diff --git a/lib/local-web-server.js b/lib/local-web-server.js
index a565af7..d3bed26 100644
--- a/lib/local-web-server.js
+++ b/lib/local-web-server.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 const path = require('path')
 const url = require('url')
+const arrayify = require('array-back')
 
 /**
  * @module local-web-server
@@ -50,6 +51,16 @@ function localWebServer (options) {
     process.env.DEBUG = '*'
   }
 
+  const log = options.log
+  log.options = log.options || {}
+
+  if (options.verbose && !log.format) {
+    log.format = 'none'
+  }
+
+  options.rewrite = arrayify(options.rewrite)
+  options.forbid = arrayify(options.forbid)
+
   const debug = require('debug')('local-web-server')
   const Koa = require('koa')
   const convert = require('koa-convert')
@@ -59,17 +70,10 @@ function localWebServer (options) {
   const bodyParser = require('koa-bodyparser')
   const mw = require('./middleware')
 
-  const log = options.log
-  log.options = log.options || {}
-
   const app = new Koa()
   const _use = app.use
   app.use = x => _use.call(app, convert(x))
 
-  if (options.verbose && !log.format) {
-    log.format = 'none'
-  }
-
   /* CORS: allow from any origin */
   app.use(cors())
 
diff --git a/lib/middleware.js b/lib/middleware.js
index 68336d5..e882b52 100644
--- a/lib/middleware.js
+++ b/lib/middleware.js
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ function mockResponses (options) {
         if (t.isFunction(mock.response)) {
           mockedResponse = new mock.response(ctx)
         }
+        debug('mock response: %j', mockedResponse)
         Object.assign(ctx.response, mockedResponse)
       }
     } else {