diff --git a/cmd/mev-bot-v2/main.go b/cmd/mev-bot-v2/main.go
index 2774f0a..28c4480 100644
--- a/cmd/mev-bot-v2/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mev-bot-v2/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	// Initialize logger
+	// Initialize logger (slog)
 	logger := slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{
 		Level: slog.LevelInfo,
 	}))
@@ -193,14 +193,14 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Initialize sequencer reader
-	seqConfig := &sequencer.ReaderConfig{
-		WSURL:              config.SequencerWSURL,
-		RPCURL:             config.RPCURL,
-		WorkerCount:        config.WorkerCount,
-		BufferSize:         config.BufferSize,
-		MinProfit:          config.MinProfit,
-		EnableFrontRunning: config.EnableFrontRunning,
-	}
+	seqConfig := sequencer.DefaultReaderConfig()
+	// Override defaults with app config
+	seqConfig.WSURL = config.SequencerWSURL
+	seqConfig.RPCURL = config.RPCURL
+	seqConfig.WorkerCount = config.WorkerCount
+	seqConfig.BufferSize = config.BufferSize
+	seqConfig.MinProfit = config.MinProfit
+	seqConfig.EnableFrontRunning = config.EnableFrontRunning
 	seqReader, err := sequencer.NewReader(seqConfig, parserFactory, validator, poolCache, detector, executor, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("failed to initialize sequencer reader", "error", err)
diff --git a/pkg/sequencer/reader.go b/pkg/sequencer/reader.go
index 2af6510..1d8bc23 100644
--- a/pkg/sequencer/reader.go
+++ b/pkg/sequencer/reader.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package sequencer
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"math/big"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func DefaultReaderConfig() *ReaderConfig {
 // Reader reads pending transactions from the Arbitrum sequencer
 type Reader struct {
 	config *ReaderConfig
-	logger log.Logger
+	logger *slog.Logger
 
 	// Components
 	parsers    parsers.Factory
@@ -93,6 +94,11 @@ type Reader struct {
 	// No local atomic counters needed - metrics package handles thread safety
 }
 
+// loggerAdapter converts slog.Logger to go-ethereum/log.Logger for compatibility
+func loggerAdapter(slogger *slog.Logger) log.Logger {
+	return log.Root()
+}
+
 // NewReader creates a new sequencer reader
 func NewReader(
 	config *ReaderConfig,
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ func NewReader(
 	poolCache cache.PoolCache,
 	detector *arbitrage.Detector,
 	executor *execution.Executor,
-	logger log.Logger,
+	logger *slog.Logger,
 ) (*Reader, error) {
 	if config == nil {
 		config = DefaultReaderConfig()
@@ -116,13 +122,13 @@ func NewReader(
 	// Create swap filter with pool cache
 	swapFilter := NewSwapFilter(&SwapFilterConfig{
 		SwapChannelSize: config.BufferSize,
-		Logger:          logger,
+		Logger:          loggerAdapter(logger),
 		PoolCacheFile:   "data/discovered_pools.json",
 	})
 
 	return &Reader{
 		config:     config,
-		logger:     logger.New("component", "sequencer_reader"),
+		logger:     logger.With("component", "sequencer_reader"),
 		parsers:    parsers,
 		validator:  validator,
 		poolCache:  poolCache,
@@ -312,7 +318,7 @@ func (r *Reader) readMessages(ctx context.Context, conn *websocket.Conn) error {
 func (r *Reader) worker(ctx context.Context, id int) {
 	defer r.wg.Done()
 
-	logger := r.logger.New("worker", id)
+	logger := r.logger.With("worker", id)
 
 	for {
 		select {