diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 555c8c73..11f5ae6d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3118,7 +3118,8 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "env_logger",
- "futures",
+ "futures-util",
+ "log",
  "pin-project",
 ]
 
@@ -3136,7 +3137,9 @@ name = "middleware-http-to-https"
 version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
- "futures",
+ "env_logger",
+ "futures-util",
+ "log",
  "rustls 0.20.3",
  "rustls-pemfile",
 ]
diff --git a/middleware/middleware-http-to-https/Cargo.toml b/middleware/middleware-http-to-https/Cargo.toml
index 3bb7437c..eadfd068 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware-http-to-https/Cargo.toml
+++ b/middleware/middleware-http-to-https/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 actix-web = { version = "4.0.0-beta.21", features = ["rustls"] }
+env_logger = "0.9"
+futures-util = { version = "0.3.7", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
+log = "0.4"
 rustls = "0.20.2"
 rustls-pemfile = "0.2.1"
-futures = "0.3"
diff --git a/middleware/middleware-http-to-https/src/main.rs b/middleware/middleware-http-to-https/src/main.rs
index 1ea570e4..3f543741 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware-http-to-https/src/main.rs
+++ b/middleware/middleware-http-to-https/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{fs::File, io::BufReader};
 
 use actix_web::{dev::Service, get, http, App, HttpResponse, HttpServer};
-use futures::future::{self, Either, FutureExt};
+use futures_util::future::{self, Either, FutureExt};
 use rustls::{Certificate, PrivateKey, ServerConfig};
 use rustls_pemfile::{certs, pkcs8_private_keys};
 
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ async fn index() -> String {
 
 #[actix_web::main]
 async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    env_logger::init_from_env(env_logger::Env::new().default_filter_or("info"));
+
     let cert_file = &mut BufReader::new(File::open("cert.pem").unwrap());
     let key_file = &mut BufReader::new(File::open("key.pem").unwrap());
 
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         .with_single_cert(cert_chain, keys.remove(0))
         .unwrap();
 
+    log::info!("starting HTTP server at http://localhost:8080");
+
     HttpServer::new(|| {
         App::new()
             .wrap_fn(|sreq, srv| {
diff --git a/middleware/middleware/Cargo.toml b/middleware/middleware/Cargo.toml
index 60c3d113..c3297adf 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware/Cargo.toml
+++ b/middleware/middleware/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 actix-web = "4.0.0-rc.3"
 env_logger = "0.9"
-futures = "0.3.7"
+futures-util = { version = "0.3.7", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
+log = "0.4"
 pin-project = "1"
diff --git a/middleware/middleware/README.md b/middleware/middleware/README.md
index 1cbf83ef..b32191ba 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware/README.md
+++ b/middleware/middleware/README.md
@@ -30,3 +30,7 @@ A middleware demonstrating how to read out the outgoing response body.
 
 A minimal middleware demonstrating the sequence of operations in an actix middleware.
 There is a second version of the same middleware using `wrap_fn` which shows how easily a middleware can be implemented in actix.
+
+## See Also
+
+- The `from_fn` middleware constructor from [`actix-web-lab`](https://crates.io/crates/actix-web-lab).
diff --git a/middleware/middleware/src/main.rs b/middleware/middleware/src/main.rs
index 66ec56d5..38efb3c1 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware/src/main.rs
+++ b/middleware/middleware/src/main.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 use actix_web::{dev::Service, web, App, HttpServer};
-use futures::FutureExt as _;
+use futures_util::FutureExt as _;
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 mod read_request_body;
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 mod read_response_body;
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 mod redirect;
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 mod simple;
 
 #[actix_web::main]
 async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "actix_web=debug");
-    env_logger::init();
+    env_logger::init_from_env(env_logger::Env::new().default_filter_or("info"));
+
+    log::info!("starting HTTP server at http://localhost:8080");
 
     HttpServer::new(|| {
         App::new()
diff --git a/middleware/middleware/src/read_request_body.rs b/middleware/middleware/src/read_request_body.rs
index a7a82bbc..40d38593 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware/src/read_request_body.rs
+++ b/middleware/middleware/src/read_request_body.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ use std::{
     rc::Rc,
 };
 
-use actix_web::dev::{self, Service, Transform};
-use actix_web::web::BytesMut;
-use actix_web::{dev::ServiceRequest, dev::ServiceResponse, Error, HttpMessage};
-use futures::future::LocalBoxFuture;
-use futures::stream::StreamExt;
+use actix_web::{
+    dev::{self, Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Transform},
+    web::BytesMut,
+    Error, HttpMessage,
+};
+use futures_util::{future::LocalBoxFuture, stream::StreamExt};
 
 pub struct Logging;
 
diff --git a/middleware/middleware/src/read_response_body.rs b/middleware/middleware/src/read_response_body.rs
index a2450f49..5607dbe6 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware/src/read_response_body.rs
+++ b/middleware/middleware/src/read_response_body.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-use std::future::Future;
-use std::future::{ready, Ready};
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use std::pin::Pin;
-use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use std::{
+    future::{ready, Future, Ready},
+    marker::PhantomData,
+    pin::Pin,
+    task::{Context, Poll},
+};
 
-use actix_web::body::{BodySize, MessageBody};
-use actix_web::dev::{self, Service, Transform};
-use actix_web::web::{Bytes, BytesMut};
-use actix_web::{dev::ServiceRequest, dev::ServiceResponse, Error};
+use actix_web::{
+    body::{BodySize, MessageBody},
+    dev::{self, Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Transform},
+    web::{Bytes, BytesMut},
+    Error,
+};
 
 pub struct Logging;
 
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ where
     type Output = Result<ServiceResponse<BodyLogger<B>>, Error>;
 
     fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        let res = futures::ready!(self.project().fut.poll(cx));
+        let res = futures_util::ready!(self.project().fut.poll(cx));
 
         Poll::Ready(res.map(|res| {
             res.map_body(move |_, body| BodyLogger {
diff --git a/middleware/middleware/src/redirect.rs b/middleware/middleware/src/redirect.rs
index 5c25063d..dffd42d9 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware/src/redirect.rs
+++ b/middleware/middleware/src/redirect.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use actix_web::body::EitherBody;
 use actix_web::dev::{self, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse};
 use actix_web::dev::{Service, Transform};
 use actix_web::{http, Error, HttpResponse};
-use futures::future::LocalBoxFuture;
+use futures_util::future::LocalBoxFuture;
 
 pub struct CheckLogin;
 
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ where
     dev::forward_ready!(service);
 
     fn call(&self, request: ServiceRequest) -> Self::Future {
-        // We only need to hook into the `start` for this middleware.
-        let is_logged_in = false; // Change this to see the change in outcome in the browser
+        // Change this to see the change in outcome in the browser.
+        // Usually this boolean would be acquired from a password check or other auth verification.
+        let is_logged_in = false;
 
-        // Don't forward to /login if we are already on /login
-        if is_logged_in || request.path() == "/login" {
+        // Don't forward to `/login` if we are already on `/login`.
+        if !is_logged_in && request.path() != "/login" {
             let (request, _pl) = request.into_parts();
 
             let response = HttpResponse::Found()
diff --git a/middleware/middleware/src/simple.rs b/middleware/middleware/src/simple.rs
index e3afe14d..ad7070c7 100644
--- a/middleware/middleware/src/simple.rs
+++ b/middleware/middleware/src/simple.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use actix_web::{
     dev::{self, Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Transform},
     Error,
 };
-use futures::future::LocalBoxFuture;
+use futures_util::future::LocalBoxFuture;
 
 // There are two steps in middleware processing.
 // 1. Middleware initialization, middleware factory gets called with