diff --git a/monitarr/libmonitarr/src/initialize.cpp b/monitarr/libmonitarr/src/initialize.cpp
index 78e5601..d5dca01 100644
--- a/monitarr/libmonitarr/src/initialize.cpp
+++ b/monitarr/libmonitarr/src/initialize.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 #if defined(PROJECT_REQUIRE_ALPINE) && !defined(PROJECT_IS_MINGW)
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #endif // defined(PROJECT_REQUIRE_ALPINE) && !defined(PROJECT_IS_MINGW)
 
 #if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_LIBSODIUM)
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 #include "sqlite3.h"
 #endif // defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_SQLITE)
 
+#if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_SPDLOG)
+#include <chrono>
+
+#include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
+#endif // defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_SPDLOG)
+
 #include "initialize.hpp"
 
 #if defined(PROJECT_REQUIRE_ALPINE) && !defined(PROJECT_IS_MINGW)
@@ -42,6 +48,12 @@ auto project_initialize() -> bool {
   }
 #endif // defined(PROJECT_REQUIRE_ALPINE) && !defined(PROJECT_IS_MINGW)
 
+#if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_SPDLOG)
+  spdlog::drop_all();
+  spdlog::flush_every(std::chrono::seconds(10));
+  spdlog::set_pattern("%Y-%m-%d|%T.%e|%^%l%$|%v");
+#endif // defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_SPDLOG)
+
 #if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_LIBSODIUM)
   {
     if (sodium_init() == -1) {
@@ -51,7 +63,9 @@ auto project_initialize() -> bool {
 #endif // defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_LIBSODIUM)
 
 #if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_OPENSSL)
-  { SSL_library_init(); }
+  {
+    SSL_library_init();
+  }
 #endif // defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_OPENSSL)
 
 #if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_CURL)
@@ -86,5 +100,9 @@ void project_cleanup() {
 #if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_SQLITE)
   sqlite3_shutdown();
 #endif // defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_SQLITE)
+
+#if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_SPDLOG)
+  spdlog::shutdown();
+#endif // defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_SPDLOG)
 }
 } // namespace monitarr
diff --git a/monitarr/monitarr/main.cpp b/monitarr/monitarr/main.cpp
index 1d145d5..e50744a 100644
--- a/monitarr/monitarr/main.cpp
+++ b/monitarr/monitarr/main.cpp
@@ -30,18 +30,34 @@ struct monitarr_exception_handler final
     : public utils::error::i_exception_handler {
   void handle_debug(std::string_view function_name,
                     std::string_view msg) const override {
-    spdlog::get("file")->debug(
+    auto file = spdlog::get("file");
+    if (file) {
+      file->debug(utils::error::create_error_message(function_name, {msg}));
+    }
+    spdlog::get("console")->debug(
         utils::error::create_error_message(function_name, {msg}));
   }
 
   void handle_error(std::string_view function_name,
                     std::string_view msg) const override {
-    spdlog::get("file")->error(
+    auto file = spdlog::get("file");
+    if (file) {
+      file->error(utils::error::create_error_message(function_name, {msg}));
+    }
+    spdlog::get("console")->error(
         utils::error::create_error_message(function_name, {msg}));
   }
 
   void handle_exception(std::string_view function_name) const override {
-    spdlog::get("file")->error(utils::error::create_error_message(
+    auto file = spdlog::get("file");
+    if (file) {
+      file->error(utils::error::create_error_message(function_name,
+                                                     {
+                                                         "exception",
+                                                         "unknown exception",
+                                                     }));
+    }
+    spdlog::get("console")->error(utils::error::create_error_message(
         function_name, {
                            "exception",
                            "unknown exception",
@@ -50,7 +66,15 @@ struct monitarr_exception_handler final
 
   void handle_exception(std::string_view function_name,
                         const std::exception &ex) const override {
-    spdlog::get("file")->error(utils::error::create_error_message(
+    auto file = spdlog::get("file");
+    if (file) {
+      file->error(utils::error::create_error_message(
+          function_name, {
+                             "exception",
+                             (ex.what() == nullptr ? "unknown" : ex.what()),
+                         }));
+    }
+    spdlog::get("console")->error(utils::error::create_error_message(
         function_name, {
                            "exception",
                            (ex.what() == nullptr ? "unknown" : ex.what()),
@@ -59,19 +83,31 @@ struct monitarr_exception_handler final
 
   void handle_info(std::string_view function_name,
                    std::string_view msg) const override {
-    spdlog::get("file")->info(
+    auto file = spdlog::get("file");
+    if (file) {
+      file->info(utils::error::create_error_message(function_name, {msg}));
+    }
+    spdlog::get("console")->info(
         utils::error::create_error_message(function_name, {msg}));
   }
 
   void handle_trace(std::string_view function_name,
                     std::string_view msg) const override {
-    spdlog::get("file")->trace(
+    auto file = spdlog::get("file");
+    if (file) {
+      file->trace(utils::error::create_error_message(function_name, {msg}));
+    }
+    spdlog::get("console")->trace(
         utils::error::create_error_message(function_name, {msg}));
   }
 
   void handle_warn(std::string_view function_name,
                    std::string_view msg) const override {
-    spdlog::get("file")->warn(
+    auto file = spdlog::get("file");
+    if (file) {
+      file->warn(utils::error::create_error_message(function_name, {msg}));
+    }
+    spdlog::get("console")->warn(
         utils::error::create_error_message(function_name, {msg}));
   }
 };
@@ -88,9 +124,17 @@ auto main(int argc, char **argv) -> int {
   if (not utils::file::change_to_process_directory()) {
     utils::error::handle_error(function_name,
                                "failed to change to process directory");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (not monitarr::project_initialize()) {
     return -1;
   }
 
+  spdlog::drop("console");
+  auto console = spdlog::stdout_color_mt("console");
+  utils::error::set_exception_handler(&handler);
+
   auto log_dir = utils::get_environment_variable("MONITARR_LOG_DIR");
   if (log_dir.empty()) {
     log_dir = utils::path::combine(".", {"logs"});
@@ -103,17 +147,6 @@ auto main(int argc, char **argv) -> int {
     return -1;
   }
 
-  spdlog::drop("file");
-  spdlog::create_async<spdlog::sinks::rotating_file_sink_mt>(
-      "file", utils::path::combine(log_dir, {"monitarr.log"}),
-      MAX_LOG_FILE_SIZE, MAX_LOG_FILES);
-
-  utils::error::set_exception_handler(&handler);
-
-  if (not monitarr::project_initialize()) {
-    return -1;
-  }
-
   auto ret{0};
 
   try {
@@ -132,6 +165,10 @@ auto main(int argc, char **argv) -> int {
     } else if (has_arg("-l", argc, argv)) {
       ret = list_cmd(argc, argv, cfg);
     } else if (has_arg("-r", argc, argv)) {
+      spdlog::drop("file");
+      spdlog::create_async<spdlog::sinks::rotating_file_sink_mt>(
+          "file", utils::path::combine(log_dir, {"monitarr.log"}),
+          MAX_LOG_FILE_SIZE, MAX_LOG_FILES);
       ret = run_cmd(cfg);
     } else if (has_arg("-s", argc, argv)) {
       ret = show_cmd(argc, argv, cfg);