diff --git a/spec/logger_spec.cr b/spec/logger_spec.cr
index e450c97..824498c 100644
--- a/spec/logger_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/logger_spec.cr
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe "Logger" do
     logger = Kemal::Logger.new
     logger.handler.should be_a File
   end
+
   it "writes to a file in production" do
     config = Kemal.config
     config.env = "production"
diff --git a/src/kemal/macros.cr b/src/kemal/macros.cr
index 972d2aa..3bea929 100644
--- a/src/kemal/macros.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/macros.cr
@@ -34,3 +34,10 @@ end
 macro public_folder(path)
   Kemal.config.public_folder = {{path}}
 end
+
+# Logs to output stream.
+# development: STDOUT in
+# production: kemal.log
+macro log(message)
+  Kemal::Logger::INSTANCE.write "#{{{message}}}\n"
+end
diff --git a/src/kemal/middleware/http_basic_auth.cr b/src/kemal/middleware/http_basic_auth.cr
index bdbf72e..77756a3 100644
--- a/src/kemal/middleware/http_basic_auth.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/middleware/http_basic_auth.cr
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ module Kemal::Middleware
   # Kemal.config.add_handler auth_handler
   #
   class HTTPBasicAuth < HTTP::Handler
-    BASIC = "Basic"
-    AUTH  = "Authorization"
+    BASIC                 = "Basic"
+    AUTH                  = "Authorization"
+    AUTH_MESSAGE          = "Could not verify your access level for that URL.\nYou have to login with proper credentials"
+    HEADER_LOGIN_REQUIRED = "Basic realm=\"Login Required\""
 
     def initialize(@username, @password)
     end
@@ -23,8 +25,8 @@ module Kemal::Middleware
         end
       end
       headers = HTTP::Headers.new
-      headers["WWW-Authenticate"] = "Basic realm=\"Login Required\""
-      HTTP::Response.new(401, "Could not verify your access level for that URL.\nYou have to login with proper credentials", headers, nil, "HTTP/1.1", nil)
+      headers["WWW-Authenticate"] = HEADER_LOGIN_REQUIRED
+      HTTP::Response.new(401, AUTH_MESSAGE, headers, nil, "HTTP/1.1", nil)
     end
 
     def authorized?(value)