diff --git a/src/app.module.ts b/src/app.module.ts
index 001e080..c90f0ba 100644
--- a/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app.module.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { MasterDataModule } from './modules/master-data/master-data.module';
 import { CohortModule } from './modules/cohort/cohort.module';
 import { TenantModule } from './modules/tenant/tenant.module';
 import { TenantMiddleware } from './common/tenant/tenant.middleware';
+import { HttpLoggerMiddleware } from './common/middleware/http-logger.middleware';
 import { PolicyEngineModule } from './modules/policy-engine/policy-engine.module';
 import { RecoveryIncidentModule } from './modules/recovery-incident/recovery-incident.module';
 import { AuditLogModule } from './modules/audit-log/audit-log.module';
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ const envFilePath = env ? [`.env.${env}`, '.env.local', '.env'] : ['.env.local',
 })
 export class AppModule implements NestModule {
   configure(consumer: MiddlewareConsumer) {
+    consumer.apply(HttpLoggerMiddleware).forRoutes('*');
     consumer.apply(TenantMiddleware).forRoutes('*');
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/common/interceptors/audit.interceptor.ts b/src/common/interceptors/audit.interceptor.ts
index cb95d4e..a5a4e73 100644
--- a/src/common/interceptors/audit.interceptor.ts
+++ b/src/common/interceptors/audit.interceptor.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ const MODULE_MAP: Array<{ pattern: RegExp; module: string }> = [
   { pattern: /master-data/, module: 'master-data' },
 ];
 
-function resolveModule(url: string): string {
+// Routes that should never trigger an entity creation audit log
+const EXCLUDED_PATTERNS: RegExp[] = [/\/auth\b/, /\/evaluate\b/];
+
+function resolveModule(url: string): string | null {
   for (const entry of MODULE_MAP) {
     if (entry.pattern.test(url)) return entry.module;
   }
-  return 'unknown';
+  return null;
 }
 
 function resolveAction(method: string, url: string): string {
@@ -54,33 +57,62 @@ export class AuditInterceptor implements NestInterceptor {
       return next.handle();
     }
 
+    // Never audit authentication endpoints or non-persisting evaluation endpoints
+    if (EXCLUDED_PATTERNS.some((pattern) => pattern.test(url))) {
+      return next.handle();
+    }
+
     const module = resolveModule(url);
+    if (!module) {
+      return next.handle();
+    }
+
     const action = resolveAction(method, url);
     const userAgent = headers['user-agent'] ?? '';
     const tenantId = (headers['x-tenant-id'] as string) ?? 'unknown';
 
-    this.logger.debug(`Intercepted ${method} ${url} -> Module: ${module}, Action: ${action}`);
+    this.logger.debug(
+      `Intercepted ${method} ${url} -> Module: ${module}, Action: ${action}`,
+    );
 
     return next.handle().pipe(
       tap({
-        next: async (responseData: any) => {
+        next: (responseData: unknown) => {
           this.logger.debug(`Writing audit log for ${module} ${action}...`);
-          try {
-            await this.auditLogService.log({
+          const resObj =
+            typeof responseData === 'object' && responseData !== null
+              ? (responseData as Record<string, unknown>)
+              : undefined;
+
+          const entityId =
+            typeof resObj?.id === 'string' ? resObj.id : undefined;
+          const entityLabel =
+            typeof resObj?.name === 'string'
+              ? resObj.name
+              : typeof resObj?.recoveryCode === 'string'
+                ? resObj.recoveryCode
+                : typeof resObj?.flightNumber === 'string'
+                  ? resObj.flightNumber
+                  : undefined;
+
+          void this.auditLogService
+            .log({
               module,
               action,
-              entityId: responseData?.id ?? undefined,
-              entityLabel: responseData?.name ?? responseData?.recoveryCode ?? responseData?.flightNumber ?? undefined,
+              entityId,
+              entityLabel,
               before: undefined, // no before on CREATE
-              after: responseData ?? undefined,
+              after: resObj as Record<string, any> | undefined,
               performedBy: tenantId,
               ipAddress: ip,
               userAgent: String(userAgent),
+            })
+            .catch((err: unknown) => {
+              // Never let audit failure break the main request
+              this.logger.warn(
+                `Audit log failed for ${method} ${url}: ${String(err)}`,
+              );
             });
-          } catch (err) {
-            // Never let audit failure break the main request
-            this.logger.warn(`Audit log failed for ${method} ${url}: ${err}`);
-          }
         },
       }),
     );
diff --git a/src/common/middleware/http-logger.middleware.ts b/src/common/middleware/http-logger.middleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..268dc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/middleware/http-logger.middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { Injectable, Logger, NestMiddleware } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class HttpLoggerMiddleware implements NestMiddleware {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger('HTTP');
+
+  use(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): void {
+    const { method, originalUrl, ip } = req;
+    const startTime = Date.now();
+
+    res.on('finish', () => {
+      const { statusCode } = res;
+      const duration = Date.now() - startTime;
+      const rawTenant = req.headers['x-tenant-id'];
+      const tenantHeader = Array.isArray(rawTenant) ? rawTenant[0] : rawTenant;
+      const tenantInfo = tenantHeader ? ` [tenant: ${tenantHeader}]` : '';
+      const clientIp = typeof ip === 'string' ? ip : 'unknown';
+      const message = `${method} ${originalUrl} ${statusCode} +${duration}ms - ${clientIp}${tenantInfo}`;
+
+      if (statusCode >= 500) {
+        this.logger.error(message);
+      } else if (statusCode >= 400) {
+        this.logger.warn(message);
+      } else {
+        this.logger.log(message);
+      }
+    });
+
+    res.on('close', () => {
+      if (!res.writableEnded) {
+        const duration = Date.now() - startTime;
+        const clientIp = typeof ip === 'string' ? ip : 'unknown';
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `${method} ${originalUrl} CLOSED_PREMATURELY +${duration}ms - ${clientIp}`,
+        );
+      }
+    });
+
+    next();
+  }
+}