diff --git a/kallithea/lib/auth_modules/auth_crowd.py b/kallithea/lib/auth_modules/auth_crowd.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/auth_modules/auth_crowd.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/auth_modules/auth_crowd.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import logging
 import urllib2
 
 from kallithea.lib import auth_modules, ext_json
-from kallithea.lib.compat import formatted_json, hybrid_property
+from kallithea.lib.compat import hybrid_property
 from kallithea.lib.utils2 import ascii_bytes, ascii_str, safe_bytes
 
 
@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ class CrowdServer(object):
             _headers["Authorization"] = "Basic %s" % authstring
         if headers:
             _headers.update(headers)
-        log.debug("Sent crowd: \n%s",
-                  formatted_json({"url": url, "body": body,
-                                           "headers": _headers}))
+        log.debug("Sent to crowd at %s:\nHeaders: %s\nBody:\n%s", url, _headers, body)
         req = urllib2.Request(url, body, _headers)
         if method:
             req.get_method = lambda: method
@@ -210,11 +208,11 @@ class KallitheaAuthPlugin(auth_modules.K
             log.debug('Empty username or password skipping...')
             return None
 
-        log.debug("Crowd settings: \n%s", formatted_json(settings))
+        log.debug("Crowd settings: %s", settings)
         server = CrowdServer(**settings)
         server.set_credentials(settings["app_name"], settings["app_password"])
         crowd_user = server.user_auth(username, password)
-        log.debug("Crowd returned: \n%s", formatted_json(crowd_user))
+        log.debug("Crowd returned: %s", crowd_user)
         if not crowd_user["status"]:
             log.error('Crowd authentication as %s returned no status', username)
             return None
@@ -224,7 +222,7 @@ class KallitheaAuthPlugin(auth_modules.K
             return None
 
         res = server.user_groups(crowd_user["name"])
-        log.debug("Crowd groups: \n%s", formatted_json(res))
+        log.debug("Crowd groups: %s", res)
         crowd_user["groups"] = [x["name"] for x in res["groups"]]
 
         # old attrs fetched from Kallithea database
@@ -247,7 +245,7 @@ class KallitheaAuthPlugin(auth_modules.K
         for group in settings["admin_groups"].split(","):
             if group in user_data["groups"]:
                 user_data["admin"] = True
-        log.debug("Final crowd user object: \n%s", formatted_json(user_data))
+        log.debug("Final crowd user object: %s", user_data)
         log.info('user %s authenticated correctly', user_data['username'])
         return user_data