diff --git a/samples/SimpleWebSample/Program.cs b/samples/SimpleWebSample/Program.cs
index e080844..b4e885b 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleWebSample/Program.cs
+++ b/samples/SimpleWebSample/Program.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Serilog;
@@ -8,16 +9,17 @@ namespace SimpleWebSample
 {
     public class Program
     {
+        public static IConfiguration Configuration { get; } = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+            .SetBasePath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
+            .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: true)
+            .AddJsonFile($"appsettings.{Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT") ?? "Production"}.json", optional: true)
+            .Build();
+
         public static int Main(string[] args)
         {
-            var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
-                .SetBasePath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
-                .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: true)
-                .AddJsonFile($"appsettings.{Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT") ?? "Production"}.json", optional: true)
-                .Build();
 
             Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
-                .ReadFrom.Configuration(configuration)
+                .ReadFrom.Configuration(Configuration)
                 .Enrich.FromLogContext()
                 .WriteTo.Console()
                 .CreateLogger();
@@ -26,16 +28,7 @@ public static int Main(string[] args)
             {
                 Log.Information("Getting the motors running...");
 
-                var host = new WebHostBuilder()
-                    .UseKestrel()
-                    .UseContentRoot(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
-                    .UseIISIntegration()
-                    .UseStartup<Startup>()
-                    .UseConfiguration(configuration)
-                    .UseSerilog()
-                    .Build();
-
-                host.Run();
+                BuildWebHost(args).Run();
 
                 return 0;
             }
@@ -49,5 +42,12 @@ public static int Main(string[] args)
                 Log.CloseAndFlush();
             }
         }
+
+        public static IWebHost BuildWebHost(string[] args) =>
+            WebHost.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
+                   .UseStartup<Startup>()
+                   .UseConfiguration(Configuration)
+                   .UseSerilog()
+                   .Build();
     }
 }
diff --git a/samples/SimpleWebSample/appsettings.json b/samples/SimpleWebSample/appsettings.json
index 4478f5c..b62b89a 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleWebSample/appsettings.json
+++ b/samples/SimpleWebSample/appsettings.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Debug",
       "Override": {
-        "Microsoft": "Warning",
+        "Microsoft": "Information",
         "System": "Warning"
       }
     }