diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 46dd1e4b..c4595300 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "rats-search",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "rats-search",
-      "version": "1.7.0",
+      "version": "1.7.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "ansi-256-colors": "^1.1.0",
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         "react-minimal-pie-chart": "^8.2.0",
         "simple-encryptor": "github:DEgITx/node-simple-encryptor",
         "stun": "1.1.0",
+        "tagslog": "^1.1.2",
         "webtorrent": "github:DEgITx/webtorrent"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -14063,6 +14064,11 @@
         "safer-buffer": "^2.0.2",
         "tweetnacl": "~0.14.0"
       },
+      "bin": {
+        "sshpk-conv": "bin/sshpk-conv",
+        "sshpk-sign": "bin/sshpk-sign",
+        "sshpk-verify": "bin/sshpk-verify"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
@@ -18761,6 +18767,14 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/tagslog": {
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tagslog/-/tagslog-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AstKis9gr4Ss0jpzJNhynPAXr85aevBsG0/FMRAwkedCYKATUhOjuSfP5Wm9Pwd58VocXWfBMYww/CEdKWnHgQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ansi-256-colors": "^1.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/tapable": {
       "version": "2.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tapable/-/tapable-2.2.0.tgz",
@@ -35763,6 +35777,14 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "tagslog": {
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tagslog/-/tagslog-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AstKis9gr4Ss0jpzJNhynPAXr85aevBsG0/FMRAwkedCYKATUhOjuSfP5Wm9Pwd58VocXWfBMYww/CEdKWnHgQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "ansi-256-colors": "^1.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "tapable": {
       "version": "2.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tapable/-/tapable-2.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc9382e3..36930b0e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
     "react-minimal-pie-chart": "^8.2.0",
     "simple-encryptor": "github:DEgITx/node-simple-encryptor",
     "stun": "1.1.0",
+    "tagslog": "^1.1.2",
     "webtorrent": "github:DEgITx/webtorrent"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/background/background.js b/src/background/background.js
index 68c5fc3c..ec392161 100644
--- a/src/background/background.js
+++ b/src/background/background.js
@@ -75,39 +75,12 @@ const util = require('util');
 if (!fs.existsSync(app.getPath("userData"))){
 	fs.mkdirSync(app.getPath("userData"));
 }
-const logFile = fs.createWriteStream(app.getPath("userData") + '/rats.log', {flags : 'w'});
-const logStdout = process.stdout;
-
-const colors = require('ansi-256-colors');
-const stringHashCode = (str) => {
-	let hash = 0, i, chr;
-	if (str.length === 0) 
-		return hash;
-	for (i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
-		chr   = str.charCodeAt(i);
-		hash  = ((hash << 5) - hash) + chr;
-		hash |= 0; // Convert to 32bit integer
-	}
-	return hash;
-};
-
-console.log = (...d) => {
-	const date = (new Date).toLocaleTimeString()
-	logFile.write(`[${date}] ` + util.format(...d) + '\n');
-	logStdout.write(util.format(...d) + '\n');
-};
 
-global.logT = (type, ...d) => {
-	const date = (new Date).toLocaleTimeString()
-	logFile.write(`[${date}] [${type}] ` + util.format(...d) + '\n');
-	logStdout.write(colors.fg.codes[Math.abs(stringHashCode(type)) % 256] + `[${type}]` + colors.reset + ' ' + util.format(...d) + '\n');
-}
-
-global.logTE = (type, ...d) => {
-	const date = (new Date).toLocaleTimeString()
-	logFile.write(`\n[${date}] [ERROR] [${type}] ` + util.format(...d) + '\n\n');
-	logStdout.write(colors.fg.codes[Math.abs(stringHashCode(type)) % 256] + `[${type}]` + colors.reset + ' ' + colors.fg.codes[9] + util.format(...d) + colors.reset + '\n');
-}
+require('tagslog')({
+	logFile: app.getPath("userData") + '/rats.log',
+	stdout: (log) => process.stdout.write(log + '\n'),
+	overrideConsole: true
+});
 
 // print os info
 logT('system', 'Rats', app.getVersion())
diff --git a/src/background/server.js b/src/background/server.js
index 055f6199..6a079cff 100644
--- a/src/background/server.js
+++ b/src/background/server.js
@@ -11,38 +11,10 @@ const io = require('socket.io')(server);
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path')
 const os = require('os')
+require('tagslog')({logFile: 'rats.log'});
 
 const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8'));
 
-const util = require('util');
-const colors = require('ansi-256-colors');
-const stringHashCode = (str) => {
-	let hash = 0, i, chr;
-	if (str.length === 0) 
-		return hash;
-	for (i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
-		chr   = str.charCodeAt(i);
-		hash  = ((hash << 5) - hash) + chr;
-		hash |= 0; // Convert to 32bit integer
-	}
-	return hash;
-};
-
-const logFile = fs.createWriteStream('rats.log', {flags : 'w'});
-
-global.logT = (type, ...d) => {
-	const date = (new Date).toLocaleTimeString()
-	console.log(colors.fg.codes[Math.abs(stringHashCode(type)) % 256] + `[${type}]` + colors.reset + ' ' + util.format(...d));
-	logFile.write(`[${date}] ` + util.format(...d) + '\n');
-}
-
-global.logTE = (type, ...d) => {
-	const date = (new Date).toLocaleTimeString()
-	console.log(colors.fg.codes[Math.abs(stringHashCode(type)) % 256] + `[${type}]` + colors.reset + ' ' + colors.fg.codes[9] + util.format(...d) + colors.reset + '\n');
-	logFile.write(`[${date}] ` + util.format(...d) + '\n');
-}
-
-
 server.listen(appConfig.httpPort);
 logT('system', 'Rats v' + packageJson.version)
 logT('system', 'Listening web server on', appConfig.httpPort, 'port')