diff --git a/core/zap/Readme.md b/core/zap/Readme.md
index 2573218e..38d39e56 100644
--- a/core/zap/Readme.md
+++ b/core/zap/Readme.md
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ Use the method `.WithContext(ctx)` whenever you have a context, this will make s
 
 ## Configuration
 
-```
+```yaml
 zap:
-  loglevel: Info
+  loglevel: Info # "Debug" | "Info" | "Warn" | "Error" | "DPanic" | "Panic" | "Fatal"
   json: true
   colored: false
   devmode: false
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ zap:
     thereafter: 100
   fieldmap:
     key: value
-  
+  encoding: 
+    caller: "short" # short | smart | full
 ```
 
 ## More about Zap
diff --git a/core/zap/caller_encoder.go b/core/zap/caller_encoder.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35300b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/zap/caller_encoder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package zap
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+)
+
+func short(file string) string {
+	parts := strings.Split(file, string(os.PathSeparator))
+
+	file = ""
+
+	for i, part := range parts {
+		switch {
+		case i == len(parts)-1 || len(part) == 0:
+			file += part
+		case i == len(parts)-2:
+			file += part + "/"
+		default:
+			file += string(part[0]) + "/"
+		}
+	}
+
+	return file
+}
+
+func smartCallerEncoder(caller zapcore.EntryCaller, enc zapcore.PrimitiveArrayEncoder) {
+	enc.AppendString(short(runtime.FuncForPC(caller.PC).Name()))
+}
diff --git a/core/zap/caller_encoder_test.go b/core/zap/caller_encoder_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da1b3129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/zap/caller_encoder_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package zap //nolint:testpackage // explicit whitebox test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestShort(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	assert.Equal(t, "", short(""))
+	assert.Equal(t, "a/bbb/ccc.ddd.eee", short("aaa/bbb/ccc.ddd.eee"))
+}
diff --git a/core/zap/module.go b/core/zap/module.go
index 1b5cea64..c74f9a6f 100644
--- a/core/zap/module.go
+++ b/core/zap/module.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type (
-	// Module for logrus logging
+	// Module for zap logging
 	Module struct {
 		area               string
 		json               bool
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type (
 		samplingThereafter float64
 		fieldMap           map[string]string
 		logSession         bool
+		callerEncoder      zapcore.CallerEncoder
 	}
 
 	shutdownEventSubscriber struct {
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
+const (
+	ZapCallerEncoderShort = "short"
+	ZapCallerEncoderSmart = "smart"
+	ZapCallerEncoderFull  = "full"
+)
+
 var logLevels = map[string]zapcore.Level{
 	"Trace":  zap.DebugLevel - 1, // does not exist in zap by default
 	"Debug":  zap.DebugLevel,
@@ -42,6 +49,12 @@ var logLevels = map[string]zapcore.Level{
 	"Fatal":  zap.FatalLevel,
 }
 
+var callerEncoders = map[string]zapcore.CallerEncoder{
+	ZapCallerEncoderSmart: smartCallerEncoder,
+	ZapCallerEncoderFull:  zapcore.FullCallerEncoder,
+	ZapCallerEncoderShort: zapcore.ShortCallerEncoder,
+}
+
 // Inject dependencies
 func (m *Module) Inject(config *struct {
 	Area               string     `inject:"config:area"`
@@ -54,6 +67,7 @@ func (m *Module) Inject(config *struct {
 	SamplingThereafter float64    `inject:"config:core.zap.sampling.thereafter,optional"`
 	FieldMap           config.Map `inject:"config:core.zap.fieldmap,optional"`
 	LogSession         bool       `inject:"config:core.zap.logsession,optional"`
+	CallerEncoder      string     `inject:"config:core.zap.encoding.caller,optional"`
 }) {
 	m.area = config.Area
 	m.json = config.JSON
@@ -64,6 +78,11 @@ func (m *Module) Inject(config *struct {
 	m.samplingInitial = config.SamplingInitial
 	m.samplingThereafter = config.SamplingThereafter
 	m.logSession = config.LogSession
+	m.callerEncoder = callerEncoders[ZapCallerEncoderShort]
+
+	if encoder, ok := callerEncoders[config.CallerEncoder]; ok {
+		m.callerEncoder = encoder
+	}
 
 	if config.FieldMap != nil {
 		m.fieldMap = make(map[string]string, len(config.FieldMap))
@@ -76,7 +95,7 @@ func (m *Module) Inject(config *struct {
 	}
 }
 
-// Configure the zap logger as flamingo.Logger (in JSON mode kibana compatible)
+// Configure the zap logger as flamingo.Logger
 func (m *Module) Configure(injector *dingo.Injector) {
 	injector.Bind(new(flamingo.Logger)).ToInstance(m.createLoggerInstance())
 	flamingo.BindEventSubscriber(injector).To(shutdownEventSubscriber{})
@@ -128,7 +147,7 @@ func (m *Module) createLoggerInstance() *Logger {
 			EncodeLevel:    encoder,
 			EncodeTime:     zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder,
 			EncodeDuration: zapcore.SecondsDurationEncoder,
-			EncodeCaller:   zapcore.ShortCallerEncoder,
+			EncodeCaller:   m.callerEncoder,
 			EncodeName:     zapcore.FullNameEncoder,
 		},
 		OutputPaths:      []string{"stderr"},
@@ -186,8 +205,11 @@ core: zap: {
 	fieldmap: {
 		[string]: string
 	}
+	encoding: {
+		caller: *"%s" | "%s" | "%s"
+	}
 }
-`, allowedLevels)
+`, allowedLevels, ZapCallerEncoderShort, ZapCallerEncoderSmart, ZapCallerEncoderFull)
 }
 
 // FlamingoLegacyConfigAlias mapping