diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e26a203bf8f69e6c1b99d2d4882e39cec7aed9f..945bf0e219bb35ed249fb68ac88d6958f18ca2c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,14 +32,10 @@ Note: The options Part may be omitted, as all parts are optional, but using the
   file: 'File to Append Log to',
   graylog: {
     active: 'true or false',
-    servers: [  
-      {
-        server: 'graylog-server',
-        port: 'graylog-port'
-      }
-    ]
+    server: 'graylog-server',  
+    port: 'graylog-port'
   },
   path: 'Path Logfile located',
   loglevel: 'Minimal LogLevel. Default: WARN'
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a4ce8b15ba487b5a9850879ed213253c2054b3ae..2006486532307905dab8acacb677791117fd19be 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+const udp = require('dgram')
+const buffer = require('buffer')
+
 function Log (options) {
   this.levels = {
     'DEBUG': 5,
@@ -44,11 +47,7 @@ function Log (options) {
     }
   }
   if (this.options.graylog && this.options.graylog.active) {
-    this.graylog = require('gelf')
-    this.graylogger = new this.graylog({ // eslint-disable-line new-cap
-      graylogHostname: this.options.graylog.servers[0].host,
-      graylogPort: this.options.graylog.servers[0].port
-    })
+    this.graylog = udp.createSocket('udp4')
   }
 
   this.info = function (message) {
@@ -125,28 +124,7 @@ function Log (options) {
       })
     }
     if (this.options.graylog && this.options.graylog.active) {
-      switch (tag) {
-        case 'INFO':
-          this.graylogEmit(message, 1)
-          break
-        case 'NOTICE':
-          this.graylogEmit(message, 2)
-          break
-        case 'WARN':
-          this.graylogEmit(message, 3)
-          break
-        case 'ERROR':
-          this.graylogEmit(message, 4)
-          break
-        case 'FATAL':
-          this.graylogEmit(message, 5)
-          break
-        case 'DEBUG':
-          this.graylogEmit(message, 0)
-          break
-        default:
-          this.graylogEmit(message, 1)
-      }
+      this.graylogSend(message, tag)
     }
     return msg
   }
@@ -155,13 +133,14 @@ function Log (options) {
     var localISOTime = (new Date(Date.now() - tzoffset)).toISOString().slice(0, -1)
     return localISOTime.split('.')[0].trim()
   }
-  this.graylogEmit = function (message, level) {
-    this.graylogger.emit('gelf.log', {
-      "short_message": message,
-      "timestamp": Date.now() / 1000,
-      "level": level,
-      "facility": this.name,
-    })
+  this.graylogSend = function (message, level) {
+      this.graylog.send(Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({
+        short_message: message,
+        timestamp: Date.now() / 1000,
+        hostname: this.hostname,
+        facility: this.name,
+        level:level
+        })),this.graylog.port,this.graylog.server,function(error){})
   }
   return this
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f1958c472f602ac8c98620c810362f078184457..50b872d723a4fd073b1bdf1e6db49f85e8b95740 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://gitlab.br.de/general/log"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "gelf": "^2.0.1"
-  },
+  "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
     "jest": "^25.3.0"
   },