diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Middleware/OcelotMiddleware.cs b/src/Ocelot/Middleware/OcelotMiddleware.cs
index b8937108..2926e543 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Middleware/OcelotMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Middleware/OcelotMiddleware.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ namespace Ocelot.Middleware
         protected OcelotMiddleware(IRequestScopedDataRepository requestScopedDataRepository)
         {
             _requestScopedDataRepository = requestScopedDataRepository;
+            MiddlwareName = this.GetType().Name;
         }
 
+        public string MiddlwareName { get; } 
+
         public bool PipelineError
         {
             get
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Responder/Middleware/ResponderMiddleware.cs b/src/Ocelot/Responder/Middleware/ResponderMiddleware.cs
index 10a10c66..1605fb06 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Responder/Middleware/ResponderMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Responder/Middleware/ResponderMiddleware.cs
@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@ namespace Ocelot.Responder.Middleware
 
         public async Task Invoke(HttpContext context)
         {
-            _logger.LogDebug($"entered {this.GetType().Name}");
-            _logger.LogDebug($"invoking next middleware from {this.GetType().Name}");
+            _logger.LogDebug($"entered {MiddlwareName}");
+            _logger.LogDebug($"invoking next middleware from {MiddlwareName}");
 
             await _next.Invoke(context);
             
-            _logger.LogDebug($"returned to {this.GetType().Name} after next middleware completed");
+            _logger.LogDebug($"returned to {MiddlwareName} after next middleware completed");
 
             if (PipelineError)
             {
                 var errors = PipelineErrors;
-                _logger.LogDebug($"{errors.Count} pipeline errors found in {this.GetType().Name}. Setting error response status code");
+                _logger.LogDebug($"{errors.Count} pipeline errors found in {MiddlwareName}. Setting error response status code");
 
                 SetErrorResponse(context, errors);
             }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Responder.Middleware
                 _logger.LogDebug("no pipeline errors, setting and returning completed response");
                 await _responder.SetResponseOnHttpContext(context, HttpResponseMessage);
             }
-            _logger.LogDebug($"completed {this.GetType().Name}");
+            _logger.LogDebug($"completed {MiddlwareName}");
         }
 
         private void SetErrorResponse(HttpContext context, List<Error> errors)