diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 83cb862..be46b6a 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -53,11 +53,16 @@ function getMiddlewareConfig (config, logger) {
     excludeHeaders: config.excludeHeaders || [],
     filter: config.middlewareFilter,
     additionalRequestFinishData: (req, res) => {
-      const extraFields = Object.assign({
-        event: 'REQUEST',
-        tenant: req.headers['x-kuali-tenant'],
-        lane: req.headers['x-kuali-lane']
-      }, (config.additionalRequestFinishData ? config.additionalRequestFinishData(req, res) : {}))
+      const extraFields = Object.assign(
+        {
+          event: 'REQUEST',
+          tenant: req.headers['x-kuali-tenant'],
+          lane: req.headers['x-kuali-lane']
+        },
+        config.additionalRequestFinishData
+          ? config.additionalRequestFinishData(req, res)
+          : {}
+      )
       return extraFields
     }
   }
@@ -73,7 +78,10 @@ function getLoggerConfig (config) {
     product: config.product,
     environment: config.environment,
     level: config.level || 'info',
-    serializers: { err: bunyan.stdSerializers.err },
+    serializers: Object.assign(
+      { err: bunyan.stdSerializers.err },
+      config.serializers || {}
+    ),
     streams: [
       {
         level: config.level || 'info',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce12105..b95188a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "kuali-logger",
-  "version": "0.1.4",
+  "version": "0.1.5",
   "description": "Standardized logger for Kuali apps",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@
     "standard": "^10.0.3",
     "supertest": "^3.0.0"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index f49df44..7b55a8d 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-[![bitHound Overall Score](https://www.bithound.io/projects/badges/2258aae0-8f63-11e7-b68c-bd8234fdabb6/score.svg)](https://www.bithound.io/github/KualiCo/kuali-logger)
-[![bitHound Dependencies](https://www.bithound.io/projects/badges/2258aae0-8f63-11e7-b68c-bd8234fdabb6/dependencies.svg)](https://www.bithound.io/github/KualiCo/kuali-logger/master/dependencies/npm)
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@@ -43,18 +41,20 @@ const log = require('kuali-logger')(config.get('log'))
 
 These are the supported configuration options:
 
-| Option | Type | Valid values or examples | Default | Required |
-| --- | :---: | --- | :---: | :---: |
-| `name` | string | res-coi-production | | X |
-| `team` | string | res | | X |
-| `product` | string | coi | | X |
-| `environment` | string | production | | X |
-| `level` | string | `trace`, `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`, `fatal` | `info` ||
-| `format` | string | `short`, `long`, `simple`, `json`, `bunyan`, `pretty` | `json` ||
-| `obscureHeaders` | array of strings | `['x-newrelic-id', 'ip']` | `['authorization', 'cookie']` ||
-| `excludeHeaders` | array of strings | `['x-real-ip','x-newrelic-transaction']` | `[]` ||
-| `stream` | object |  ```{ name: 'myStream', stream: process.stdout, level: 'debug', outputFormat: 'json' }```  | bunyan-format stream ||
-| `src` | boolean | false, true *(Slows output, don't use in production)* | false ||
+| Option             | Type                                                                       | Valid values or examples                                                                 | Default                       | Required |
+| ------------------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------------: | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------: | :------: |
+| `name`             | string                                                                     | res-coi-production                                                                       |                               | X        |
+| `team`             | string                                                                     | res                                                                                      |                               | X        |
+| `product`          | string                                                                     | coi                                                                                      |                               | X        |
+| `environment`      | string                                                                     | production                                                                               |                               | X        |
+| `level`            | string                                                                     | `trace`, `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`, `fatal`                                       | `info`                        |
+| `format`           | string                                                                     | `short`, `long`, `simple`, `json`, `bunyan`, `pretty`                                    | `json`                        |
+| `obscureHeaders`   | array of strings                                                           | `['x-newrelic-id', 'ip']`                                                                | `['authorization', 'cookie']` |
+| `excludeHeaders`   | array of strings                                                           | `['x-real-ip','x-newrelic-transaction']`                                                 | `[]`                          |
+| `stream`           | object                                                                     | ```{ name: 'myStream', stream: process.stdout, level: 'debug', outputFormat: 'json' }``` | bunyan-format stream          |
+| `src`              | boolean                                                                    | false, true *(Slows output, don't use in production)*                                    | false                         |
+| `serializers`      | [object with functions](https://github.com/trentm/node-bunyan#serializers) | valid javascript serializer functions                                                    |                               |
+| `middlewareFilter` | function                                                                   |                                                                                          | valid javascript function     |          |
 
 ### Log Example
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Adding the logger middleware will automatically log all request and response eve
 ```js
 const express = require('express')
 const log = require('kuali-logger')({
-  ...config.get('log'), 
+  ...config.get('log'),
   additionalRequestFinishData: (req, res) => ({
     userId: req.userInfo.id,
     userName: req.userInfo.userName
@@ -198,6 +198,21 @@ if(err) {
 }
 ```
 
+## Filter log output
+You can filter log output by creating a function that modifies the `req` and `res` objects and applying it to the log configuration.
+
+```js
+function myMiddlewareFilter (req, res) {
+  const pattern = /(\/readyz$|\/healthz$|\/metrics$|\/health$)/
+  return req.headers['x-synthetic'] || pattern.test(req.url)
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  log: {
+    middlewareFilter: myMiddlewareFilter
+  }
+}
+```
 
 ## Configure a custom stream
 You can override the default stream configuration with your own [stream configuration](https://github.com/trentm/node-bunyan#streams).
@@ -222,6 +237,26 @@ const logConfig = {
 const log = require('kuali-logger')(logConfig)
 ```
 
+## Replace a standard serializer
+You can replace the built-in serializers (`req` and `res`) with your own functions.
+
+```js
+function myResSerializer(res) {
+  return {
+    statusCode: res.statusCode,
+    header: res._header
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  log: {
+    serializers: {
+      res: myResSerializer
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ## Add a custom serializer
 You can use the standard bunyan method to [add a custom serializer](https://github.com/trentm/node-bunyan#serializers).