diff --git a/cmd/iapap/iapap.go b/cmd/iapap/iapap.go
index 60862dc..822cd18 100644
--- a/cmd/iapap/iapap.go
+++ b/cmd/iapap/iapap.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/middleware"
 	"github.com/kpurdon/iapap/pkg/iapap"
 )
 
@@ -34,11 +36,14 @@ func main() {
 		log.Panicf("target %q is an invalid url: %s", target, err)
 	}
 
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	r.Use(middleware.Logger)
+
 	// provide healthcheck endpoints, use _* to avoid common whitelisted endpoints
-	http.HandleFunc("/_liveness", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	r.Get("/_liveness", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	})
-	http.HandleFunc("/_readiness", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	r.Get("/_readiness", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// TODO: check if target is available
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	})
@@ -50,13 +55,13 @@ func main() {
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(e, "/") {
 			log.Panicf("whitelisted endpoint %q does not begin with a /", e)
 		}
-		http.Handle(e, proxy)
+		r.Handle(e, proxy)
 	}
 
 	// for all other endpoints, provide an authenticated proxy
-	http.Handle("/*", iapap.NewVerifier(audience).Apply(proxy))
+	r.Handle("/*", iapap.NewVerifier(audience).Apply(proxy))
 
 	addr := net.JoinHostPort("", port)
 	log.Printf("iapap listening on %s", addr)
-	log.Panic(http.ListenAndServe(addr, nil))
+	log.Panic(http.ListenAndServe(addr, r))
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 26f0e72..a3606b6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ go 1.12
 
 require (
 	github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/v4 v4.0.0-preview1
+	github.com/go-chi/chi v1.5.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8f0014c..c7f46bd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/v4 v4.0.0-preview1 h1:CaO/zOnF8VvUfEbhRatPcwKVWamvbYd8tQGRWacE9kU=
 github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/v4 v4.0.0-preview1/go.mod h1:+hnT3ywWDTAFrW5aE+u2Sa/wT555ZqwoCS+pk3p6ry4=
+github.com/go-chi/chi v1.5.0 h1:2ZcJZozJ+rj6BA0c19ffBUGXEKAT/aOLOtQjD46vBRA=
+github.com/go-chi/chi v1.5.0/go.mod h1:REp24E+25iKvxgeTfHmdUoL5x15kBiDBlnIl5bCwe2k=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=