diff --git a/config.sample.yaml b/config.sample.yaml
index 456c8cc..c632fa6 100644
--- a/config.sample.yaml
+++ b/config.sample.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ services:
 
   - ID: "slackapi_service"
     Type: "slackapi"
-    UserID: "@slackapi:localhost" # requires a Syncing client
     Config:
       Hooks:
         "hook1":
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/slackapi/slackapi.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/slackapi/slackapi.go
index c7cf278..de1a4e9 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/slackapi/slackapi.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/slackapi/slackapi.go
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ func (s *Service) OnReceiveWebhook(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, cli
 
 	slackMessage, err := getSlackMessage(*req)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"slackMessage":slackMessage, "err":err}).Print("Slack message error")
+		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"slackMessage":slackMessage, log.ErrorKey:err}).Error("Slack message error")
 		w.WriteHeader(500)
 		return
 	}
 
 	htmlMessage, err := slackMessageToHTMLMessage(slackMessage)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.WithField("err", err).Error("Converting slack message to HTML")
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Converting slack message to HTML")
 		w.WriteHeader(500)
 		return
 	}