed")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/check/response.go b/check/response.go
index 110825c..239162b 100644
--- a/check/response.go
+++ b/check/response.go
@@ -2,14 +2,11 @@ package check
 
 import (
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
 // AssertResponseContains checks that the http response contains the needle
 func (c *FTWCheck) AssertResponseContains(response string) bool {
 	if c.expected.ResponseContains != "" {
-		log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/check: is %s contained in response %s", c.expected.ResponseContains, response)
 		return strings.Contains(response, c.expected.ResponseContains)
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/check/response_test.go b/check/response_test.go
index 6a3a238..a78d87c 100644
--- a/check/response_test.go
+++ b/check/response_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ var expectedResponseFailTests = []struct {
 }
 
 func TestAssertResponseTextErrorOK(t *testing.T) {
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
 
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 	c := NewCheck(config.FTWConfig)
 	for _, e := range expectedResponseOKTests {
 		c.SetExpectResponse(e.expected)
@@ -33,8 +36,10 @@ func TestAssertResponseTextErrorOK(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAssertResponseTextFailOK(t *testing.T) {
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
-
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 	c := NewCheck(config.FTWConfig)
 	for _, e := range expectedResponseFailTests {
 		c.SetExpectResponse(e.expected)
diff --git a/check/status.go b/check/status.go
index 4ab1fe8..9fc6f0e 100644
--- a/check/status.go
+++ b/check/status.go
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package check
 
-import "github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-
 // AssertStatus will match the expected status list with the one received in the response
 func (c *FTWCheck) AssertStatus(status int) bool {
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/check: status %d, expected %v", status, c.expected.Status)
 	for _, i := range c.expected.Status {
 		if i == status {
 			return true
diff --git a/check/status_test.go b/check/status_test.go
index 0bea2af..d4b7df9 100644
--- a/check/status_test.go
+++ b/check/status_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ var statusFailTests = []struct {
 }
 
 func TestStatusOK(t *testing.T) {
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 
 	c := NewCheck(config.FTWConfig)
 
@@ -37,7 +40,10 @@ func TestStatusOK(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStatusFail(t *testing.T) {
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlApacheConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 
 	c := NewCheck(config.FTWConfig)
 
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index a8ce2f4..8271872 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	config "github.com/fzipi/go-ftw/config"
+	"github.com/fzipi/go-ftw/config"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func initConfig() {
-	config.Init(cfgFile)
 	zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.InfoLevel)
 	if debug {
 		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.DebugLevel)
@@ -50,4 +50,11 @@ func initConfig() {
 	if trace {
 		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.TraceLevel)
 	}
+	errFile := config.NewConfigFromFile(cfgFile)
+	if errFile != nil {
+		errEnv := config.NewConfigFromEnv()
+		if errEnv != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("cannot read config from file (%s) nor environment (%s).", errFile.Error(), errEnv.Error())
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index f090926..b28ecc9 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -1,38 +1,76 @@
 package config
 
 import (
-	"time"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf"
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml"
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env"
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file"
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/rawbytes"
 )
 
-// FTWConfig is being exported to be used across the app
-var FTWConfig *FTWConfiguration
+// NewConfigFromFile reads configuration information from the config file if it exists,
+// or uses `.ftw.yaml` as default file
+func NewConfigFromFile(cfgFile string) error {
+	// Global koanf instance. Use "." as the key path delimiter. This can be "/" or any character.
+	var k = koanf.New(".")
+	var err error
+
+	// first check if we had an explicit call with config file
+	if cfgFile == "" {
+		cfgFile = ".ftw.yaml"
+	}
+
+	_, err = os.Stat(cfgFile)
+	if err != nil { // file exists, so we read it looking for config values
+		return err
+	}
 
-// FTWConfiguration FTW global Configuration
-type FTWConfiguration struct {
-	LogFile      string          `koanf:"logfile"`
-	LogType      FTWLogType      `koanf:"logtype"`
-	LogTruncate  bool            `koanf:"logtruncate"`
-	TestOverride FTWTestOverride `koanf:"testoverride"`
+	err = k.Load(file.Provider(cfgFile), yaml.Parser())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// At this point we have loaded our config, now we need to
+	// unmarshal the whole root module
+	err = k.UnmarshalWithConf("", &FTWConfig, koanf.UnmarshalConf{Tag: "koanf"})
+
+	return err
 }
 
-// FTWLogType log readers must implement this one
-// TimeTruncate is a string that represents a golang time, e.g. 'time.Microsecond', 'time.Second', etc.
-// It will be used when comparing times to match logs
-type FTWLogType struct {
-	Name         string        `koanf:"name"`
-	TimeRegex    string        `koanf:"timeregex"`
-	TimeFormat   string        `koanf:"timeformat"`
-	TimeTruncate time.Duration `koanf:"timetruncate"`
+// NewConfigFromEnv reads configuration information from environment variables that start with `FTW_`
+func NewConfigFromEnv() error {
+	var err error
+	var k = koanf.New(".")
+
+	err = k.Load(env.Provider("FTW_", ".", func(s string) string {
+		return strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ToLower(
+			strings.TrimPrefix(s, "FTW_")), "_", ".")
+	}), nil)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Unmarshal the whole root module
+	err = k.UnmarshalWithConf("", &FTWConfig, koanf.UnmarshalConf{Tag: "koanf"})
+
+	return err
 }
 
-// FTWTestOverride holds four lists:
-//   Global allows you to override global parameters in tests. An example usage is if you want to change the `dest_addr` of all tests to point to an external IP or host.
-//   Ignore is for tests you want to ignore. It will still execute the test, but ignore the results. You should add a comment on why you ignore the test
-//   ForcePass is for tests you want to pass unconditionally. Test will be executed, and pass even when the test fails. You should add a comment on why you force pass the test
-//   ForceFail is for tests you want to fail unconditionally. Test will be executed, and fail even when the test passes. You should add a comment on why you force fail the test
-type FTWTestOverride struct {
-	Input     map[string]string `koanf:"input"`
-	Ignore    map[string]string `koanf:"ignore"`
-	ForcePass map[string]string `koanf:"forcepass"`
-	ForceFail map[string]string `koanf:"forcefail"`
+// NewConfigFromString initializes the configuration from a yaml formatted string. Useful for testing.
+func NewConfigFromString(conf string) error {
+	var k = koanf.New(".")
+	var err error
+
+	err = k.Load(rawbytes.Provider([]byte(conf)), yaml.Parser())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Unmarshal the whole root module
+	err = k.UnmarshalWithConf("", &FTWConfig, koanf.UnmarshalConf{Tag: "koanf"})
+
+	return err
 }
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 0660c11..2fd30cb 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ logtype:
   name: 'apache'
   timeregex: '\[([A-Z][a-z]{2} [A-z][a-z]{2} \d{1,2} \d{1,2}\:\d{1,2}\:\d{1,2}\.\d+? \d{4})\]'
   timeformat: 'ddd MMM DD HH:mm:ss.S YYYY'
+cloudmode: True
 testoverride:
   input:
     dest_addr: 'httpbin.org'
@@ -46,16 +47,22 @@ var jsonConfig = `
 {"test": "type"}
 `
 
-func TestInitBadFileConfig(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNewConfigBadFileConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	filename, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(jsonConfig, "test-*.yaml")
 	defer os.Remove(filename)
-	Init(filename)
+	err := NewConfigFromFile(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 }
 
-func TestInitConfig(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNewConfigConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	filename, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(yamlConfig, "test-*.yaml")
 
-	Init(filename)
+	err := NewConfigFromFile(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 
 	if FTWConfig.LogType.Name != "apache" {
 		t.Errorf("Failed !")
@@ -90,29 +97,32 @@ func TestInitConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
-func TestInitBadConfig(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNewConfigBadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	filename, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(yamlBadConfig, "test-*.yaml")
 	defer os.Remove(filename)
-	Init(filename)
+	_ = NewConfigFromFile(filename)
 
 	if FTWConfig == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed !")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestInitDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNewConfigDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	// For this test we need a local .ftw.yaml file
 	_ = os.WriteFile(".ftw.yaml", []byte(yamlConfig), 0644)
 
-	Init("")
+	_ = NewConfigFromFile("")
 
 	if FTWConfig == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed !")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestImportConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	ImportFromString(yamlConfig)
+func TestNewConfigFromString(t *testing.T) {
+	err := NewConfigFromString(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 
 	if FTWConfig.LogType.Name != "apache" {
 		t.Errorf("Failed !")
@@ -126,7 +136,10 @@ func TestImportConfig(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTimeTruncateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	filename, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(yamlTruncateConfig, "test-*.yaml")
 	defer os.Remove(filename)
-	Init(filename)
+	err := NewConfigFromFile(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 
 	if FTWConfig.LogType.Name != "nginx" {
 		t.Errorf("Failed !")
@@ -144,8 +157,11 @@ func TestTimeTruncateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestImportConfigWithEnv(t *testing.T) {
-	ImportFromString(yamlConfig)
+func TestNewEnvConfigFromString(t *testing.T) {
+	err := NewConfigFromString(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 
 	if FTWConfig.LogType.Name != "apache" {
 		t.Errorf("Failed !")
@@ -156,23 +172,17 @@ func TestImportConfigWithEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestInitConfigWithEnv(t *testing.T) {
-	filename, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(yamlConfig, "test-env-*.yaml")
-
+func TestNewConfigFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set some environment so it gets merged with conf
 	os.Setenv("FTW_LOGTYPE_NAME", "kaonf")
 
-	Init(filename)
+	err := NewConfigFromEnv()
 
-	if FTWConfig.LogType.Name != "kaonf" {
-		t.Errorf("Failed !")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
 	}
 
-	if FTWConfig.LogType.TimeFormat != "ddd MMM DD HH:mm:ss.S YYYY" {
-		t.Errorf("Failed !")
-	}
-
-	if len(FTWConfig.TestOverride.Ignore) == 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Failed! Len must be > 0")
+	if FTWConfig.LogType.Name != "kaonf" {
+		t.Errorf(FTWConfig.LogType.Name)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/config/init.go b/config/init.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 075a249..0000000
--- a/config/init.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-package config
-
-import (
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/knadh/koanf"
-	"github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml"
-	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env"
-	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file"
-	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/rawbytes"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-)
-
-// Init reads data from the config file and/or env vars
-func Init(cfgFile string) {
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/config: executing init")
-	// Global koanf instance. Use "." as the key path delimiter. This can be "/" or any character.
-	var k = koanf.New(".")
-	// first check if we had an explicit call with config file
-	if cfgFile == "" {
-		cfgFile = ".ftw.yaml"
-	}
-
-	if err := k.Load(file.Provider(cfgFile), yaml.Parser()); err != nil {
-		log.Debug().Msgf("ftw/config: error reading config: %s", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	err := k.Load(env.Provider("FTW_", ".", func(s string) string {
-		return strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ToLower(
-			strings.TrimPrefix(s, "FTW_")), "_", ".")
-	}), nil)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/config: error while reading env vars: %s", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	// Unmarshal the whole root module
-	if err := k.UnmarshalWithConf("", &FTWConfig, koanf.UnmarshalConf{Tag: "koanf"}); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal().Msgf("ftw/config: error while unmarshaling config: %s", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	if duration := k.Duration("logtype.timetruncate"); duration != 0 {
-		log.Info().Msgf("ftw/config: will truncate logs to %s", duration)
-	} else {
-		log.Info().Msgf("ftw/config: no duration found")
-	}
-}
-
-// ImportFromString initializes the configuration from a yaml formatted string. Useful for testing.
-func ImportFromString(conf string) {
-	var k = koanf.New(".")
-	if err := k.Load(rawbytes.Provider([]byte(conf)), yaml.Parser()); err != nil {
-		log.Debug().Msgf("ftw/config: error reading config: %s", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	// Unmarshal the whole root module
-	if err := k.UnmarshalWithConf("", &FTWConfig, koanf.UnmarshalConf{Tag: "koanf"}); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal().Msgf("ftw/config: error while unmarshaling config: %s", err.Error())
-	}
-}
diff --git a/config/types.go b/config/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6c869b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	// CloudMode is the string that will be used to override the mode of execution to cloud
+	CloudMode string = "cloud"
+	// DefaultMode is the default execution mode
+	DefaultMode string = "default"
+)
+
+// FTWConfig is being exported to be used across the app
+var FTWConfig *FTWConfiguration
+
+// FTWConfiguration FTW global Configuration
+type FTWConfiguration struct {
+	LogFile      string          `koanf:"logfile"`
+	LogType      FTWLogType      `koanf:"logtype"`
+	LogTruncate  bool            `koanf:"logtruncate"`
+	TestOverride FTWTestOverride `koanf:"testoverride"`
+}
+
+// FTWLogType log readers must implement this one
+// TimeTruncate is a string that represents a golang time, e.g. 'time.Microsecond', 'time.Second', etc.
+// It will be used when comparing times to match logs
+type FTWLogType struct {
+	Name         string        `koanf:"name"`
+	TimeRegex    string        `koanf:"timeregex"`
+	TimeFormat   string        `koanf:"timeformat"`
+	TimeTruncate time.Duration `koanf:"timetruncate"`
+}
+
+// FTWTestOverride holds four lists:
+//   Global allows you to override global parameters in tests. An example usage is if you want to change the `dest_addr` of all tests to point to an external IP or host.
+//   Ignore is for tests you want to ignore. It will still execute the test, but ignore the results. You should add a comment on why you ignore the test
+//   ForcePass is for tests you want to pass unconditionally. Test will be executed, and pass even when the test fails. You should add a comment on why you force pass the test
+//   ForceFail is for tests you want to fail unconditionally. Test will be executed, and fail even when the test passes. You should add a comment on why you force fail the test
+type FTWTestOverride struct {
+	Input     map[string]string `koanf:"input"`
+	Ignore    map[string]string `koanf:"ignore"`
+	ForcePass map[string]string `koanf:"forcepass"`
+	ForceFail map[string]string `koanf:"forcefail"`
+	Mode      string            `koanf:"mode"`
+}
diff --git a/http/client.go b/http/client.go
index 1e0f7ef..0aca2e0 100644
--- a/http/client.go
+++ b/http/client.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (c *Client) NewConnection(d Destination) error {
 	// strings.HasSuffix(err.String(), "connection refused") {
 	if strings.ToLower(d.Protocol) == "https" {
 		// Commenting InsecureSkipVerify: true.
-		netConn, err = tls.DialWithDialer(&net.Dialer{Timeout: c.Timeout}, "tcp", hostPort, &tls.Config{})
+		netConn, err = tls.DialWithDialer(&net.Dialer{Timeout: c.Timeout}, "tcp", hostPort, &tls.Config{MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12})
 	} else {
 		netConn, err = net.DialTimeout("tcp", hostPort, c.Timeout)
 	}
diff --git a/http/request.go b/http/request.go
index 4463531..f9824e1 100644
--- a/http/request.go
+++ b/http/request.go
@@ -126,13 +126,16 @@ func buildRequest(r *Request) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/http: this is data: %q, of len %d", r.data, len(r.data))
-
 		// We need to add the remaining headers, unless "NoDefaults"
 		if utils.IsNotEmpty(r.data) && r.WithAutoCompleteHeaders() {
 			// If there is no Content-Type, then we add one
 			r.AddHeader(ContentTypeHeader, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
-			err := r.SetData(encodeDataParameters(r.headers, r.data))
+			data, err = encodeDataParameters(r.headers, r.data)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Info().Msgf("ftw/http: cannot encode data to: %q", r.data)
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			err = r.SetData(data)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Info().Msgf("ftw/http: cannot set data to: %q", r.data)
 				return nil, err
@@ -150,7 +153,6 @@ func buildRequest(r *Request) ([]byte, error) {
 		}
 
 		if r.WithAutoCompleteHeaders() {
-			log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/http: adding standard headers")
 			r.AddStandardHeaders(len(r.data))
 		}
 
@@ -184,7 +186,8 @@ func buildRequest(r *Request) ([]byte, error) {
 // If the values are empty in the map, then don't encode anythin
 // This keeps the compatibility with the python implementation
 func emptyQueryValues(values url.Values) bool {
-	for _, val := range values {
+	for _, v := range values {
+		val := v
 		if len(val) > 1 {
 			return false
 		}
@@ -193,29 +196,25 @@ func emptyQueryValues(values url.Values) bool {
 }
 
 // encodeDataParameters url encode parameters in data
-func encodeDataParameters(h Header, data []byte) []byte {
+func encodeDataParameters(h Header, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var err error
+
 	if h.Get(ContentTypeHeader) == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" {
 		if escapedData, _ := url.QueryUnescape(string(data)); escapedData == string(data) {
-			log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/http: parsing data: %q", data)
 			queryString, err := url.ParseQuery(string(data))
 			if err != nil || emptyQueryValues(queryString) {
-				log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/http: cannot parse or empty values in query string: %s", data)
-			} else {
-				log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/http: this is the query string parsed: %+v", queryString)
-				encodedData := queryString.Encode()
-				log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/http: encoded data to: %s", encodedData)
-				if encodedData != string(data) {
-					// we need to encode data
-					return []byte(encodedData)
-				}
+				return data, err
+			}
+			encodedData := queryString.Encode()
+			if encodedData != string(data) {
+				// we need to encode data
+				return []byte(encodedData), nil
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return data
+	return data, err
 }
 
 func dumpRawData(b *bytes.Buffer, raw []byte) {
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/http: using RAW data")
-
 	fmt.Fprintf(b, "%s", raw)
 }
diff --git a/runner/run.go b/runner/run.go
index 15a5b46..83f759f 100644
--- a/runner/run.go
+++ b/runner/run.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func Run(include string, exclude string, showTime bool, output bool, ftwtests []
 		for _, t := range tests.Tests {
 			// if we received a particular testid, skip until we find it
 			if needToSkipTest(include, exclude, t.TestTitle, tests.Meta.Enabled) {
-				log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/run: skipping test %s", t.TestTitle)
 				addResultToStats(Skipped, t.TestTitle, &stats)
 				continue
 			}
@@ -49,7 +48,8 @@ func Run(include string, exclude string, showTime bool, output bool, ftwtests []
 			// Iterate over stages
 			for _, stage := range t.Stages {
 				// Apply global overrides initially
-				testRequest, err := applyInputOverride(stage.Stage.Input)
+				testRequest := stage.Stage.Input
+				err := applyInputOverride(&testRequest)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Debug().Msgf("ftw/run: problem overriding input: %s", err.Error())
 				}
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ func Run(include string, exclude string, showTime bool, output bool, ftwtests []
 					log.Fatal().Msgf("ftw/run: bad test: choose between data, encoded_request, or raw_request")
 				}
 
+				// Create a new check
+				ftwcheck := check.NewCheck(config.FTWConfig)
+
+				// Do not even run test if result is overriden. Just use the override.
+				if overriden := overridenTestResult(ftwcheck, t.TestTitle); overriden != Failed {
+					addResultToStats(overriden, t.TestTitle, &stats)
+					continue
+				}
+
 				var req *http.Request
 
 				// Destination is needed for an request
@@ -73,8 +82,6 @@ func Run(include string, exclude string, showTime bool, output bool, ftwtests []
 
 				if err != nil && !expectedOutput.ExpectError {
 					log.Fatal().Msgf("ftw/run: can't connect to destination %+v - unexpected error found. Is your waf running?", dest)
-					addResultToStats(Skipped, t.TestTitle, &stats)
-					continue
 				}
 
 				req = getRequestFromTest(testRequest)
@@ -85,15 +92,13 @@ func Run(include string, exclude string, showTime bool, output bool, ftwtests []
 
 				client.StopTrackingTime()
 
-				// Create a new check
-				ftwcheck := check.NewCheck(config.FTWConfig)
 				ftwcheck.SetRoundTripTime(client.GetRoundTripTime().StartTime(), client.GetRoundTripTime().StopTime())
 
 				// Set expected test output in check
 				ftwcheck.SetExpectTestOutput(&expectedOutput)
 
 				// now get the test result based on output
-				testResult = checkResult(ftwcheck, t.TestTitle, response, err)
+				testResult = checkResult(ftwcheck, response, err)
 
 				duration = client.GetRoundTripTime().RoundTripDuration()
 
@@ -113,14 +118,11 @@ func Run(include string, exclude string, showTime bool, output bool, ftwtests []
 
 func needToSkipTest(include string, exclude string, title string, skip bool) bool {
 	result := false
-
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/run: need to include \"%s\", and to exclude \"%s\". Test title \"%s\" and skip is %t", include, exclude, title, skip)
-
 	// if we need to exclude tests, and the title matches,
 	// it needs to be skipped
 	if exclude != "" {
-		if ok, _ := regexp.MatchString(exclude, title); ok {
-			log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/run: %s matches %s, so exclude is true", title, exclude)
+		ok, err := regexp.MatchString(exclude, title)
+		if ok && err == nil {
 			result = true
 		}
 	}
@@ -128,29 +130,20 @@ func needToSkipTest(include string, exclude string, title string, skip bool) boo
 	// if we need to include tests, but the title does not match
 	// it needs to be skipped
 	if include != "" {
-		log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/run: include is %s", include)
-		if ok, _ := regexp.MatchString(include, title); !ok {
-			log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/run: include false")
+		ok, err := regexp.MatchString(include, title)
+		if !ok && err == nil {
 			result = true
-		} else {
-			result = false
 		}
 	}
 
 	// if the test itself is disabled, needs to be skipped
 	if !skip {
-		log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/run: test not enabled")
 		result = true
 	}
-
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/run: need to exclude? %t", result)
-
 	return result
 }
 
 func checkTestSanity(testRequest test.Input) bool {
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/run: checking test sanity")
-
 	return (utils.IsNotEmpty(testRequest.Data) && testRequest.EncodedRequest != "") ||
 		(utils.IsNotEmpty(testRequest.Data) && testRequest.RAWRequest != "") ||
 		(testRequest.EncodedRequest != "" && testRequest.RAWRequest != "")
@@ -169,54 +162,56 @@ func displayResult(quiet bool, result TestResult, duration time.Duration) {
 	}
 }
 
-// checkResult has the logic for verifying the result for the test sent
-func checkResult(c *check.FTWCheck, id string, response *http.Response, responseError error) TestResult {
-	var result TestResult
-
-	// Set to failed initially
-	result = Failed
-
+func overridenTestResult(c *check.FTWCheck, id string) TestResult {
 	if c.ForcedIgnore(id) {
-		result = Ignored
+		return Ignored
 	}
 
 	if c.ForcedFail(id) {
-		result = ForceFail
+		return ForceFail
 	}
 
 	if c.ForcedPass(id) {
-		result = ForcePass
+		return ForcePass
 	}
 
+	return Failed
+}
+
+// checkResult has the logic for verifying the result for the test sent
+func checkResult(c *check.FTWCheck, response *http.Response, responseError error) TestResult {
 	// Request might return an error, but it could be expected, we check that first
 	if responseError != nil && c.AssertExpectError(responseError) {
-		log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/check: found expected error")
-		result = Success
+		return Success
 	}
 
 	// If there was no error, perform the remaining checks
-	if responseError == nil {
-		// If we didn't expect an error, check the actual response from the waf
-		if c.AssertStatus(response.Parsed.StatusCode) {
-			log.Debug().Msgf("ftw/check: found expected response with status %d", response.Parsed.StatusCode)
-			result = Success
-		}
-		// Check response
-		if c.AssertResponseContains(response.GetBodyAsString()) {
-			log.Debug().Msgf("ftw/check: found response content has \"%s\"", response.GetBodyAsString())
-			result = Success
-		}
-		// Lastly, check logs
-		if c.AssertLogContains() {
-			result = Success
-		}
-		// We assume that the they were already setup, for comparing
-		if c.AssertNoLogContains() {
-			result = Success
-		}
+	if responseError != nil {
+		return Failed
+	}
+	if c.CloudMode() {
+		// Cloud mode assumes that we cannot read logs. So we rely entirely on status code
+		c.SetCloudMode()
 	}
 
-	return result
+	// If we didn't expect an error, check the actual response from the waf
+	if c.AssertStatus(response.Parsed.StatusCode) {
+		return Success
+	}
+	// Check response
+	if c.AssertResponseContains(response.GetBodyAsString()) {
+		return Success
+	}
+	// Lastly, check logs
+	if c.AssertLogContains() {
+		return Success
+	}
+	// We assume that the they were already setup, for comparing
+	if c.AssertNoLogContains() {
+		return Success
+	}
+
+	return Failed
 }
 
 func getRequestFromTest(testRequest test.Input) *http.Request {
@@ -254,23 +249,27 @@ func printUnlessQuietMode(quiet bool, format string, a ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 // applyInputOverride will check if config had global overrides and write that into the test.
-func applyInputOverride(testRequest test.Input) (test.Input, error) {
+func applyInputOverride(testRequest *test.Input) error {
 	var retErr error
 	overrides := config.FTWConfig.TestOverride.Input
-	for setting, value := range overrides {
-		switch setting {
+	for s, v := range overrides {
+		value := v
+		switch s {
 		case "port":
 			port, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
 			if err != nil {
 				retErr = errors.New("ftw/run: error getting overriden port")
 			}
-			testRequest.Port = &port
+			*testRequest.Port = port
 		case "dest_addr":
-			newValue := value
-			testRequest.DestAddr = &newValue
+			oDestAddr := &value
+			testRequest.DestAddr = oDestAddr
+		case "protocol":
+			oProtocol := &value
+			testRequest.Protocol = oProtocol
 		default:
 			retErr = errors.New("ftw/run: override setting not implemented yet")
 		}
 	}
-	return testRequest, retErr
+	return retErr
 }
diff --git a/runner/run_test.go b/runner/run_test.go
index 4bd0e25..90c4ff7 100644
--- a/runner/run_test.go
+++ b/runner/run_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ testoverride:
   input:
     dest_addr: 'httpbin.org'
     port: '80'
+    protocol: 'http'
 `
 
 var yamlBrokenConfigOverride = `
@@ -48,9 +49,17 @@ logtype:
   timeformat: 'ddd MMM DD HH:mm:ss.S YYYY'
 testoverride:
   input:
+    dest_addr: 'httpbin.org'
+    port: '80'
     this_does_not_exist: 'test'
 `
 
+var yamlCloudConfig = `
+---
+testoverride:
+  mode: cloud
+`
+
 var logText = `
 [Tue Jan 05 02:21:09.637165 2021] [:error] [pid 76:tid 139683434571520] [client 172.23.0.1:58998] [client 172.23.0.1] ModSecurity: Warning. Pattern match "\\\\b(?:keep-alive|close),\\\\s?(?:keep-alive|close)\\\\b" at REQUEST_HEADERS:Connection. [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-920-PROTOCOL-ENFORCEMENT.conf"] [line "339"] [id "920210"] [msg "Multiple/Conflicting Connection Header Data Found"] [data "close,close"] [severity "WARNING"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-protocol"] [tag "paranoia-level/1"] [tag "OWASP_CRS"] [tag "capec/1000/210/272"] [hostname "localhost"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "X-PNFSe1VwjCgYRI9FsbHgAAAIY"]
 [Tue Jan 05 02:21:09.637731 2021] [:error] [pid 76:tid 139683434571520] [client 172.23.0.1:58998] [client 172.23.0.1] ModSecurity: Warning. Match of "pm AppleWebKit Android" against "REQUEST_HEADERS:User-Agent" required. [file "/etc/modsecurity.d/owasp-crs/rules/REQUEST-920-PROTOCOL-ENFORCEMENT.conf"] [line "1230"] [id "920300"] [msg "Request Missing an Accept Header"] [severity "NOTICE"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/3.3.0"] [tag "application-multi"] [tag "language-multi"] [tag "platform-multi"] [tag "attack-protocol"] [tag "OWASP_CRS"] [tag "capec/1000/210/272"] [tag "PCI/6.5.10"] [tag "paranoia-level/2"] [hostname "localhost"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "X-PNFSe1VwjCgYRI9FsbHgAAAIY"]
@@ -106,7 +115,7 @@ tests:
           output:
             response_contains: "Hello, client"
   - test_title: "101"
-    description: this tests exceptions
+    description: "this tests exceptions"
     stages:
       - stage:
           input:
@@ -191,36 +200,59 @@ meta:
   description: "Example Test"
 tests:
   - test_title: "200"
-  stages:
-    - stage:
-        input:
-          dest_addr: "httpbin.org"
-          port: 80
-          headers:
-            User-Agent: "ModSecurity CRS 3 Tests"
-            Accept: "*/*"
-            Host: "localhost"
-        output:
-          log_contains: id \"949110\"
+    stages:
+      - stage:
+          input:
+            dest_addr: TEST_ADDR
+            port: TEST_PORT
+            headers:
+              User-Agent: "ModSecurity CRS 3 Tests"
+              Accept: "*/*"
+              Host: "localhost"
+          output:
+            log_contains: id \"949110\"
   - test_title: "201"
-  stages:
-    - stage:
-        input:
-          dest_addr: "httpbin.org"
-          port: 80
-          headers:
-            User-Agent: "ModSecurity CRS 3 Tests"
-            Accept: "*/*"
-            Host: "localhost"
-        output:
-          no_log_contains: ABCDE
+    stages:
+      - stage:
+          input:
+            dest_addr: TEST_ADDR
+            port: TEST_PORT
+            headers:
+              User-Agent: "ModSecurity CRS 3 Tests"
+              Accept: "*/*"
+              Host: "localhost"
+          output:
+            no_log_contains: ABCDE
+`
+
+var yamlFailedTest = `---
+meta:
+  author: "tester"
+  enabled: true
+  name: "gotest-ftw.yaml"
+  description: "Example Test"
+tests:
+  - test_title: "990"
+    description: test that fails
+    stages:
+      - stage:
+          input:
+            dest_addr: TEST_ADDR
+            port: TEST_PORT
+            headers:
+              User-Agent: "ModSecurity CRS 3 Tests"
+              Accept: "*/*"
+              Host: "none.host"
+          output:
+            status: [413]
 `
 
 // Error checking omitted for brevity
-func testServer() (server *httptest.Server) {
+func newTestServer() *httptest.Server {
 
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "Hello, client")
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("Hello, client"))
 	}))
 
 	return ts
@@ -239,15 +271,15 @@ func replaceLocalhostWithTestServer(yaml string, url string) string {
 func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 	// This is an integration test, and depends on having the waf up for checking logs
 	// We might use it to check for error, so we don't need anything up and running
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 	logName, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(logText, "test-apache-*.log")
 	config.FTWConfig.LogFile = logName
 
 	// setup test webserver (not a waf)
-	server := testServer()
-
-	// We should inject server.URL now into some tests
-	// d := DestinationFromString(server.URL)
+	server := newTestServer()
 	yamlTestContent := replaceLocalhostWithTestServer(yamlTest, server.URL)
 
 	filename, err := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(yamlTestContent, "goftw-test-*.yaml")
@@ -260,8 +292,8 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 	tests, _ := test.GetTestsFromFiles(filename)
 
 	t.Run("showtime and execute all", func(t *testing.T) {
-		if res := Run("", "", false, true, tests); res > 0 {
-			t.Error("Oops, test run failed!")
+		if res := Run("", "", true, false, tests); res > 0 {
+			t.Errorf("Oops, %d tests failed to run!", res)
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -304,7 +336,10 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOverrideRun(t *testing.T) {
 	// This is an integration test, and depends on having the waf up for checking logs
 	// We might use it to check for error, so we don't need anything up and running
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlConfigOverride)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlConfigOverride)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 	logName, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(logText, "test-apache-*.log")
 	config.FTWConfig.LogFile = logName
 
@@ -317,17 +352,24 @@ func TestOverrideRun(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests, _ := test.GetTestsFromFiles(filename)
 
-	t.Run("showtime and execute all", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("override and execute all", func(t *testing.T) {
 		if res := Run("", "", false, true, tests); res > 0 {
 			t.Error("Oops, test run failed!")
 		}
 	})
+
+	// Clean up
+	os.Remove(logName)
+	os.Remove(filename)
 }
 
 func TestBrokenOverrideRun(t *testing.T) {
 	// This is an integration test, and depends on having the waf up for checking logs
 	// We might use it to check for error, so we don't need anything up and running
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlBrokenConfigOverride)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlBrokenConfigOverride)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 	logName, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(logText, "test-apache-*.log")
 	config.FTWConfig.LogFile = logName
 
@@ -345,12 +387,19 @@ func TestBrokenOverrideRun(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Error("Oops, test run failed!")
 		}
 	})
+
+	// Clean up
+	os.Remove(logName)
+	os.Remove(filename)
 }
 
 func TestDisabledRun(t *testing.T) {
 	// This is an integration test, and depends on having the waf up for checking logs
 	// We might use it to check for error, so we don't need anything up and running
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 	logName, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(logText, "test-apache-*.log")
 	config.FTWConfig.LogFile = logName
 
@@ -364,16 +413,23 @@ func TestDisabledRun(t *testing.T) {
 	tests, _ := test.GetTestsFromFiles(filename)
 
 	t.Run("showtime and execute all", func(t *testing.T) {
-		if res := Run("", "", false, true, tests); res > 0 {
+		if res := Run("*", "", false, true, tests); res > 0 {
 			t.Error("Oops, test run failed!")
 		}
 	})
+
+	// Clean up
+	os.Remove(logName)
+	os.Remove(filename)
 }
 
 func TestLogsRun(t *testing.T) {
 	// This is an integration test, and depends on having the waf up for checking logs
 	// We might use it to check for error, so we don't need anything up and running
-	config.ImportFromString(yamlConfig)
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
 	logName, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(logText, "test-apache-*.log")
 	config.FTWConfig.LogFile = logName
 
@@ -391,4 +447,73 @@ func TestLogsRun(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Error("Oops, test run failed!")
 		}
 	})
+
+	// Clean up
+	os.Remove(logName)
+	os.Remove(filename)
+}
+
+func TestCloudRun(t *testing.T) {
+	// This is an integration test, and depends on having the waf up for checking logs
+	// We might use it to check for error, so we don't need anything up and running
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlCloudConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
+
+	filename, err := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(yamlTestLogs, "goftw-test-*.yaml")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed!: %s\n", err.Error())
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Using testfile %s\n", filename)
+	}
+
+	tests, _ := test.GetTestsFromFiles(filename)
+
+	t.Run("showtime and execute all", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if res := Run("", "", false, true, tests); res > 0 {
+			t.Error("Oops, test run failed!")
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Clean up
+	os.Remove(filename)
+}
+
+func TestFailedTestsRun(t *testing.T) {
+	// This is an integration test, and depends on having the waf up for checking logs
+	// We might use it to check for error, so we don't need anything up and running
+	err := config.NewConfigFromString(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed!")
+	}
+	logName, _ := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(logText, "test-apache-*.log")
+	config.FTWConfig.LogFile = logName
+
+	// setup test webserver (not a waf)
+	server := newTestServer()
+	yamlTestContent := replaceLocalhostWithTestServer(yamlFailedTest, server.URL)
+
+	filename, err := utils.CreateTempFileWithContent(yamlTestContent, "goftw-test-*.yaml")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed!: %s\n", err.Error())
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Using testfile %s\n", filename)
+	}
+
+	tests, err := test.GetTestsFromFiles(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	t.Run("run test that fails", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if res := Run("*", "", false, false, tests); res != 1 {
+			t.Error("Oops, test run failed!")
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Clean up
+	server.Close()
+	os.Remove(logName)
+	os.Remove(filename)
 }
diff --git a/runner/stats.go b/runner/stats.go
index 3d9abab..2977d04 100644
--- a/runner/stats.go
+++ b/runner/stats.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 // TestResult type are the values that the result of a test can have
 type TestResult int
 
-// Handy contants for test results
+// Handy constants for test results
 const (
 	Success TestResult = iota
 	Failed
diff --git a/test/files.go b/test/files.go
index 6286d52..60cc2de 100644
--- a/test/files.go
+++ b/test/files.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ func GetTestsFromFiles(globPattern string) ([]FTWTest, error) {
 			log.Info().Msgf(yaml.FormatError(err, true, true))
 			return tests, err
 		}
-		log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/test: reading file %s", test)
 
 		tests = append(tests, t)
 	}
diff --git a/test/common.go b/test/types.go
similarity index 100%
rename from test/common.go
rename to test/types.go
diff --git a/waflog/read.go b/waflog/read.go
index 5403358..3053bcd 100644
--- a/waflog/read.go
+++ b/waflog/read.go
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 // Contains looks in logfile for regex
 func (ll *FTWLogLines) Contains(match string) bool {
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/waflog: truncating at %s", ll.TimeTruncate)
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/waflog: Looking at file %s, between %s and %s, truncating on %s", ll.FileName, ll.Since, ll.Until, ll.TimeTruncate.String())
 	// this should be a flag
 	lines := ll.getLinesSinceUntil()
 	// if we need to truncate file
@@ -40,23 +38,16 @@ func (ll *FTWLogLines) Contains(match string) bool {
 }
 
 func isBetweenOrEqual(dt gostradamus.DateTime, start gostradamus.DateTime, end gostradamus.DateTime, duration time.Duration) bool {
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/waflog: truncating to %s", duration)
 	// First check if we need to truncate times
 	dtTime := dt.Time().Truncate(duration)
 	startTime := start.Time().Truncate(duration)
 	endTime := end.Time().Truncate(duration)
 
 	isBetween := dtTime.After(startTime) && dtTime.Before(endTime)
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/waflog: time %s is between %s and %s? %t", dtTime,
-		startTime, endTime, isBetween)
 
 	isEqualStart := dtTime.Equal(startTime)
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/waflog: time %s is equal to %s ? %t", dtTime,
-		startTime, isEqualStart)
 
 	isEqualEnd := dtTime.Equal(endTime)
-	log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/waflog: time %s is equal to %s ? %t", dtTime,
-		startTime, isEqualEnd)
 
 	return isBetween || isEqualStart || isEqualEnd
 }
@@ -88,16 +79,13 @@ func (ll *FTWLogLines) getLinesSinceUntil() [][]byte {
 	for {
 		line, _, err := scanner.LineBytes()
 		if err != nil {
-			if err == io.EOF {
-				log.Trace().Msgf("got to the beginning of file")
-			} else {
+			if err != io.EOF {
 				log.Trace().Err(err)
 			}
 			break
 		}
 		if matchedLine := compiledRegex.FindSubmatch(line); matchedLine != nil {
 			date := matchedLine[1]
-			log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/waflog: matched %s in line %s", date, matchedLine)
 			// well, go doesn't want to have a proper time format, so we need to use gostradamus
 			t, err := gostradamus.ParseInTimezone(string(date), ll.TimeFormat, tzone)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -116,10 +104,6 @@ func (ll *FTWLogLines) getLinesSinceUntil() [][]byte {
 				copy(saneCopy, line)
 				found = append(found, saneCopy)
 				continue
-			} else {
-				log.Trace().Msgf("ftw/waflog: time %s is not between %s and %s", t.Time(),
-					since.Format(ll.TimeFormat),
-					until.Format(ll.TimeFormat))
 			}
 			// if we are before since, we need to stop searching
 			if dt.IsBetween(gostradamus.DateTimeFromTime(time.Time{}).InTimezone(gostradamus.Local()),
diff --git a/waflog/waflog_test.go b/waflog/read_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from waflog/waflog_test.go
rename to waflog/read_test.go
diff --git a/waflog/base.go b/waflog/types.go
similarity index 100%
rename from waflog/base.go
rename to waflog/types.go