diff --git a/paskia/fastapi/__main__.py b/paskia/fastapi/__main__.py
index 68394ea..f346031 100644
--- a/paskia/fastapi/__main__.py
+++ b/paskia/fastapi/__main__.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def main():
         }
 
         # Dev mode: enable reload when PASKIA_DEVMODE is set
-        devmode = os.environ.get("PASKIA_DEVMODE") == "1"
+        devmode = bool(os.environ.get("PASKIA_DEVMODE"))
         if devmode:
             # Security: dev mode must run on localhost:4402 to prevent
             # accidental public exposure of the Vite dev server
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ def main():
                 raise SystemExit(f"Dev mode requires localhost:4402, got {host}:{port}")
             run_kwargs["reload"] = True
             run_kwargs["reload_dirs"] = ["paskia"]
+            # Suppress uvicorn startup messages in dev mode
+            run_kwargs["log_level"] = "warning"
 
         if uds:
             run_kwargs["uds"] = uds
diff --git a/paskia/fastapi/mainapp.py b/paskia/fastapi/mainapp.py
index 5928645..e627875 100644
--- a/paskia/fastapi/mainapp.py
+++ b/paskia/fastapi/mainapp.py
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):  # pragma: no cover - startup path
         # Re-raise to fail fast
         raise
 
+    # Restore info level logging after startup (suppressed during uvicorn init in dev mode)
+    if frontend.is_dev_mode():
+        logging.getLogger("uvicorn").setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        logging.getLogger("uvicorn.access").setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
     yield
 
     # Shutdown cleanup
diff --git a/paskia/util/frontend.py b/paskia/util/frontend.py
index c560082..a32f1b0 100644
--- a/paskia/util/frontend.py
+++ b/paskia/util/frontend.py
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ import httpx
 
 __all__ = ["path", "file", "read", "is_dev_mode"]
 
-DEV_SERVER = "http://localhost:4403"
+
+def _get_dev_server() -> str | None:
+    """Get the dev server URL from environment, or None if not in dev mode."""
+    return os.environ.get("PASKIA_DEVMODE") or None
 
 
 def _resolve_static_dir() -> Path:
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ def file(*parts: str) -> Path:
 
 def is_dev_mode() -> bool:
     """Check if we're running in dev mode (Vite frontend server)."""
-    return os.environ.get("PASKIA_DEVMODE") == "1"
+    return bool(_get_dev_server())
 
 
 async def read(filepath: str) -> tuple[bytes, int, dict[str, str]]:
@@ -51,8 +54,9 @@ async def read(filepath: str) -> tuple[bytes, int, dict[str, str]]:
         FastAPI Response(*args) or Sanic raw response.
     """
     if is_dev_mode():
+        dev_server = _get_dev_server()
         async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-            resp = await client.get(f"{DEV_SERVER}{filepath}")
+            resp = await client.get(f"{dev_server}{filepath}")
             resp.raise_for_status()
             mime = resp.headers.get("content-type", "application/octet-stream")
             # Strip charset suffix if present