diff --git a/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/Program.cs b/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/Program.cs
index e61552e53..c3d7ae3ff 100644
--- a/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/Program.cs
+++ b/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/Program.cs
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
-using System.Text;
 using BasicGrpc.Services;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateSlimBuilder(args);
-// No logging for benchmark scenario, template has AddConsole();
+builder.Logging.ClearProviders();
 
 builder.Services.AddGrpc();
-builder.WebHost.ConfigureKestrel(options =>
-{
-    options.ConfigureEndpointDefaults(listenOptions =>
-    {
-        listenOptions.Protocols = HttpProtocols.Http2;
-    });
-});
 
 var app = builder.Build();
 
diff --git a/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/Properties/launchSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..754a65a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "profiles": {
+    "BasicGrpc": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "launchBrowser": false,
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:55262",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/appsettings.Development.json b/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/appsettings.Development.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b2d3bafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/appsettings.json b/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..801d9d230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BenchmarksApps/Grpc/BasicGrpc/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+    }
+  },
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "Kestrel": {
+    "EndpointDefaults": {
+      "Protocols": "Http2"
+    }
+  }
+}
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