diff --git a/implement/pine/Elm/LanguageServer.cs b/implement/pine/Elm/LanguageServer.cs
index 3edb7b2c..26bfe22c 100644
--- a/implement/pine/Elm/LanguageServer.cs
+++ b/implement/pine/Elm/LanguageServer.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,9 @@
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Pine.PineVM;
 using Pine.Elm019;
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Pine.Elm;
 
@@ -204,10 +201,6 @@ IEnumerable<string> composeDirectories()
             }
         }
 
-        IReadOnlyList<string> sourceDirectories = [.. composeDirectories().Distinct()];
-
-        Log("Starting to initialize files contents for " + sourceDirectories.Count + " directories");
-
         languageServiceStateTask = System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Run(() =>
         {
             var vmCache = new PineVMCache();
@@ -238,6 +231,12 @@ IEnumerable<string> composeDirectories()
                 "Unexpected language service state result type: " + taskResult.GetType());
         }
 
+        IReadOnlyList<string> sourceDirectories = [.. composeDirectories().Distinct()];
+
+        Log("Starting to initialize files contents for " + sourceDirectories.Count + " directories");
+
+        var aggregateClock = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
         var filesContents = new Dictionary<string, string>();
 
         foreach (var sourceDirectory in sourceDirectories)
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ IEnumerable<string> composeDirectories()
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        var clock = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
+                        var fileClock = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
 
                         var fileContent = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(elmFile);
 
@@ -263,9 +262,9 @@ IEnumerable<string> composeDirectories()
                             "Read file " + elmFile + " with " +
                             CommandLineInterface.FormatIntegerForDisplay(fileContent.Length) +
                             " chars in " +
-                            CommandLineInterface.FormatIntegerForDisplay((int)clock.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds) + " ms");
+                            CommandLineInterface.FormatIntegerForDisplay((int)fileClock.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds) + " ms");
 
-                        clock.Restart();
+                        fileClock.Restart();
 
                         languageServiceState.AddFile(
                             PathItemsFromFlatPath(elmFile),
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ IEnumerable<string> composeDirectories()
 
                         Log(
                             "Processed file " + elmFile + " in language service in " +
-                            CommandLineInterface.FormatIntegerForDisplay((int)clock.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds) + " ms");
+                            CommandLineInterface.FormatIntegerForDisplay((int)fileClock.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds) + " ms");
                     }
                     catch (System.Exception e)
                     {
@@ -287,7 +286,9 @@ IEnumerable<string> composeDirectories()
             }
         }
 
-        Log("Finished initializing contents for " + filesContents.Count + " files");
+        Log(
+            "Finished initializing contents for " + filesContents.Count + " Elm modules in " +
+            CommandLineInterface.FormatIntegerForDisplay((int)aggregateClock.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds) + " ms");
     }
 
     public void Workspace_didChangeWorkspaceFolders(WorkspaceFoldersChangeEvent workspaceFoldersChangeEvent)
diff --git a/implement/pine/Program.cs b/implement/pine/Program.cs
index 4557c89d..a085d574 100644
--- a/implement/pine/Program.cs
+++ b/implement/pine/Program.cs
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ void log(string content)
                     log("Unobserved task exception: " + args.Exception);
                 };
 
-                log("Starting language server...");
+                log("Pine version " + AppVersionId + " starting language server...");
 
                 var languageServer = new LanguageServer(logDelegate: log);
 
diff --git a/implement/vscode/extension/pine/client/src/extension.ts b/implement/vscode/extension/pine/client/src/extension.ts
index 04fea492..cddea1d4 100644
--- a/implement/vscode/extension/pine/client/src/extension.ts
+++ b/implement/vscode/extension/pine/client/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { workspace, ExtensionContext } from 'vscode';
+import { workspace, ExtensionContext, window, OutputChannel } from 'vscode';
 
 import {
     CloseAction,
@@ -14,37 +14,59 @@ import {
 let client: LanguageClient;
 
 
-const langServerCommand: string =
+const langServerExecutablePathDefault: string =
     "pine";
 
 
 const logDir: string =
     "./ls-log/";
 
+const pineOutputChannel: OutputChannel =
+    window.createOutputChannel("Pine Logs");
+
 function buildServerOptions(context: ExtensionContext): ServerOptions {
 
-    /*
-    https://github.com/denoland/vscode_deno/blob/df2633e58a95554158065ac5e6fc9b87e6c02c7a/client/src/commands.ts#L167-L179
-    */
+    const config =
+        workspace.getConfiguration('pineLanguageServer');
+
+    const customPath =
+        sanitizePathFromSettings(
+            config.get<string>('pathToPineBinary')?.trim() || '');
+
+    const langServerExecutablePath =
+        customPath !== ''
+            ? customPath
+            : langServerExecutablePathDefault;
+
+    pineOutputChannel.appendLine("lang-server executable path: " + langServerExecutablePath);
+
     return {
         run: {
-            command: langServerCommand
-            // , args: ["lsp", "--log-dir=" + logDir]
-            , args: ["lsp"]
-            , transport: TransportKind.stdio
+            command: langServerExecutablePath,
+            args: ["lsp"],
+            transport: TransportKind.stdio
         },
         debug: {
-            command: langServerCommand
-            // , args: ["lsp", "--log-dir=" + logDir]
-            , args: ["lsp"]
-            , transport: TransportKind.stdio
-        },
+            command: langServerExecutablePath,
+            args: ["lsp"],
+            transport: TransportKind.stdio
+        }
     };
 }
 
+function sanitizePathFromSettings(input: string): string {
+    /*
+    Remove leading and trailing quotes,
+    as could be present when using "Copy as path" in Windows Explorer
+    */
+    const withoutQuotes = input.replace(/^"|"$/g, '');
+
+    return withoutQuotes;
+}
+
 export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 
-    console.info("Begin activate...");
+    pineOutputChannel.appendLine("Pine extension activated.");
 
     const serverOptions: ServerOptions = buildServerOptions(context);
 
diff --git a/implement/vscode/extension/pine/package.json b/implement/vscode/extension/pine/package.json
index 9da5ea0d..e6b56024 100644
--- a/implement/vscode/extension/pine/package.json
+++ b/implement/vscode/extension/pine/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	"displayName": "Pine",
 	"description": "Elm developer tools",
 	"license": "MIT",
-	"version": "0.3.0",
+	"version": "0.3.1",
 	"author": "Michael Rätzel",
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 		},
 		"configuration": {
 			"type": "object",
-			"title": "Example configuration",
+			"title": "Pine",
 			"properties": {
 				"pineLanguageServer.maxNumberOfProblems": {
 					"scope": "resource",
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@
 					],
 					"default": "off",
 					"description": "Traces the communication between VS Code and the language server."
+				},
+				"pineLanguageServer.pathToPineBinary": {
+					"scope": "window",
+					"type": "string",
+					"default": "",
+					"description": "Path to the Pine language server binary. Empty string falls back to 'pine'."
 				}
 			}
 		}