diff --git a/remix-simulator/package.json b/remix-simulator/package.json
index fee69cf275..54ecf12a02 100644
--- a/remix-simulator/package.json
+++ b/remix-simulator/package.json
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@
   ],
   "main": "./index.js",
   "dependencies": {
+    "ansi-gray": "^0.1.1",
+    "babel-preset-es2017": "^6.24.1",
     "body-parser": "^1.18.2",
+    "color-support": "^1.1.3",
     "express": "^4.16.3",
-    "fancy-log": "^1.3.2",
     "merge": "^1.2.0",
-    "remix-lib": "latest",
+    "remix-lib": "^0.2.5",
     "standard": "^10.0.3",
+    "time-stamp": "^2.0.0",
     "web3": "1.0.0-beta.27"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/remix-simulator/src/provider.js b/remix-simulator/src/provider.js
index e8ef2f3e77..6a4327f7b5 100644
--- a/remix-simulator/src/provider.js
+++ b/remix-simulator/src/provider.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const log = require('fancy-log')
+const log = require('./utils/logs.js')
 const merge = require('merge')
 
 const Accounts = require('./methods/accounts.js')
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ var Provider = function () {
   this.methods = merge(this.methods, (new Misc()).methods())
   this.methods = merge(this.methods, (new Transactions(this.Accounts.accounts)).methods())
   this.methods = merge(this.methods, (new Whisper()).methods())
-  log.dir(this.methods)
 }
 
 Provider.prototype.sendAsync = function (payload, callback) {
diff --git a/remix-simulator/src/server.js b/remix-simulator/src/server.js
index 705d4a5dba..1171b8826d 100644
--- a/remix-simulator/src/server.js
+++ b/remix-simulator/src/server.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const express = require('express')
 const bodyParser = require('body-parser')
 const app = express()
 const Provider = require('./provider')
-const log = require('fancy-log')
+const log = require('./utils/logs.js')
 
 var provider = new Provider()
 
@@ -14,14 +14,10 @@ app.get('/', (req, res) => {
 })
 
 app.use(function (req, res) {
-  // url, body, params, method
-  log('request ', req.method, req.body)
   provider.sendAsync(req.body, (err, jsonResponse) => {
     if (err) {
       res.send({error: err})
     }
-    log.dir('response is ')
-    log.dir(jsonResponse)
     res.send(jsonResponse)
   })
 })
diff --git a/remix-simulator/src/utils/logs.js b/remix-simulator/src/utils/logs.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d117ea9fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remix-simulator/src/utils/logs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var gray = require('ansi-gray');
+var timestamp = require('time-stamp');
+var supportsColor = require('color-support');
+
+function hasFlag(flag) {
+  return ((typeof(process) !== 'undefined') && (process.argv.indexOf('--' + flag) !== -1));
+}
+
+function addColor(str) {
+  if (hasFlag('no-color')) {
+    return str;
+  }
+
+  if (hasFlag('color')) {
+    return gray(str);
+  }
+
+  if (supportsColor()) {
+    return gray(str);
+  }
+
+  return str;
+}
+
+let logger = {
+  stdout: function(arg) {
+    if (typeof(process) === 'undefined' || !process.stdout) return;
+    process.stdout.write(arg);
+  },
+  stderr: function(arg) {
+    if (typeof(process) === 'undefined' || process.stderr) return;
+    process.stderr.write(arg);
+  },
+};
+
+function getTimestamp(){
+  return '['+addColor(timestamp('HH:mm:ss'))+']';
+}
+
+function log(){
+  var time = getTimestamp();
+  logger.stdout(time + ' ');
+  console.log.apply(console, arguments);
+  return this;
+}
+
+function info(){
+  var time = getTimestamp();
+  logger.stdout(time + ' ');
+  console.info.apply(console, arguments);
+  return this;
+}
+
+function dir(){
+  var time = getTimestamp();
+  logger.stdout(time + ' ');
+  console.dir.apply(console, arguments);
+  return this;
+}
+
+function warn(){
+  var time = getTimestamp();
+  logger.stderr(time + ' ');
+  console.warn.apply(console, arguments);
+  return this;
+}
+
+function error(){
+  var time = getTimestamp();
+  logger.stderr(time + ' ');
+  console.error.apply(console, arguments);
+  return this;
+}
+
+module.exports = log;
+module.exports.info = info;
+module.exports.dir = dir;
+module.exports.warn = warn;
+module.exports.error = error;