diff --git a/modules/debugger.mjs b/modules/debugger.mjs
index 8a3f524..c43e13f 100644
--- a/modules/debugger.mjs
+++ b/modules/debugger.mjs
@@ -1,25 +1,35 @@
 // Import necessary modules
 import debug from 'debug';
 import { config } from 'dotenv';
-import { writeFile } from 'fs';
+config();
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+import { join, dirname } from 'path';
 import { inspect } from 'util';
 
-// Load environment variables
-config();
-
-const logLocation = process.env.LOG_LOCATION;
-
+/**
+ * Write a given message to the log file
+ * @param {any} logMessage The message to write to the log file
+ * @param {string} appName The app name that created the log entry
+ */
 const writeToLog = async (logMessage, appName) => {
+    const logLocation = join(process.env.LOG_LOCATION ?? `./logs/${appName}.log`);
+
+    // Ensure the log directory exists
+    try {
+        await fs.mkdir(dirname(logLocation), { recursive: true });
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+    }    
+
+    // Ensure the message is a string
     logMessage = `${String(logMessage)}\n`;
 
-    writeFile(
-        logLocation ?? `./${appName}.log`,
-        logMessage,
-        { encoding: "utf-8", flag: 'a+' },
-        (err) => {
-            if (err) console.error(err);
-        }
-    );
+    // Write to the file
+    try {
+        await fs.writeFile(logLocation, logMessage, { encoding: 'utf-8', flag: 'a+' });
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+    }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -30,37 +40,31 @@ const writeToLog = async (logMessage, appName) => {
  */
 export class DebugBuilder {
     constructor(appName, fileName) {
-        this.INFO = (...messageParts) => { 
-            const _info = debug(`${appName}:${fileName}:INFO`);
-            _info(messageParts);
-            writeToLog(`${new Date().toLocaleString('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/New_York' })} - ${appName}:${fileName}:INFO\t-\t${messageParts.map(messagePart => inspect(messagePart))}`, appName);
-        };
-        
-        this.DEBUG = (...messageParts) => { 
-            const _debug = debug(`${appName}:${fileName}:DEBUG`);
-            _debug(messageParts);            
-            writeToLog(`${new Date().toLocaleString('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/New_York' })} - ${appName}:${fileName}:DEBUG\t-\t${messageParts.map(messagePart => inspect(messagePart))}`, appName);
-        };
-        
-        this.VERBOSE = (...messageParts) => { 
-            const _verbose = debug(`${appName}:${fileName}:VERBOSE`);
-            _verbose(messageParts);
-            writeToLog(`${new Date().toLocaleString('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/New_York' })} - ${appName}:${fileName}:VERBOSE\t-\t${messageParts.map(messagePart => inspect(messagePart))}`, appName);
-        };
-        
-        this.WARN = (...messageParts) => {
-            const _warn = debug(`${appName}:${fileName}:WARNING`);
-            _warn(messageParts);
-            writeToLog(`${new Date().toLocaleString('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/New_York' })} - ${appName}:${fileName}:WARNING\t-\t${messageParts.map(messagePart => inspect(messagePart))}`, appName);
+        const buildLogger = (level) => (...messageParts) => {
+            const logger = debug(`${appName}:${fileName}:${level}`);
+            logger(messageParts);
+
+            const timeStamp = new Date().toLocaleString('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/New_York' });
+            const message = `${timeStamp} - ${appName}:${fileName}:${level}\t-\t${messageParts.map(part => inspect(part)).join(' ')}`;
+
+            // Write to console
+            console.log(message);
+            
+            // Write to logfile
+            writeToLog(message, appName);
         };
 
+        this.INFO = buildLogger('INFO');
+        this.DEBUG = buildLogger('DEBUG');
+        this.VERBOSE = buildLogger('VERBOSE');
+        this.WARN = buildLogger('WARNING');
         this.ERROR = (...messageParts) => {
-            const _error = debug(`${appName}:${fileName}:ERROR`);
-            _error(messageParts);
-            writeToLog(`${new Date().toLocaleString('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/New_York' })} - ${appName}:${fileName}:ERROR\t-\t${messageParts.map(messagePart => inspect(messagePart))}`, appName);
+            buildLogger('ERROR')(...messageParts);
+
             if (process.env.EXIT_ON_ERROR && process.env.EXIT_ON_ERROR > 0) {
                 writeToLog("!--- EXITING ---!", appName);
-                setTimeout(() => process.exit(), process.env.EXIT_ON_ERROR_DELAY ?? 0);
+                const exitDelay = parseInt(process.env.EXIT_ON_ERROR_DELAY, 10) || 0;
+                setTimeout(() => process.exit(1), exitDelay);
             }
         };
     }