diff --git a/modules/Installer/Http/Controllers/InstallerController.php b/modules/Installer/Http/Controllers/InstallerController.php
index 0ea63535..57fdd1d7 100644
--- a/modules/Installer/Http/Controllers/InstallerController.php
+++ b/modules/Installer/Http/Controllers/InstallerController.php
@@ -159,13 +159,17 @@ class InstallerController extends Controller
     public function envsetup(Request $request)
     {
         $log_str = $request->post();
-        $log_str['password'] = '';
+        $log_str['db_pass'] = '';
+
         Log::info('ENV setup', $log_str);
 
         // Before writing out the env file, test the DB credentials
         try {
             $this->testDb($request);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            Log::error('Testing db before writing configs failed');
+            Log::error($e->getMessage());
+
             flash()->error($e->getMessage());
             return redirect(route('installer.step2'))->withInput();
         }
@@ -191,6 +195,9 @@ class InstallerController extends Controller
         try {
             $this->envService->createConfigFiles($attrs);
         } catch(FileException $e) {
+            Log::error('Config files failed to write');
+            Log::error($e->getMessage());
+
             flash()->error($e->getMessage());
             return redirect(route('installer.step2'))->withInput();
         }
@@ -213,6 +220,8 @@ class InstallerController extends Controller
             $console_out .= $this->dbService->setupDB();
             $console_out .= $this->migrationSvc->runAllMigrations();
         } catch(QueryException $e) {
+            Log::error('Error on db setup: ' . $e->getMessage());
+
             $this->envService->removeConfigFiles();
             flash()->error($e->getMessage());
             return redirect(route('installer.step2'))->withInput();
diff --git a/modules/Installer/Resources/views/install/steps/step2-db.blade.php b/modules/Installer/Resources/views/install/steps/step2-db.blade.php
index 8cd10249..04deaee8 100644
--- a/modules/Installer/Resources/views/install/steps/step2-db.blade.php
+++ b/modules/Installer/Resources/views/install/steps/step2-db.blade.php
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@
                 <td>Database Host</td>
                 <td style="text-align:center;">
                     <div class="form-group">
-                    {!! Form::text('db_host', null, [
-                            'class' => 'form-control',
-                            'placeholder' => 'localhost',
-                            ]) !!}
+                    {!! Form::input('text', 'db_host', '127.0.0.1', ['class' => 'form-control']) !!}
                     </div>
                 </td>
             </tr>
diff --git a/modules/Installer/Services/ConfigService.php b/modules/Installer/Services/ConfigService.php
index ac389101..35d52fae 100644
--- a/modules/Installer/Services/ConfigService.php
+++ b/modules/Installer/Services/ConfigService.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace Modules\Installer\Services;
 
-use Log;
-use PDO;
-use Nwidart\Modules\Support\Stub;
 use Illuminate\Encryption\Encrypter;
+use Log;
+use Nwidart\Modules\Support\Stub;
+use PDO;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\Exception\FileException;
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/Installer/Services/DatabaseService.php b/modules/Installer/Services/DatabaseService.php
index af78afde..4ecc3f21 100644
--- a/modules/Installer/Services/DatabaseService.php
+++ b/modules/Installer/Services/DatabaseService.php
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@ class DatabaseService {
 
     /**
      * Check the PHP version that it meets the minimum requirement
-     * @throws \PDOException
+     * @param $driver
+     * @param $host
+     * @param $port
+     * @param $name
+     * @param $user
+     * @param $pass
      * @return boolean
      */
     public function checkDbConnection($driver, $host, $port, $name, $user, $pass)
     {
-        Log::info('Testing Connection: '.$driver.'::'.$user.':'.$pass.'@'.$host.':'.$port.';'.$name);
+        Log::info('Testing Connection: '.$driver.'::'.$user.':<hidden>@'.$host.':'.$port.';'.$name);
 
         if($driver === 'mysql') {
             $dsn = "mysql:host=$host;port=$port;dbname=$name";